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 1929 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 THE MACNAB F Fox Fred Darling Lord Dewar 7/1
2 LILETTE J Sirett Molony Mr Z Michalinos 100/8
3 CAMACHA T Lowrey O Bell Sir H Cunliffe-Owen 33/1
4 TULLYCROSS P Beasley S Darling Major D Dixon 100/6
5 GOLDEN LULLABY A Barratt Ireland Count McCormack 6/1 fav
6 ENNIS BRIDGE Joe Childs F Hartigan Major A Bonsor 100/6
7 LARKING Charlie Elliott Jack Jarvis M E Esmond 33/1
8 FREE FORESTER T Weston G Lambton Mr G Lambton 33/1
9 DOUBLE LIFE M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Captain Boud-Rochfort 10/1
10 SIDONIA Dick Perryman Tom Cannon Mr A De Rothschild 10/1
11 BURGEE G Richards Hogg Lord Glanely 100/6
12 CHARLEMAGNE H Wragg Walter Earl Mr Solly Joel 100/6
13 MORNING MIST R James R J Colling Mrs C Rich 50/1
14 YELLOW ORIEL H Beasley Atty Persse Sir H Meux 20/1
15 PERIASTER S Donoghue Basil Jarvis Lord Allendale 100/9
16 KEAN G Bezant Pratt Mr J A De Rothschild 20/1
17 MISS LINN F Lane Lawson Mr W M Cazalet 50/1
18 PURE SCANDAL G Baines Leach snr Lt-Col C W Birkin 50/1
19 GREASE PAINT J Brennan Norman Scobie Sir C Hyde 20/1
20 SPRINT H Packham Easterbee Mr J Bancroft 50/1
21 STEERFORTH T Barber Read Sir W Cooke 33/1
22 BORIS J Caldwell G Sadler Mrs W Raphael 50/1
23 GREAT SCOT J Dines T Leader Mrs Chester Beatty 50/1
24 GAY VISTA W Stephenson Major Beatty Lord Beatty 33/1
25 NIGHT RIDER A Richardson Cundell Mrs D'Arcy Baker 100/8
26 CITRON A Wragg W Jarvis HM The King 33/1
27 SCUDDER A Burns Coldbeck Mr F Gilbert 50/1
28 SPRING NOTE K Robertson Pope Mr D Crossman 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 21st June 1929 and the winner, a bay horse by Abbot's Trace out of Sunny Moya, won a first prize with 1000 sovereigns added (equivalent to £63,300 in 2020). Over round 142%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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