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 2007 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EDDIE JACK Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell C A Gershinson 33/1
2 EA Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Niarchos Family 16/1
3 ELITE CHAMPION Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett R A Pegum 33/1
4 ARTIMINO Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe Cheveley Park Stud 4/1 fav
5 EKHTIAAR Martin Dwyer John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 9/1
6 ANNEMASSE J P Guillambert Mark Johnston Brian Yeardley Continental 25/1
7 PLAYERS PLEASE Joe Fanning Mark Johnston N N Browne 33/1
8 FURNACE Olivier Peslier Michael Bell Highclere Thoroughbreds 20/1
9 CANONGATE Christophe Leamire Richard Gibson Lady Bland 50/1
10 FARLEIGH HOUSE Jimmy Quinn Mark Tompkins Lordship Stud 33/1
11 COLORADO RAPID Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Luke Lillingston 9/2
12 HEROES Emmet Stack Geoff Huffer Six Star Racing 100/1
13 DE LA GRANDERA Wayne Lordan David Wachman Smith, Tabor, Magnier 16/1
14 REGAL PARADE Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston Sheikh Mohammed 12/1
15 GULF EXPRESS Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 22/1
16 DUBAI TWILIGHT Michael Hills Barry Hills Sheikh Mohammed 25/1
17 OPERA MUSIC Liam Keniry Sylvester Kirk Jeff Smith 66/1
18 DAL CAIS Ted Durcan Francis Ennis Philip Carney 66/1
19 DANEBURY HILL Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan Britton House Stud 50/1
20 JO'BURG Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett A D Spence 33/1
21 BUCCELLATI Franny Norton Andrew Balding P C & J A McMahon et al 12/1
22 BILLY DANE Paul Hanagan Richard Fahy K Lee & I Davies 100/1
23 TUDOR PRINCE Steve Drowne Brian Meehan Wyck Hall Stud 80/1
24 VALDAN Dean McKeown David Evans D Moloney 100/1
25 THUNDER STORM CAT T Quinn Paul Cole Miss Alflya Shaykhutdinova 66/1
26 SLATE Eddie Ahern Jamie Osborne Mountgrange Stud 20/1
27 MAJURO Darryll Hollnd Mick Channon Frank Sheridan 100/1
28 KILBURN Philip Robinson Clive Cox Dennis Shaw 33/1
29 SHMOOKH Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 9/1
30 NORISAN Richard Hughes Richard Hannon The Waney Racing Group 100/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 2007 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Almutowakel out of Al Euro, won a first prize of £34,276 (equivalent to £49,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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