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 2005 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MOSTASHAAR Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 100/30 fav
2 BRECON BEACON Johnny Murtagh Paul Cole Elite Racing Club 25/1
3 HAWKES BAY Eddie Ahern Mark Tompkins Mrs Clare Heath 16/1
4 SKY CRUSADER John Egan Roger Ingram Pillar To Post Racing 25/1
5 SKIDROW Hayley Turner Michael Bell Raymond Tooth 100/1
6 REAL QUALITY Mick Kinane Iam Semple David McKenzie 33/1
7 BEAVER PATROL Steve Carson R Johnson Houghton G C Stevens 50/1
8 DHAULAR DHAR Paul Hanagan Barry Hills Maktoum Al Maktoum 66/1
9 NOTABILITY Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Sheikh Mohammed 4/1
10 BENTLEY BROOK Graham Gibbons P A Blockley John Wardle 50/1
11 LOVE PALACE Kevin Darley Mark Johnston M Doyle 16/1
12 ADORATION Duran Fentiman Mark Johnston Durham Thoroughbred Racing 33/1
13 ENFORCER Martin Dwyer William Muir D G Clarke/C A L Edginton 12/1
14 CROSS TIME Chris Catlin Mick Channon Jaber Abdullah 33/1
15 TSAROXY Dale Gibson Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham Wylie 25/1
16 POSTGRADUATE Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison Thurloe Thoroughbreds 11/2
17 JALAMID Willie Supple John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
18 ST ANDREW'S STORM Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Andy Macdonald 50/1
19 PRIZE FIGHTER Jamie Spencer Pater Chapple-Hyam Diamond Racing Ltd 14/1
20 THROW THE DICE Neil Callan Kevin Ryan Pendle Inn Partnership 100/1
21 ELUSIVE DOUBLE Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Moyglare Farm Stud 25/1
The Britannia Stakes took place at York on Thursday 16th June 2005 and the winner, a bay horse by Intikhab out of Nasanice, won a first prize of £29,000 (equivalent to £44,000 in 2020). Over round 123%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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