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 1934 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GUINEA GAP J Dines Cowey Captain W P Ahern 6/1 fav
2 HOMILY S Donoghue B Jarvis Sir V Sassoon 20/1
3 MONKSHOOD F Fox Lawson Mrs Washington Singer 10/1
4 BANNLAW R Perryman C Waugh Mr A J Buston 20/1
5 JUNGLE QUEEN W Nevett Fred Butters Mrs D Walker 25/1
6 KINGSWOOD J Sirett F Hartigan Major A Bonsor 50/1
7 JOY RIDE T Weston C Leader Lord Stanley 20/1
8 PINK WINGS C Ray R Armstrong Mr J Bell-Irving 100/8
9 ARMOUR BRIGHT P Beasley R J Colling Mr R J Colling 50/1
10 PHALERON BAY H Wragg J Jarvis Sir L Philipps 7/1
11 WORTHY DOWN B Carslake Stedall Captain J M Cobbold 25/1
12 HAPPY VENTURE J Childs Cundell Mr E J Marshall 50/1
13 HEAVY WEIGHT H Jelliss H Leader Mr J Ramsden 20/1
14 BARRED UMBER R A Jones Frank Butters Lord Durham 20/1
15 LLANARMON C Smirke Barthropp Sir A McAlpine 25/1
16 SOLTREMAR J Caldwell V Smyth Mr J V Rank 33/1
17 SUBLIME PRINCE H Beasley Briscoe Miss Dorothy Paget 50/1
18 INDESTRUCTABLE J Marshall W Nightingall Mr F T Halse 25/1
19 FAITES VOS JEUX F Herbert W Earl Lady Nutall 50/1
20 CALL OF THE SUN T Lowrey B Jarvis Mr W R Lysaght 50/1
21 CIRCUMSPECT A Smirke Cundell Mr E J Marshall 33/1
22 IRONGREY G Nicoll Templeman Sir H Hirst 100/8
23 BERMUDA M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Mrs W Murray 25/1
24 DUSK J Hine Westlake Mr H S Watson 50/1
25 ABBOTS LAST G Richards F Darling Mr J A Dewar 20/1
26 CARRICKORE K Gethin Whitaker Duke of Marlborough 50/1
27 STRATHPEFFER F Lane Pope Mr D Crossman 50/1
28 BE THERE C Richards Holland Mr R Brendon 50/1
29 POETS PRIDE C Spares Cundell Mr L A Cundell 50/1
30 SOLITARE A Richardson Ireland Mr C F Creed 20/1
31 CONTUCCI W Rickaby Thrale Mr G Henderson 50/1
32 JOYOUS CAVALIER E Smith Sneyd Sir H Lyons 50/1
33 CARPET KNIGHT D Smith R Day Sir Abe Bailey 33/1
34 MILANO M Hunter Hugh Powney Mr Z G Michalinos 50/1
35 UNCLE OOJAH A Burns Whitaker Lord Abergavenny 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 22nd June 1934 and the winner, a chestnut colt by Bachelor's Double out of Benedicta, won a first prize of £2040 (equivalent to £149,000 in 2020). Over round 145%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934