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 1928 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SEA CRAG H Beasley Sam H Darling Mr H Gray 10/1
2 COVENT GARDEN Sam Wragg Walter Earl Mr Solly Joel 7/1
3 OREVAL Jimmy Sirett Jack Jarvis Sir G Bullough 20/1
4 VOLTERO Charlie Smirke W Nightingall Mr Ionannou 20/1
5 UMSLOPAGAAS Joe Childs R W Colling Mr Stobart 100/9
6 CONSTANT SON Brownie Carslake Reg Day Mr Davidson 100/7
7 IRISH ROMANCE Charlie Elliott Fred Templeman Mr T Smith 100/8
8 CLEAR CASH Steve Donoghue Owen Anthony Sir J Grey 20/1
9 STYRRUP Henri Jelliss Harvey Leader Lord Barnby 33/1
10 MISCON Dick Perryman Colledge Leader Lord Beaverbrook 20/1
11 LION HEART James R J Colling Mrs Carruthers 33/1
12 ARCH DRUID Michael Beary R Dawson HH Aga Khan 33/1
13 CHATSWORTH Pat Beasley Atty Persse Sir G Murray 50/1
14 KODAK Billy Nevett Peacock Mr Dugdale 100/9
15 ROYAL AIR FORCE F Lane Pope Lt-Colonel Wingfield 50/1
16 PUISNE Robertson Jack Jarvis Lord Wimborne 50/1
17 BOURBON Harry Wragg O Bell Sir H Cunliffe-Owen 50/1
18 BOLDERO Alford C Waugh Mr J Austen 50/1
19 HARTFORD Tommy Weston Lawson Mr A Cox 7/2 fav
20 TWINKLING J Dines Watson Mr Rothschild 50/1
21 PHYSIC BALL W Stephenson Beatty Mrs L Beer 50/1
22 MOUNTAIN LAD Freddie Fox Gooch Mr Sutton 50/1
23 CULWORTH KING T Barber H Blagrave Mr Blagrave 50/1
24 LYRE Baines J Leach jnr Mr S Beer 100/7
The inaugural running of the Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 22nd June 1928 and the winner, Sea Crag (10/1), a bay horse by Craig An Eran out of Seabloom, won a first prize with 1000 sovereigns added (equivalent to £63,300 in 2020) beating Covent Garden (7/1) and Oreval (20/1) by 2 lengths and the same. Over round 130%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
                1928