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 1980 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 APRIL BOUQUET W Carson W Hern Sir Michael Sobell 7/1
2 WINDY HILL W R Swinburn M Stoute Mrs I Phillips 7/1
3 CONBRIAN J Matthias Smyly Mr C Karpidas 25/1
4 TE KENAWA L Piggott H Cecil Mr C St George 9/1
5 ONE FLEET STREET R Fox P Walwyn Mr L Freedman 20/1
6 MINERS LAMP S Cauthen B Hills Mr R Sangster 8/1
7 HERONS HOLLOW G Starkey G Harwood Mr A Solomons 11/2 fav
8 BELMONT BAY P Colquhoun Walker Mr C Smith 10/1
9 JOYOUS A Mercer J Watts Duke of Sutherland 10/1
10 SALUZZO P Eddery H Cecil Mr N Phillips 11/1
11 ATLANTIC CITY R Cochrane R Sheather Mr M Scott 12/1
12 SIR TRISTAN G Duffield R Sheather Mrs Fox-Pitt 12/1
13 CROCKFORD LAD P Cook H Thomson-Jones Coral Leisure Group Ltd 16/1
14 SHARP DEAL J Lowe C Nelson Mr V Kilkenny 16/1
15 MAJOR MARTIN P Waldron H Candy Mr A Barraclough 20/1
16 CHANGABANG M Wigham R Hollinshead Mr G Maloney 25/1
17 IRISH COMMANDMENT P Robinson F Durr Mrs W Gerhauser 25/1
18 PRINCE NONOALCO B Rouse J Dunlop Mr S Zilkha 25/1
19 HARDINVAST M Hills J Hindley Mr J Byng 33/1
20 PRINCE WARREN I Jenkinson P Kelleway Mrs B Margolis 50/1
21 RED TOFF P Bradwell C Brittain Mrs A Richards 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 20th June 1980 and the winner, a bay horse by Silly Season out of Floral Gift, won a first prize of £7470 (equivalent to £33,000 in 2020). Over round 147%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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