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 1995 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MEDAILLE MILITAIRE T Quinn John Dunlop James Hartnett 4/1 fav
2 BEAUCHAMP JAZZ Cash Asmussen John Dunlop Erik Penser 25/1
3 BEDIVERE John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 20/1
4 NAKED WELCOME Darryll Holland M Fetherston-Godley Most Welcome Partnership 50/1
5 BIN ROSIE Kevin Darley David Loder Wafic Said 16/1
6 HOLTYE Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 10/1
7 RESTRUCTURE Richard Hills Julie Cecil Martin Myers 12/1
8 MYRTLE QUEST Michael Roberts Roger Charlton Miss M Sheriffe 16/1
9 BLAZE OF SONG Gary Carter Richard Hannon D Boocock 16/1
10 VERZEN Mick Kinane David Loder Saeed Manana 12/1
11 SHEER DANZIG Jimmy Quinn Robert Armstrong Hon R J Arculli 25/1
12 KRYSTALLOS Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Ali Saeed 25/1
13 DANEGOLD P P Murphy Mick Channon Mick Channon 20/1
14 ANNIVERSARYPRESENT Paul Eddery Geoff Lewis David Barker 16/1
15 CHATTAROY Frankie Dettori John Gosden Saeed Manana 14/1
16 CADEAUX TRYST Jason Weaver Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 50/1
17 LANCER Micky Fenton Michael Bell Billy Maguire 33/1
18 DANCE BAND Mark Rimmer Ben Hanbury Abdullah Buhaleeba 25/1
19 CLASSICY Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 15/2
20 MISTER FIRE EYES Franny Norton Clive Brittain C T Olley 66/1
21 LIPPIZZANER Michael Hills Barry Hills Sheikh Mohammed 25/1
22 BERNARD SEVEN Willie Ryan S Woods Mrs C E Dods 20/1
23 JAM N SHADEED Chris Rutter Paul Cole Thomas Liang 33/1
24 MELASUS Gary Bardwell David Arbuthnot Mrs S Watts 33/1
25 TERTIUM Brent Thomson Peter Chapple-Hyam Mrs C A Waters 33/1
26 HENRY KOEHLER Brett Doyle Clive Brittain Bill Gredley 50/1
27 HARDY DANCER Simon Whitworth Gary Moore Peter Higson 33/1
28 MASRUF Willie Carson T Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 33/1
29 AMRAK AJEEB Nicky Carlisle Ben Hanbury A Mirzo 33/1
30 EMIRATES EXPRESS Matthew Henry John Hills Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed 25/1
31 SMART GUEST Richard Hughes John Harris Paul Murphy 50/1
32 NIGHT DANCE Joe Fanning Geoff Lewis G V Wright 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 20th June 1995 and the winner, a grey horse by High Honor out of Lovely Noor, won a first prize of £27,352 (equivalent to £54,000 in 2020). Over round 157%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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