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 1986 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 DALLAS P Eddery L Cumani Mr R Duchossois 9/2 fav
2 NAVARZATE R Cochrane R Sheather Marquesa de Mratalla 25/1
3 MISTER WONDERFUL T Ives J Dunlop Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk 7/1
4 NIGHT OUT PERHAPS S Cauthen G Wragg Mr E Moller 12/1
5 KEDRON J Carter D Laing Mr G Burgess 20/1
6 MEET THE GREEK P Cook D Laing Mr P Goulnadris 20/1
7 GEORGIA RIVER C Asmussen O Douieb Mr A Paulson 8/1
8 SANTELLA MAV G Starkey G Harwood Mr R Taiano 9/1
9 JOHN SAXON T Quinn M Stoute Sir G White 14/1
10 SYLVAN EXPRESS B Crossley P Mitchell Mrs R Johnson 14/1
11 LANDSKI A Mackay R Simpson Mr Brod Munro-Wilson 16/1
12 HAUWMAL W Carson W Hern Sheikh Mohammed 20/1
13 HILLS BID B Thomson B Hills Sheikh Mohammed 20/1
14 BARCLAY STREET W Woods I Matthews Lord Matthews 25/1
15 KNYF Paul Eddery E Weymes Lady Howard De Walden 25/1
16 SUPER PUNK G Curran M Fetherston-Godley Mr J Maxwell 25/1
17 ININSKY A Clark G Harwood Prince A Salman 33/1
18 NATIVE WIZARD A Murray H Thomson-Jones Hamdan Al-Maktoum 33/1
19 HAPPY BREED M Wigham C Brittain Mr R Boucher 33/1
20 MUDRIK B Rouse C Benstead Hamdan Al-Maktoum 33/1
21 TRY HARDER A Bond J Fitzgerald A F Budge Equine Ltf 33/1
22 MERHI T Williams S Norton HH Prince Y Saud 33/1
23 BELOW ZERO S Dawson A Bailey Mr T Ramsden 33/1
24 BOOFY D McKay C Nelson Mr R E A Bott Ltd 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 20th June 1986 and the winner, a grey horse by Blushing Groom out of Flordelisata, won a first prize of £9598 (equivalent to £33,000 in 2020). Over round 139%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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