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 1957 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 PUNDIT G Lewis Ingham Mr G Baylis 8/1
2 SUN FLIGHT T Gosling Jeremy Tree Mrs C Lancaster 4/1
3 WHEATLEY S Clayton G Todd Sir W Cooke 7/1
4 FLANEUR E Mercer J Jarvis Sir Adrian Jarvis 7/1
5 CHEF D'OEUVRE J Purtell H Leader Mr Stavros Niarchos 100/6
6 OLAF A Breasley G Richards Miss D Paget 7/2 fav
7 ORACLE D Smith G Brooke Major D McCalmont 100/8
8 BABULETT F Durr Lawson Mr J Cobden 20/1
9 BROKE BEY E Smith R Day Mrs J Mullion 20/1
10 KING RENNET G Starkey Lawson Mr A Tompsett 20/1
11 NEARGOLI D W Morris Barling Mr O Watney 20/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 18th June 1957 and the winner, a brown horse by Hindostan out of Senatrix, won a first prize of £1050 (equivalent to £29,000 in 2020). Over round 111%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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