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 2003 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 NEW SEEKERS Jamie Spencer Clive Cox Elite Racing Club 16/1
2 HELM BANK Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook 33/1
3 COURT MASTERPIECE Johnny Murtagh Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 14/1
4 PRETENCE Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda B E Nielsen 11/1
5 MARK OF ZORRO Ryan Moore Richard Hannon The Waney Racing Group 40/1
6 COMPTON EMPEROR Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler Erik Penser 33/1
7 BRAVE CALL T Quinn John Hills Wood Hall Stud Ltd/D M Kerr 8/1
8 BINANTI Liam Keniry Patrick Chamings Mrs J E L Wright 66/1
9 ZABAGLIONE Mick Kinane Roger Charlton Ronnie Beevor 20/1
10 BI POLAR Brett Doyle David Elsworth Raymond Tooth 66/1
11 CONTRACTOR Tony Clark T G Mills Albert Soden Ltd 25/1
12 HARD NOSE Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Wafic Said 12/1
13 YEOMAN LAD Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding Yeoman Homes Ltd 40/1
14 JAKESTER Tadhg O'Shea M Halford Kilboy Estate 33/1
15 EMRAN Richard Hills Ed Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 14/1
16 KAWAGINO John Egan Nerys Duffield K J Pike 33/1
17 NEW WISH Ted Durcan Mick Channon Saleem Suhail 50/1
18 PINKERTON Danoe O'Neill Richard Hannon J A Lazzari 50/1
19 RIFLEMAN Micky Fenton Ann Duffield Naughty Diesel Ltd 25/1
20 EL COTO Seb Sanders Bryan McMahon J P Hames & R J H Ltd 33/1
21 HOWLE HILL Pat Smullen Alan King Brown, Benton, Devereux, Lucas 7/1 fav
22 JAY GEE'S CHOICE Steve Drowne Mick Channon John Guest 33/1
23 MUJARAD Willie Supple John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 8/1
24 JEBAL SURAAJ Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Mohammed Rashid 12/1
25 BLUE PATRICK Joseph Tate James Eustace Blue Peter Racing 66/1
26 WEAVERS PRIDE Michael Hills Barry Hills Harris, Bonnycastle, Hansen et al 33/1
27 MASTERPOINT Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Michael Gates 40/1
28 TUG OF LOVE Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Mrs Denis Haynes 9/1
29 SELF EVIDENT Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett Khaled Abdulla 10/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 19th June 2003 and the winner, a bay horse by Green Desert out of Ahbab, won a first prize of £34,800 (equivalent to £56,000 in 2020). Over round 146%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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