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 1979 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WELSH CHANTER J Mercer H Cecil Mr H Joel 9/1
2 TENDER HEART R Still J Sutcliffe Esal Commodities Ltd 9/1
3 ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL B Rouse D Whelan Mr R Bulfield 33/1
4 BOLD SHOT R Weaver Laing Mr A Warburg 6/1
5 OLDSTOCK G Starkey Guy Harwood Mr J Levy 5/2 fav
6 MOUNTAIN GORGE D Burns Barnes Mr R Johnston 8/1
7 IRON LAD G Baxter P Cole Mr R Strudwick 13/1
8 EMSON MINI P Cook M Jarvis Mr M Light 14/1
9 BOLIDE W Carson W Hern Lord Rotherwick 16/1
10 ARMISTICE DAY Steve Raymont J Tree Mr J Whitney 20/1
11 CROWN PAGEANT Paul Bradwell C Brittain Mr R Wright 20/1
12 RHEINFORD E Johnson C Brittain Mr R Khan 20/1
13 COMRIE N Howe C Benstead Mr R Gibbons 25/1
14 RINGGIT E Eldin R Armstrong Mr U Wijewardene 25/1
15 WAKKAD R Street Ron Sheather Prince Bandar Fahad Saad 25/1
16 PADUCAH E Hide T Fairhurst C Newton Jnr Ltd 33/1
17 THREE SHOES M L Thomas W Marshall Mr R Thanisch 33/1
Dsq JONDI Walter Swinburn P Mitchell Mr J Backley 8/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 22nd June 1979 and the winner, a bay horse by Welsh Pageant out of Miss Ryvita, won a first prize of £6980 (equivalent to £36,000 in 2020). Over round 141%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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