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 1997 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FLY TO THE STARS Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston Peter Savill 20/1
2 KAMI John Reid Sir Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 12/1
3 RAPIER Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Mrs A Kane 50/1
4 TIGRELLO Paul Eddery Geoff Lewis A M Al Midani 50/1
5 JUST NICK Martin Dwyer William Muir D G Clarke 25/1
6 NOMORE MR NICEGUY John Egan Eric Alston Mrs Carol McPhail 33/1
7 TEOFILIO Mick Kinane David Loder B E Nielsen 20/1
8 ASEF ALHIND Richard Hills Ben Hanbury Hamdan Al Maktoum 25/1
9 AMYAS Michael Hills Barry Hills Hon Mrs J M Corbett 25/1
10 BOLD ORIENTAL Steve Drowne Neville Callaghan Michael Tabor 33/1
11 HANDSOME RIDGE Gary Stevens John Gosden Platt Promotions 16/1
12 NIGRASINE Dean McKeown Les Etre M Gleason 50/1
13 REDWING Kevin Darley John Dunlop Sir Thomas Pilkington 10/1
14 SWISS LAW Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 9/1
15 OVER TO YOU T Sprake Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 16/1
16 SHARP TEMPER Gary Carter Barry Hills Khaled Abdulla 20/1
17 FUTURE PERFECT Chris Rutter Paul Cole R O M Racing 25/1
18 GENEROUS LIBRA Pat Eddery David Loder Wafic Said 7/1 jt fav
19 FURTHER OUTLOOK Kieren Fallon Amanda Perrett G H Leatham 40/1
20 ALEZAL Seb Sanders William Jarvis Howard Spooner 11/1
21 WASP RANGER T Quinn Paul Cole Charlton Bloodstock 20/1
22 IRISH ACCORD Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden P A Leonard 16/1
23 BEVIER Richard Mullen Clive Brittain Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum 50/1
24 KAISER KACHE Brett Doyle Kevin McAuliffe P A Barclay 50/1
25 PRAEDITUS Gary Bardwell Richard Hannon B A Kilpatrick 50/1
26 CHINA RED Tony Clark John Hills N N Browne & Partners 33/1
27 CAVIAR ROYALE David Harrison David Barron M P Burke Family Settlement 50/1
28 KENNEMARA STAR Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop Windflower Overseas Hold 7/1 jt fav
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 17th June 1997 and the winner, a bay horse by Bluebird out of Rise and Fall, won a first prize of £30,480 (equivalent to £57,000 in 2020). Over round 138%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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