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 1994 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WIZARD KING John Lowe Sir Mark Prescott Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed 9/1
2 WINTER COAT Tony McGlone John Gosden Anthony Speelman 16/1
3 VLAMINCK Allan Mackay Alec Stewart R Collins 16/1
4 PORPHYRIOS Tony Clark Guy Harwood Athos Christodoulou 25/1
5 BLAIR CASTLE Alan Munro Ian Balding Peter Russell 16/1
6 WAFAYT Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Amhed Al Maktoum 14/1
7 KNAVE'S ASH Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 15/2 fav
8 ALJATHAAB Jimmy Quinn John Gosden Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum 12/1
9 HAM 'N EGGS John Reid Richard Hannon Mhog Racing 16/1
10 CAMERON HIGHLAND Gary Carter Paul Cole Sultan Ahmad Shah 16/1
11 WILLIAM TELL T Sprake R Johnson Houghton Lady Rothschild 25/1
12 COUNTRY LOVER David Harrison Lord Huntingdon Sir Gordon Brunton 20/1
13 LIME STREET BLUES Michael Roberts Richard Hannon D B Gallop 25/1
14 DIESAN Walter Swinburn John Gosden Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 20/1
15 INDIAN FLY N Adams Richard Hannon Asko Appliances 40/1
16 HESELL STREET Pat Eddery Luca Cumani Paul G Silver 14/1
17 JAZEEL Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
18 ROBSERA A Whelan Geoff Lewis David Barker 25/1
19 SMART FAMILY A Tucker Paul Cole Alan Elliott 20/1
20 PERSIAN AFFAIR Gary Bardwell Michael Bell Mrs G Rowland-Clark 14/1
21 RAMANI Michael Hills Ben Hanbury Abdullah Buhaleeba 20/1
22 GREATEST M Baird Robert Armstrong Invoshire Ltd 50/1
23 ONCE MORE FOR LUCK Nicky Carlisle Mark Johnston C C Buckley 16/1
24 GREEN CRUSADER Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 20/1
25 DIGGERS WELL D Wright Guy Harwood Lady Harrison 33/1
26 EAGLE DAY Brett Doyle David Elsworth Ray Richards 25/1
27 NIJO Jason Weaver G Pritchard Gordon Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 17th June 1994 and the winner, a bay horse by Shaadi out of Broomstick Cottage, won a first prize of £26,415 (equivalent to £54,000 in 2020). Over round 143%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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