Britannia Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Updated: 4920 Horse Racing

If you are a fan of horse racing trends then this preview of the Britannia Stakes will be perfect for you! Not only do we look at the trends but we look at past winners as well as trainer and jockey records for the Britannia Stakes, a race run over 1m at Ascot during the Royal Ascot.

Britannia Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
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Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Britannia Stakes Preview

The Britannia Stakes Heritage Handicap is a class 2 event for three-year-old colts and geldings over one mile on Ascot's straight course and this year is scheduled to be run on Thursday of the festival.

Britannia Stakes Information:

Our dedicated Royal Ascot tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Britannia Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Royal Ascot throughout the season so be sure to head over there. We cover every race at Royal Ascot and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season, you can find links to those here.

How competitive is the Britannia Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 123%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 153%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Britannia Stakes, the over-round has been 139%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £139 which is bet.

Britannia Stakes Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Britannia Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -19.00. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Britannia Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:36.35 was set by Mostashaar in 2005, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Hills. The slowest winning time was set in 2011 when Sagramor won in a time of 1:44.55, booked to ride was Nicky Mackay by the trainer Hughie Morrison.

These are the top three quickest-run Britannia Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Mostashaar (1:36.35) in 2005
  2. Beauty Flame (1:37.52) in 2013
  3. Ransom Note (1:37.82) in 2010

Britannia Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Britannia Stakes past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer at the time of winning the Britannia Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:38.62
Mickley (IRE)
3yo 8-11 (15 of 29) 15/2
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell (GB)
2023
1:40.02
Docklands (GB)
3yo 9-2 (18 of 29) 6/1F
Hayley Turner
Harry Eustace (GB)
2022
1:38.56
Thesis (GB)
3yo 8-11 (10 of 30) 14/1
Ryan Moore
Harry & Roger Charlton (GB)
2021
1:39.19
Perotto (GB)
3yo 9-3 (19 of 29) 18/1
Oisin Murphy
Marcus Tregoning (GB)
2020
1:41.22
Khaloosy (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (19 of 22) 9/2
Jim Crowley
Roger Varian (GB)
2019
1:41.25
Biometric (GB)
3yo 8-8 (29 of 28) 28/1
Harry Bentley
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2018
1:38.85
Ostilio (GB)
3yo 8-9 (15 of 30) 10/1
Silvestre De Sousa
Simon Crisford (GB)
2017
1:40.59
Bless Him (IRE)
3yo 8-9 (3 of 29) 25/1
Jamie Spencer
David Simcock (GB)
2016
1:40.42
Limitless (IRE)
3yo 9-1 (12 of 28) 13/2
Jamie Spencer
Jamie Osborne (GB)
2015
1:38.57
War Envoy (USA)
3yo 9-6 (11 of 28) 10/1
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Britannia Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 18 winners with an additional 58 placings from 512 runners
  • IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 44 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
  • QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Britannia Stakes Trainer Statistics

Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Britannia Stakes, Richard Hannon (0-25), John Gosden (0-23), Richard Fahey (0-13), Brian Meehan (0-12), Charlie Appleby (0-12), Hugo Palmer (0-11) and Saeed bin Suroor (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Britannia Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Andrew Balding21-1-1-6.00-11.25
William Haggas18-1-6-11.00+3.63
Sir Michael Stoute17-1-3-12.67-8.92
Michael Bell14-1-3+20.00+13.38
Ralph Beckett13-1-4+16.00+18.63
A P O'Brien11-1-1+0.00-3.75
Roger Varian11-1-3-5.50-0.31
Ed Dunlop7-1-3+14.00+11.25
Hughie Morrison7-1-1+2.00-1.00
David Simcock6-1-1+20.00+10.63

Britannia Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Britannia Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Jamie Spencer who have both won the race three times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Fast Or Free (2012), War Envoy (2015) and Thesis (2022). Jamie Spencer winners have been with Sir Gerard (2006), Limitless (2016) and Bless Him (2017). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Britannia Stakes, Frankie Dettori (0-16), William Buick (0-16), James Doyle (0-12) and Joe Fanning (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.

Here are some of the top Britannia Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore19-3-8+14.00+16.88
Jamie Spencer18-3-6+21.00+16.38
Jim Crowley14-1-2-8.50-7.19
Silvestre De Sousa13-1-2-2.00-1.12
David Probert10-1-1+5.00-0.25
Oisin Murphy9-1-3+10.00+8.13
Hayley Turner9-1-2-2.00-1.25
Harry Bentley7-1-1+22.00+11.50
Nicky Mackay4-1-1+5.00+2.00
Callum Rodriguez3-1-1+5.50+2.69

Britannia Stakes Trend Analysis

The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career starts in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-103.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 15 (16,31,33) [29 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 18 (3,9,11) [29 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 10 (18,12,28) [30 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 19 (25,28,10) [29 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 19 (17,2,21) [22 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Britannia Stakes are Doncaster, Newmarket (Rowley) and Haydock, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Britannia Stakes despite multiple attempts:

  • Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 15 runners)
  • Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 13 runners)
  • Kodiac (0 Wins from 11 runners)
  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 10 runners)
  • Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 8 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Eddie Jock in 2007, winning for Michael Bell at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Johnny Murtagh. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Britannia Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Anne Stakes
Charyn (IRE)
4yo - 100/30
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Rashabar (IRE)
2yo - 80/1
Brian Meehan
Billy Loughnane
15:45 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
Asfoora (AUS)
5yo - 5/1
Henry Dwyer
Oisin Murphy
16:25 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Rosallion (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
17:05 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Pledgeofallegiance (IRE)
4yo - 20/1
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Luke Morris
17:40 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Israr (GB)
5yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Jim Crowley
18:15 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
Belloccio (FR)
6yo - 4/1
W P Mullins
William Buick

Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes
Leovanni (IRE)
2yo - 22/1
K R Burke
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Illinois (IRE)
3yo - 7/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:45 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Running Lion (GB)
4yo - 6/1
John & Thady Gosden
Oisin Murphy
16:25 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Auguste Rodin (IRE)
4yo - 13/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
17:05 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
Wild Tiger (GB)
5yo - 11/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:40 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Doha (GB)
4yo - 10/1
Ralph Beckett
Hector Crouch
18:15 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Aint Nobody (IRE)
2yo - 5/1
Kevin Ryan
Jamie Spencer

Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day though is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Norfolk Stakes
Shareholder (USA)
2yo - 12/1
K R Burke
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Going The Distance (IRE)
3yo - 9/1
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
15:45 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Port Fairy (IRE)
3yo - 12/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:25 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Kyprios (IRE)
6yo - 11/10
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
17:05 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Mickley (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Edward Bethell
Callum Rodriguez
17:40 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Jayarebe (FR)
3yo - 7/1
Brian Meehan
Sean Levey
18:15 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
English Oak (GB)
4yo - 100/30
Ed Walker
James Doyle

Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Albany Stakes
Fairy Godmother (IRE)
2yo - 15/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Inisherin (GB)
3yo - 9/4
Kevin Ryan
Tom Eaves
15:45 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Porta Fortuna (IRE)
3yo - 7/2
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Tom Marquand
16:25 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Crystal Black (IRE)
6yo - 11/1
Gerard Keane
Colin Keane
17:05 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Soprano (IRE)
3yo - 14/1
George Boughey
Billy Loughnane
17:40 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Calandagan (IRE)
3yo - 11/2
F-H Graffard
Stephane Pasquier
18:15 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Pilgrim (GB)
3yo - 18/1
David & Nicola Barron
Joe Fanning

Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Chesham Stakes
Bedtime Story (IRE)
2yo - 11/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Isle Of Jura (GB)
4yo - 16/1
George Scott
Callum Shepherd
15:45 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Khaadem (IRE)
8yo - 14/1
Charles Hills
Oisin Murphy
16:25 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
3yo - 7/2
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
17:05 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Unequal Love (GB)
4yo - 12/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
17:40 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Hand Of God (GB)
3yo - 9/4
Harry Charlton
William Buick
18:15 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Uxmal (IRE)
5yo - 2/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Britannia Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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