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 2008 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FIFTEEN LOVE Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Khaled Abdulla 28/1
2 MASAALEK Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
3 YADDREE Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 12/1
4 DUBAI DYNAMO John Egan Paul Cole Mrs Fitri Hay 33/1
5 LAZY DAYS Hayley Turner David Elsworth Lordship Stud 25/1
6 FLAWED GENIUS Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 9/1
7 JEDEDIAH David Probert Andrew Balding Mr & Mrs Pausewang/McMahon 25/1
8 FATHSTA Liam Keniry Sylvester Kirk Speedlift Group 33/1
9 SLUGGER O'TOOLE Michael Hills Barry Hills R Crothers & Phil Cunningham 40/1
10 THRONE OF POWER Kerrin McEvoy Mikael Magnusson Eastwind Racing/Martha Trussell 14/1
11 SOLENT RIDGE Martin Dwyer J S Moore Chris Dineen 100/1
12 PERKS Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop Benny Anderson 16/1
13 AMAZING STAR Rory Cleary M Halford Kevin McConnell 66/1
14 REDFORD Jamie Spencer Michael Bell Highclere Thoroughbreds 15/2
15 RATTAN Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 12/1
16 COMMANDER CAVE Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sir David Seale 12/1
17 VIRTUAL Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 14/1
18 BILLION DOLLAR KID William Buick Simon Callaghan M Sines 66/1
19 HURRICANE HYMNBOOK Mick Kinane Brian Meehan John Searchfield & Bill Hinge 7/1 fav
20 FERVENT PRINCE Patrick Hills Hughie Morrison Thurloe Finsbury 33/1
21 FATEH FIELD Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 16/1
22 THEBES Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 25/1
23 JASER Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam Ziad A Galadari 25/1
24 BELLOMI Eddie Ahern William Haggas Hit the Beach Partnership 33/1
25 LOVE GALORE Robert Winston Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farm 20/1
26 SIBERIAN TIGER Darryll Holland Mick Channon Ridgeway Downs Racing 20/1
27 BADGER OR BUST Pat Smullen Liam Roche Golden Blue Partnership 50/1
28 PROUD LINUS Stevie Donohoe Declan Carroll J M Walsh 100/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 19th June 2008 and the winner, a bay horse by Point Given out of Nidd, won a first prize of £62,310 (equivalent to £85,000 in 2020). Over round 137%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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