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 1987 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GENOBRA Chris Rutter M E Francis Mr O Zawawi 25/1
2 SHER SHAH S Cauthen H Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 9/2 fav
3 EMPEROR HOTFOOT N Adams R Houghton Lord Leverhulme 33/1
4 LAST DANCE B Thomson R Hannon Mr J Norman 33/1
5 LORD PATRICK W Carson James Toller Duke of Devonshire 12/1
6 LORD WESTGATE S Dawson M Usher Mr K Jaffa 25/1
7 VERSATILE T Ives I Balding HM THe Queen 11/2
8 BIN SHADDAD J Reid L Piggott A K Al-Jafleh 8/1
9 CALIBOGUE T Williams R Sheather Mr M Scott 8/1
10 GIROTONDO R Cochrane L Cumani Mr C D'Alessio 12/1
11 GUN RULE Paul Eddery H Cecil Mr H Joel 12/1
12 KING BALADEER P Eddery G Pritchard-Gordon Mr A Anderson 12/1
13 JUST A FLUTTER B Raymond M Jarvis Mr F Wilson 14/1
14 JULLIARD R Quinton B Hills Mr R Sangster 25/1
15 UP THE LADDER Dale Gibson A Bailey Mr T Ramsden 25/1
16 ATHENS GATE N Connorton J Watts Mr R Sangster 25/1
17 IT'S VARADAN G Bardwell D Hanley Mr A Bayliss 100/1
18 MOHAMED ABDU J Lowe S Norton Mr N Shainan 6/1
19 DEEP WATER BAY N Carlisle I Matthews Mr M Bamber 33/1
20 CUTTING BLADE J Matthias L Piggott Mr M Fustok 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 19th June 1987 and the winner, a bay horse by Young Generation out of Dobra Star, won a first prize of £11,885 (equivalent to £34,000 in 2020). Over round 142%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987