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 1954 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MINSTREL E Mercer J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 100/7
2 PIEROBELLO L Piggott Lawson Mr H J Jones 100/9
3 CONCEPCION K Gethin Wallington Mr W Satinoff 6/1 fav
4 CROSS PETITION E Britt W Smyth Mrs H Coriat 25/1
5 REJOICING G Richards Murless HM THe Queen 100/9
6 FAIR RISK T Gosling J A Waugh Mr G A Tachmindji 25/1
7 HOOK MONEY J Lindley Budgett Mr R S Clark 20/1
8 BLOW WIND BLOW G Littlewood H Peacock Mr R S Clark 25/1
9 TURK'S BLOOD J Sime Beasley Mr P T Beasley 7/1
10 PRINCE VICTOR F Barlow Cottrill Major L B Holliday 25/1
11 PRINCE FORTUNE E Smith Candy Mr G H Fairhurst 25/1
12 ROMANY AIR W Rickaby R Day Mr G W Chesterman 100/6
13 JUST REWARD D Smith G Colling Lord Derby 100/9
14 WAYSTRE J Egan Hastings-Bass Mr C Tredwell 100/7
15 MILITAIRE W Nevett Perryman Mr S Joel 100/6
16 PHEASANT SHOOT J Mercer Cannon Mr J A Dewar 25/1
17 GAZELLE G Colven Colven Mrs E A Josjua 100/7
18 BROTHER PETE W Snaith H Wragg Sir P Loraine 20/1
19 FONTANETTO D W Morris Marsh H H Aga Khan 25/1
20 OLTREMARINO T Carter N Bertie Princess Royal 25/1
21 CORONATION BOY D Greening M Feakes Mr C K Bartlett 100/8
22 COMPETITOR W Swinburn G Todd Mr G Strakosch 20/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 15th June 1954 and the winner, a bay horse by Tudor Minstrel out of Mermaid, won a first prize of £1050 (equivalent to £29,000 in 2020). Over round 143%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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