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 1951 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LORD OF VERONA W Nevett H Peacock Lord Zetland 100/9
2 LEADING LIGHT D Smith G Colling Lord Derby 20/1
3 MORNING TRIAL R Arnold G Todd Mr W G Turriff 8/1
4 DUNSTABLE G Richards H Wragg Sir P Loraine 15/2
5 ROSSANO W P Riley Johnson-Houghton Miss D Paget 25/1
6 LE BANQUIER W Snaith N Bertie Sir Victor Sassoon 25/1
7 ALIGHIERI J Sime Perryman Mr S Joel 25/1
8 PHANTOM SCOT E Britt Elsey Mr H C Huchison 25/1
9 SUN ABBOT E Smith Perryman Lord Ennisdale 25/1
10 KEYHAVEN P Evans P Thrale Lt-Col J Brownlow 25/1
11 THE MAGISTRATE Stan Clayton G Brooke Major L B Holliday 100/8
12 RED TABS J Marshall Staff Ingham Mr W F Bates 7/1
13 LLANSTEPHAN W Rickaby J Jarvis Lord Milford 10/1
14 RAIMU E Mercer H Leader Lady Bullough 5/1 fav
15 ROCAMIDOUR J Egan H Leader Captain E A Ingram 20/1
16 PIPE MAJOR D Greening Barling Lord Ellesmere 20/1
17 EMPEROR OF CHINA L Piggott J C Waugh Mr R McIlhagga 100/6
18 BACCARA J Sirett Beeby Mr T R Jones 20/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 12th June 1951 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Dante out of Mulier Magnifica, won a first prize of £1556 (equivalent to £50,000 in 2020). Over round 127%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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