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 1938 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 TIN HAT R Perryman T E Leader Mr L Lysaght 20/1
2 SUEZ F Sharpe N Scobie Sir C Hyde 100/6
3 NEARCHUS E M Quirke Ireland Sir P Loraine 100/7
4 USK T Lowrey H Leader Mr C Taylor 20/1
5 OCEAN BASE G Littlewood Hogg Lord Glanely 10/1
6 ZOLTAN W Nevett Jack Jarvis Sir G Bullough 100/7
7 BRAND J Taylor H Peacock Lord Queenborough 25/1
8 KLONDYKE QUEEN W Christie Easterby Mr G W Dixon 33/1
9 INCHRORY J Sirett Elsey Duke of Northumberland 33/1
10 EARNALOT T Weston Cottrill Mr Latilla 50/1
11 SCOTIA'S GLEN R A Jones Lawson Sir V Sassoon 100/6
12 BOMBAY DUCK P Beasley H Leader Mr J Ramsden 5/1 fav
13 FARIS II E Smith Jack Jarvis Mr E Esmond 20/1
14 ROULADE H Wragg F S Butters Captain A S Wills 20/1
15 AJAR C Richards Ireland Mr McCavana 20/1
16 ST SWITHIN G Richards M Hartigan Mrs Benson 10/1
17 KING OF THRACE S Wragg O Bell Mr Sweeney 100/6
18 RATTOO P Maher Whitaker Miss Cowley 100/6
19 ZANDEYN M Beary Stedall Lord Pender 100/6
20 CAVALRY CALL A Richardson Persse Col Prideaux-Brune 25/1
21 MISS MIRACLE E Gardner Gilpin Duke of Norfolk 20/1
22 FIRST OFF H Blackshaw C Leader Lord Derby 33/1
23 FELCRAG W Sibbritt P Allden Miss Hornsby-Sample 50/1
24 BULAWAYO P Evans R J Colling Mrs C Glorney 50/1
25 GOLDEN FLEECE H Sprague Templeman Mr E Thornton-Smith 50/1
26 SUNNY SAINT D Smith Mairs Mrs M Gemmell 50/1
27 ARTLESS T Bartlam Hammett Mr G Henderson 50/1
28 SIXTEEN K Robertson G Colling Mrs A James 50/1
29 BRAYDORE B Lynch S Donoghue Mrs L Beaumont 50/1
30 GANGSTRESS J Dyson R J Colling Mr R J Colling 50/1
31 TICKLING J Gilbert Easterbee Mr Crum-Ewing 50/1
32 DRAWING PAPER G Wells P Beary Lord Portman 33/1
33 GAYSTONE R Lacey Chilcott Sir W Chilcott 33/1
34 COSFORD F Herbert Barthropp Sir A McAlpine 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 17th June 1938 and the winner, a bay colt by Shell Transport out of Hat Box, won a first prize of £2210 (equivalent to £152,000 in 2020). Over round 154%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938