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 1991 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 AJAAD Bruce Raymond Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 12/1
2 RAPID CORACLE Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Mrs L M Davies 10/1
3 GYMCRAK PREMIERE Mark Birch Mick Easterby Gymcrak Thoroughbred Racing 16/1
4 TAKE TWO John Reid R Johnson Houghton Miss J E Foster 16/1
5 COLOUR SERGEANT Dale Gibson Lord Huntingdon HM The Queen 25/1
6 ROCTON NORTH George Duffield Richard Hannon A F Budge Equine 16/1
7 TALOS Darryll Holland Barry Hills K Al-Said 20/1
8 LOKI Jimmy Quinn Geoff Lewis T K Laidlaw 25/1
9 TROUPE Lester Piggott Barry Hills Robert Sangster 12/1
10 GO EXECUTIVE Tony Cruz Clive Brittain Mike Dawes 33/1
11 PRENONAMASS Alan Munro David Arbuthnot Mrs W A Oram 14/1
12 PAPER DART Tony McGlone Peter Walwyn Mrs John Wallinger 33/1
13 POTERIUM Pat Eddery John Gosden Khaled Abdulla 11/2 fav
14 JURZ Richard Hills H Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
15 STEERFORTH Michael Roberts Alec Stewart Frank Nastasi 33/1
16 ARAK Willie Carson Robert Armstrong Hamdan Al Maktoum 10/1
17 TIMELESS TIMES Steve Cauthen Bill O'Gorman Times of Wigan 50/1
18 QUALITAIR SOUND Allan Mackay J F Bottomley P Bottomley 100/1
19 STEP HIGH Brett Doyle Clive Brittain Mohammed Obiad 9/1
20 ALLISON'S MATE Alex Greaves David Barron Peter Jones 33/1
21 HAIL AND BLEST Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Mrs Christopher Heath 16/1
22 SWIFT ROMANCE Gary Bardwell Nerys Duffield Mrs Nerys Duffield 50/1
23 DOMICKSKY Gary Carter M J Ryan Pine Creek Racing 20/1
24 ALWAYS ALLIED Tony Clark C A Horgan Dr P Pritchard 50/1
25 ASTERIX Mick Kinane Charles Elsey T C Marshall 66/1
26 QUAGLINO Walter Swinburn Peter Walwyn D Aykroyd 16/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 21st June 1991 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Nureyev out of Execution, won a first prize of £19.085 (equivalent to £42,000 in 2020). Over round 138%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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