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 2000 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EL GRAN PAPA Franny Norton John Gosden Thomas Tatham 4/1 fav
2 SIGN OF HOPE John Egan Ian Balding George Strawbridge 14/1
3 KOOKABURRA Gerald Mosse Brian Meehan Mrs Susan Roy 25/1
4 MAN O'MYSTERY Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda B E Nielsen 12/1
5 ATLANTIC RHAPSODY Darryll Holland Mark Johnston Atlantic Racing Ltd 12/1
6 SOBRIETY Richard Hughes R Johnson Houghton Anthony Pye-Jeary 50/1
7 RED 'N SOCKS T Quinn John Dunlop Hildegarde Focke 12/1
8 NOOSHMAN Lee Newman Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 16/1
9 KINGSDON Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Filedspring Racing 50/1
10 MOON SOLITAIRE John Reid Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 14/1
11 KINGDOM OF GOLD George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Faisal Salman 20/1
12 CORNELIUS Fergus Sweeney Paul Cole Sir George Meyrick 50/1
13 ARGENTAN Philip Robinson John Gosden Robert Sangster & A Collins 50/1
14 TUMBLEWEED TOR David McCabe Brian Meehan Sixth Tumbleweed Partnership 50/1
15 MALLEUS Mick Kinane Ralph Beckett S W Stack 12/1
16 COTE SOLEIL Richard Mullen Michael Bell Mrs Evelyn Hankinson 50/1
17 PAYS D'AMOUR M Baird Richard Hannon Mrs M W Bird 50/1
18 PRETRAIL Chris Rutter Alec Stewart S J Hammond 40/1
19 MATERIAL WITNESS Martin Dwyer William Muir M J Caddy 25/1
20 AUCHONVILLERS Adrian Nicholls Bryan McMahon Major W Paton-Smith & Partners 50/1
21 FRENCH LIEUTENANT Kevin Darley Gerard Butler Mark Armitage 16/1
22 CHEM'S TRUCE David Harrison William Muir Parkside Partnership 66/1
23 CAIR PARAVEL Michael Roberts Richard Hannon Mrs Caroline Parker 50/1
24 QAMOUS Richard Hills Ed Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 25/1
25 CHAPEL ROYALE John Lowe K Mahdi Prospect Estates 50/1
26 TRAVELING LITE Matthew Henry Rod Millman Three Bears Racing 25/1
27 FRENCH HORN Jamie Mackay M J Ryan French Horn Hotel 20/1
28 ALL THE GEARS Jerry Bailey Sir Michael Stoute Thoroughbred Corporation 10/1
29 EJITHAAB Willie Supple Robert Armstrong Hamdan Al Maktoum 50/1
30 KAREEB Robyn Brisland William Muir J Bernstein 50/1
31 SAHARA SPIRIT Gary Bardwell Ed Dunlop Stars & Stripes 33/1
32 PYTHAGORAS Paul Doe William Muir R Haim 66/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 22nd June 2000 and the winner, a bay horse by El Gran Senor out of Banner Hit, won a first prize of £35,750 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020). Over round 142%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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