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 1949 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BURPHAM T Burn W Smyth Duke of Norfolk 6/1
2 ARC-EN-CIEL G Richards N Murless Mr J A Dewar 100/6
3 SPY LEGEND J Caldwell P Beasley Mr H Leggat 15/8 fav
4 FIRST CONSUL E Britt F Armstrong Mahrajah of Rajpipla 11/2
5 TUDOR PERIOD Cook Nightingall Mr C Matthews 10/1
6 STARPOINT A Carson S Hall Mr G A Cullington 10/1
7 GUADELUPE Joe Sime J A Waugh Mrs S Gales 100/8
8 SPARTAN SACRIFICE M Beary Persse Mrs V Gilmour 100/6
9 BLUE SEPAL W Nevett Carey Mrs F Chandler 100/6
10 ORPHEAN W T Evans Bertie Princess Royal 100/6
11 LYON COUCHANT E Smith Perryman Mr J Rogerson 100/6
12 THE POTENTATE K Gethin P Thrale Mrs N Lazarus 20/1
13 LA FLECHE II Walker W Stephenson Sir O Goonetilleke 20/1
14 STRADDLE Holloway R Ward Mr R I Sainsbury 33/1
15 HERON LORE Roberts M Peacock Lady Bury 33/1
16 KING TUDOR Packham Carey Mr S Yager 33/1
17 FLAMING TINMAN Orton J Jarvis Mahrajah of Baroda 33/1
18 NEGRESCO Greening Watson Mr J A De Rothschild 33/1
19 COLORBAR E G Morgan M Everitt Mr A L Bryde 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 16th June 1949 and the winner, a bay horse by Hyperion out of Trouble, won a first prize of £1200 (equivalent to £43,000 in 2020). Over round 147%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949