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 1959 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MACQUARIO E Smith Murless Lord Feversham 100/9
2 STRATUS D Smith G Richards Miss D Paget 3/1 fav
3 ROCKY ROYALE E Mercer D Whelan Mr C Henchley 100/7
4 ORTHOLOGY N Mackness D Hastings Mrs L Waud 100/6
5 KINDLING CHIPS Gethin P Thrale Miss M Hindley 20/1
6 DEAR GAZELLE W H Carr Candy Mr G Monkhouse 20/1
7 SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS G Lewis R Smyth Duchess of Norfolk 100/6
8 NEW ISSUE Fordyce Beeby Mr G Beeby 100/8
9 REPRIMAND W Snaith F Armstrong Mrs J Bryce 20/1
10 SIRRI S Clayton Boyd-Rochfort Lady Zia Wernher 10/1
11 BRITISH EMPIRE P Robinson H Wragg Mr J Kwik 9/2
12 TENUJI D Keith P Nelson Colonel R Woods 100/7
13 SYTHIAN J Lynch Stickley Miss F Newton-Deakin 20/1
14 PING CHING S Millbanks Bill Wightman Mrs H Stuart-Cuff 100/6
15 MUSIC MASTER T Carter Budgett Mrs C H de Rougemont 100/7
16 JOLLY BOY D Greening Bolton Lt-Commander D Miller 100/8
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 16th June 1959 and the winner, a bay filly by Precipitation out of White River, won a first prize of £1659 (equivalent to £39,000 in 2020). Over round 136%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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