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 1947 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 OROS G Richards N Murless Major W Hilias 100/7
2 BUCKTHORN W Rickaby N Murless Colonel B Hurnung 33/1
3 LAMPETER A Carson O Bell Mr D T Farmiloe 20/1
4 COPPER MOON S Wragg E Williams Mrs E Williams 5/1 fav
5 PERMANENT WAY M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Lord Portal 7/1
6 ABOU BEN ADHEM T Weston Bisgood Major G Whitelaw 8/1
7 TRINITY D Smith T Hall Mr J Bullock 10/1
8 EARLY HARVEST K Gethin George Wilson Mr H W Smith 100/8
9 SOIE DE LYON W Evans W Pratt Sir V Sassoon 100/8
10 BHISHMA E Britt F Armstrong Maharajah of Baroda 100/7
11 TURTON FAIR W Nevett M Peacock Mr John Hamer 100/6
12 PRIME F Durr W Smyth Duchess of Norfolk 100/6
13 GAY CORSAIR P Powell Warden Lord Fitzwilliam 20/1
14 REFRESHER T Lowrey R Perryman Mr S Joel 20/1
15 MISS STRIPES Simpson H Jelliss Mr G Gibson 20/1
16 DRAMA J Sime H Leader Major J Walker 20/1
17 PENNY LEE E Smith J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 20/1
18 KHOMA D Greening Laye Mr A Tompsett 20/1
19 JOHN SCARLET Burns Hanley Mr A Kay 25/1
20 FIRMAMENT C Elliott J Jarvis Mr C W Gordon 33/1
21 GOLDEN HACKLE Gosling O Bell Miss D Paget 33/1
22 BATTLE VIEW P Evans G Colling Mr A Glenister 33/1
23 CHESTALL E Jones Whiteman Mr C Wootton 33/1
24 BAHADUR SHAH A Richardson W Stephenson Sir O Goonetilleke 33/1
25 FAIR CLARISSA Manny Mercer G Colling Mr M Ostrer 33/1
26 ROUGH JUSTICE T Sidebottom Perryman Mr S Joel 33/1
27 NORMAN PRINCE W Elliott Hill Mr E Hill 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 19th June 1947 and the winner, a brown horse by Khosro out of Hubbub, won a first prize of £1000 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2020). Over round 156%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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