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 2009 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FAREER Richard Hills Ed Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
2 SECRET SOCIETY Jamie Spencer Michael Bell Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum 22/1
3 MIRRORED Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute Khaled Abdulla 16/1
4 ESPIRITU Gerald Mosse Jeremy Noseda Sir Robert Ogden 20/1
5 RIVER CAPTAIN Eddie Ahern Sylvester Kirk S McCay & Mrs Liam Duddy 14/1
6 HYADES Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Niarchos Family 25/1
7 EMIRATES ROADSHOW Ahmed Ajtebi Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 16/1
8 SATWA LAIRD Martin Dwyer Ed Dunlop The Lamprell Partnership 25/1
9 BRIEF ENCOUNTER William Buick Andrew Balding Thurloe Thoroughbreds 6/1 fav
10 CANWINN Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 66/1
11 ROMAN REPUBLIC Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 15/2
12 TUDOR KEY Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett Coombelands Racing Synd 100/1
13 INVISIBLE MAN Nicky Mackay John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 25/1
14 SHAMPAGNE Louis-Philippe Beuzelin Paul Cole Sisters Syndicate 40/1
15 UNIQUELY POISED Richard Mullen John Gosden Malih L Al Basti 50/1
16 BIG BAY Andrea Atzeni Jane Chapple-Hyam Mrs B J Hirst/Jane Chapple-Hyam 40/1
17 SUROUR Stevie Donohoe David Simcock Dr Marwan Kukash 33/1
18 CRACKDOWN Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 16/1
19 MUTAMAASHI Tadhg O'Shea William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum 16/1
20 MISHRIF Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam Sheikh Ahmad Yousuf 80/1
21 DESERT CREEK Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 8/1
22 EASTERN EMPIRE Michael Hills John Hills Wai Kuen Chan 25/1
23 VIVA RONALDO Paul Mulrennan Richard Fahey Aykroyd & Sons 80/1
24 DEADLY SECRET Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey J J Staunton 40/1
25 MAGALING Christophe Lemaire Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 25/1
26 TARZAN Franny Norton Mark Johnston Highclere Thoroughbreds 33/1
27 AURORIAN Steve Drowne Richard Hannon Martin Mitchell 40/1
28 ROCKHAMPTON Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier, Tabor 14/1
29 TARTAN GUNNA Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Mrs I Bird 40/1
30 MARKYG Neil Callan Karl Burke Mogeely Stud/Mrs Maura Gittins 50/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Thursday 18th June 2009 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Bahamian Bounty out of Songsheet, won a first prize of £62,310 (equivalent to £85,000 in 2020). Over round 135%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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