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 1948 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MARCONI M Beary Atty Persse Lord Sefton 100/7
2 REAR ADMIRAL F Pearce H Smyth Mr C Wade 20/1
3 STEROPE D Page P Beasley Mrs S Whitburn 100/7
4 HATCHIK E Smith Archibald Mr H Kouyoundjian 6/1 fav
5 HENLEY IN ARDEN W Johnstone Nightingall Mrs G Kohn 8/1
6 HOYLAKE C Smirke N Murless Mr J A Dewar 100/8
7 LAISSER PASSER K Gethin N Bertie Sir Victor Sassoon 100/8
8 NILO W Nevett Frank Butters HH Aga Khan 100/7
9 SILVER GATE Barlow H Jelliss Miss D Paget 100/7
10 RED BRAE J Sirett Lawson Mr A R Cox 100/7
11 GRAZING D Greening Elsey Captain R Southey 33/1
12 TOLLBOOTH T Lowrey W Earl Lord Derby 100/6
13 ST PETER T Burn W Smyth Duke Of Norfolk 100/6
14 VALLEY FORGE E Britt Boyd-Rochfort Mrs W Wyatt 20/1
15 CHARMER T Bartlam Payne Lord Abergavenny 20/1
16 YELLOW IDOL S Wragg Perryman Mrs J Rogerson 20/1
17 ADVENTUROUS J Sime Bullock Mr C Blyth 25/1
18 HAY RAKE F Ansell F S Butters Mr K Durrant 25/1
19 ERIN'S PRIDE C Richards Hanley Mr A C Kay 25/1
20 PENROSE STAR A Carson H Peacock Lady Hoyle 33/1
21 STARDRIFT Littlewood Watts Mr H J Joel 33/1
22 YOUNG JUDGE T Sidebottom Elsey Major Newland Hillas 33/1
23 ADONIS H Packham C Pratt Mrs R Watson 33/1
24 BATTLE FLAME P Evans R J Colling Mrs C Bennett 33/1
25 COTTAR Manny Mercer P Allden Mrs A J Knowland 33/1
26 VASANT C Spares F Armstrong Maharajah of Baroda 100/6
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 17th June 1948 and the winner, a bay horse by Devonian out of Libre Telegrammes, won a first prize of £1000 (equivalent to £37,000 in 2020). Over round 150%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948