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 1956 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EMPIRE WAY W Rickaby J Jarvis Lord Milford 100/7
2 NIMBLER E Mercer R J Colling Lord Astor 100/6
3 PETRA F Durr P Thrale Mr B Pajgar 100/7
4 COURT FEATHERS W Snaith Cottrill Major L B Holliday 100/6
5 MOSTERTON G Lewis H E Smyth Lord Staverdale 13/2
6 PURPLE HERON E Smith Candy Mr H J Joel 100/9
7 FALLS OF SHIN D Forte Hastings-Bass Lt-Col D Part 100/9
8 CLARIFICATION S Clayton V Smyth Sir Malcolm McAlpine 25/1
9 UNCAVA A Breasley G Richards Mr J Mullion 100/8
10 FIRST LIGHT L Piggott W Nightingall Sir Winston Churchill 20/1
11 BIRSO BOY G Littlewood Kerr Mr E Birkett 25/1
12 FAST PACKET D Smith G Brooke Mrs D Matthews 20/1
13 PIERIAN SPRINGS J Sime Beasley Mr W Harrison 7/2 fav
14 THE PYLONS E Hide Hide Mr P Swire 25/1
15 LEIF THE LUCKY P Robinson Lawson Mr R S Clark 25/1
16 PIPE ROYAL Paul Tulk F Armstrong Mr J Armstrong 25/1
17 GUY OF WARWICK A Shrive A Thomas Mr H Lester 25/1
18 CLEVELAND D W Morris Elsey Mr E Foster 25/1
19 WILLIAM F D Greening Stickley Miss F Newton-Deakin 25/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 19th June 1956 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Honeyway out of Brave Express, won a first prize of £1050 (equivalent to £29,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956