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 1950 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 KELLING R Reader Alec Waugh Mr C Jarvis 100/8
2 POLAR JEST H Packham H Smyth Mrs C Y Bennett 25/1
3 THE MEARE G Richards Beary Mr O S Ruane 25/1
4 REMINISCENCE C Smirke H Leach Mrs J V Rank 5/1 fav
5 CABBAGE HILL W Carr Beeby Mr F Measures 10/1
6 ZODIAC T Burn W Smyth Maj-Gen R G Fielden 10/1
7 RONNIE D Smith W Pratt Mr M Freddman 10/1
8 SUGAR BOWL E Britt F Armstrong Mr J S Gerber 10/1
9 MISTY LIGHT W Snaith Bertie Sir V Sassoon 100/8
10 HUNNO E Mercer Johnson-Houghton Mr J U Baillie 100/8
11 GOLDEN BUCKLES T Mahon W Stephenson Sir M Wood 100/8
12 HENRICO C Spares W Stephenson Mr M Kingsley 100/7
13 FREE SPEECH S Wragg Beary Mr D Morris 100/6
14 NICODEM S Clayton G Brooke Major L B Holliday 20/1
15 FLOWER DUST P Maher R Jarvis Mr A Francis 25/1
16 BLUE SPACE R Sheppard Carey Mr C H Chandler 25/1
17 GULAR P Evans P Thrale Mr S T Tate 25/1
18 PRIVATEER W Nevett J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 25/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 13th June 1950 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Orestes out of Monk's Fancy, won a first prize of £1200 (equivalent to £41,000 in 2020). Over round 127%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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