Royal Ascot: Britannia Stakes

The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap for three-year-old colts and geldings over the straight mile, on the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup, on the third day of the Royal meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Britannia Stakes over the Old Mile took place on Friday 22nd June 1928 and was won by Sea Crag (10/1), a bay horse by Craig An Eran out of Seabloom, who defeated Covent Garden (7/1), Oreval (20/1) and 21 others by 2 lengths and the same.
Britannia Stakes 1936 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EDGEHILL E Smith J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 9/1
2 SILVERSOL W Nevett Peacock Mr M Peacock 100/6
3 MR JORKENS J Sirett F S Butters Lord Portal 20/1
4 STORMPETAL S Middleton Whitaker Mr Blundell 20/1
5 PICASSO D Smith Cundell Mrs W Raphael 100/8
6 MICKEY MOUSE P Beasley P Beary Lord Portman 33/1
7 DUDDINGSTON G Richards F Darling Mrs Macdonald-Buchanan 5/1 fav
8 KINGS HIGHWAY P Maher Lambton Mr Lambton 33/1
9 MONTESANO T Lowrey B Jarvis Major Courtauld 100/8
10 LOVELY ROSA T Weston Cottrill Sir Abe Bailey 33/1
11 GOLDEN MARTLET R A Jones J Jarvis Sir Jack Jarvis 100/7
12 RED GARTER M Beary Persse Lord Sefton 20/1
13 CONFESSION BOY T Burns Templeman Sir F Eley 33/1
14 NAGINATA J Marshall Lawson Mrs Washington Singer 20/1
15 PRIVATE ENTREE S Donoghue Lawson Sir V Sassoon 8/1
16 BOLIVAR G Bezant F Pratt Mr J De Rothschild 33/1
17 TWINFORD F Herbert Lawson Mrs C Beatty 33/1
18 ORANGEMAN C Richards Boyd-Rochfort Mr W Woodward 100/8
19 GLOWWORM F Hunter Whitaker Sir G Noble 33/1
20 PARITY F Fox W Jarvis Lord Derby 100/8
21 SHEILA'S PET J Crouch M Marsh Miss Roche 50/1
22 NASU K Robertson H Leader Lord W de Eresby 100/6
23 VENTURESOME R Daniels N Cannon Mr J Rank 50/1
24 HOLLANDS B Lynch Blagrave Mr H Blagrave 50/1
25 TURTUR W Wing A Sharpe Sir K Fraser 25/1
26 DEAD LEVEL W Christie Barthropp Captain Reid Walker 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 19th June 1936 and the winner, a brown colt by Bosworth out of Edgelaw, won a first prize of £1985 (equivalent to £143,000 in 2020). Over round 141%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936