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 1996 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 NORTH SONG Gary Hind John Gosden John Gosden 14/1
2 INSATIABLE Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild 13/2 jt fav
3 RUSSIAN MUSIC Olivier Peslier Gay Kelleway Seventh Heaven Partnership 11/1
4 HIDDEN OASIS Mick Kinane Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 16/1
5 DOUBLE DIAMOND Jason Weaver Mark Johnston Middleham Partnership 25/1
6 ALAMEIN Michael Roberts William Haggas Henryk De Kwiatkoski 16/1
7 ALHAWA Philip Robinson C J Benstead Hamdan Al Maktoum 16/1
8 ROYAL CANASKA Richard Hughes David Loder Mrs June Sifton 25/1
9 BRANDON MAGIC Willie Ryan Ian Balding D Michaelson 33/1
10 BULLFINCH Darryll Holland Peter Walwyn D Franklin & M Barrett 33/1
11 AL ABRAQ Michael Hills John Hills Ziad A Galadini 20/1
12 MUSHADID Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 16/1
13 WINTER ROMANCE Paul Eddery Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 13/2 jt fav
14 FOREST ROBIN Tony McGlone R Johnson Houghton P A Leonard 25/1
15 DON BOSIO John Reid Sir Michael Stoute Prince Sultan Al Kabeer 25/1
16 SLIGHTLY SPEEDY Pat Shanahan J T Gorman Andrews Syndicate 40/1
17 ROYAL MARK Cash Asmussen J W Watts Cheveley Park Stud 14/1
18 INFAMOUS Chris Rutter Paul Cole Fahd Salman 25/1
19 PAINT IT BLACK John Egan Richard Hannon Michael Pescod 33/1
20 CIVIL LIBERTY Pat Eddery Geoff Lewis Midcourts 10/1
21 HENRY ISLAND G Milligan Geoff Wragg H H Morriss 25/1
22 BELIEVE ME W J O'Connor Richard Hannon Bruce Adams 25/1
23 KALA SUNRISE Tony Clark Charles Smith A E Needham 50/1
24 DIMINUTIVE Matthew Henry John Hills Gainsbury Partnership 33/1
25 THERHEA Jimmy Quinn Rod Millman Lewis, Gudge, Calvert et al 25/1
26 LAY THE BLAME Seb Sanders William Jarvis M D Hammond 33/1
27 OBERONS BOY Fergal Lynch Brian Meehan Edward Winfield 50/1
28 DETACHMENT David Harrison Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 16/1
29 HENRY THE FIFTH Brett Doyle Clive Brittain A J Richards 50/1
30 TROYSEND Christy Roche Aidan O'Brien Rainbows End Syndicate 20/1
31 MANALOJ Richard Hills Peter Walwyn Hamdan Al Maktoum 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 18th June 1996 and the winner, a bay horse by Anshan out of Norfolk Serenade, won a first prize of £27,011 (equivalent to £52,000 in 2020). Over round 153%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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