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

See which trainers and jockeys have performed well in this fact-packed blog for the Britannia Stakes. This is a race that is hosted at Ascot during the Royal Ascot, with the race being run over a distance of 1m. See which trends the past winners of the Britannia Stakes have set for this year.
Britannia Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
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2026 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.

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How competitive is the Britannia Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020, when the race had an over-round of 131%. 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 140%, which means the bookie expects to pay out Β£100 for every Β£140 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 Britannia Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Britannia Stakes Trend Analysis. With the field now finalised, we have the 2026 Britannia Stakes Runners & Shortlist, which is created using the listed trends.

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

  1. Beauty Flame (1:37.52) in 2013
  2. Ransom Note (1:37.82) in 2010
  3. Born In China (1:38.40) in 2014

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, 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 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -20.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Britannia Stakes.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:37.52 was set by Beauty Flame in 2013, trained by Ms Joanna Morgan and ridden by W J Lee, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2011 when Sagramor won in a time of 1:44.55 for trainer Hughie Morrison, who booked Nicky Mackay in the saddle.

What the expert says...
<p>The Thoroughbred Stakes at Glorious Goodwood was the destination of four of the winners between 2018-23; however, like all of the twenty winners of this race between 2005-24, not a single one of those went on to win next time out.</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Britannia Stakes Past Winners

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

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
1:38.80
Arabian Story (IRE)
3yo 9-6 (29 of 30) 15/2
Oisin Murphy
Saeed bin Suroor (GB)
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)

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 519 runners
  • IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 46 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
  • USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

2025 Britannia Stakes Replay


Britannia Stakes Trainer Statistics

Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Britannia Stakes. Richard Hannon (0-26), Hugo Palmer (0-14), Charlie Appleby (0-12) and Clive Cox (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are the Britannia Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2026 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (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 Balding22-1-1-7.00-12.25
Ralph Beckett16-1-4+13.00+15.63
A P O'Brien12-1-1-1.00-4.75
Roger Varian12-1-3-6.50-1.31
Ed Dunlop7-1-3+14.00+11.25
Harry Eustace3-1-2+4.00+3.13
Edward Bethell1-1-1+7.50+4.69
Richard Hannon26-0-2-26.00-19.37
Hugo Palmer14-0-1-14.00-11.75
Charlie Appleby12-0-1-12.00-8.00
Clive Cox11-0-2-11.00-7.75
John & Thady Gosden8-0-1-8.00-6.00
Tom Dascombe7-0-1-7.00+1.75
Charlie Johnston4-0-1-4.00+2.75
George Boughey4-0-0-4.00-4.00
Richard Hughes3-0-0-3.00-3.00
Archie Watson3-0-0-3.00-3.00
Richard Spencer2-0-0-2.00-2.00
Jack Channon1-0-0-1.00-1.00

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's winners have been with Sir Gerard (2006), Limitless (2016) and Bless Him (2017). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Britannia Stakes is Oisin Murphy (2 wins). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Britannia Stakes. William Buick has ridden 17 runners in the race without recording any wins, whilst James Doyle has ridden 13 without a winner.

Here are the Britannia Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals for jockeys who have rides in the 2026 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (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 Moore
(Flushing Meadows)
20-3-8+13.00+15.88
Jamie Spencer
(Laureate Crown)
18-3-7+21.00+17.76
Oisin Murphy
(Were Goosers)
10-2-4+17.50+12.82
David Probert
(New Monarch)
11-1-2+4.00+0.75
William Buick
(Tales Of Wisdom)
17-0-3-17.00-5.00
James Doyle
(Organise)
13-0-2-13.00-7.50
Richard Kingscote
(Capall Rasa)
8-0-0-8.00-8.00
Tom Marquand
(Crest Of Fire)
7-0-1-7.00-3.00
Kieran Shoemark
(Exclusive Code)
7-0-0-7.00-7.00
Sean Levey
(St Anton)
6-0-2-6.00+0.63
David Egan
(Vincenzo Peruggia)
6-0-1-6.00-2.75
James McDonald
(New Connection)
6-0-1-6.00-3.75
Daniel Tudhope
(Runman)
5-0-1-5.00-2.50
Colin Keane
(Bobby McGee)
4-0-0-4.00-4.00
Rossa Ryan
(Pathein)
4-0-0-4.00-4.00
Billy Loughnane
(Hilitany)
3-0-1-3.00+5.75
P J McDonald
(Conclave)
3-0-0-3.00-3.00
Rob Hornby
(Langstone)
2-0-1-2.00+1.00
Ray Dawson
(Wechaad)
2-0-0-2.00-2.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle
(Victory Tip)
2-0-0-2.00-2.00
Hector Crouch
(Richies Rocket)
1-0-0-1.00-1.00
Stephane Pasquier
(Charly)
1-0-0-1.00-1.00
Saffie Osborne
(Blue Courvoisier)
1-0-0-1.00-1.00
Oisin Orr
(Noelan Star)
1-0-0-1.00-1.00
Cieren Fallon
(Intense Vision)
1-0-0-1.00-1.00

2026 Britannia Stakes Runners & Shortlist

Ascot will host the 2026 renewal of the Britannia Stakes, which will be run at 4:50 pm on Thursday, 18th June 2026, and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends, along with the trainer, jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):

  • 15/15 Crest Of Fire (16/1)
    • Jack Channon (1-0-0 -1.00 / -1.00)
    • Tom Marquand (7-0-1 -7.00 / -3.00)
  • 15/15 Tales Of Wisdom (16/1)
    • Charlie Appleby (12-0-1 -12.00 / -8.00)
    • William Buick (17-0-3 -17.00 / -5.00)
  • 15/15 Were Goosers (8/1)
    • Hugo Palmer (14-0-1 -14.00 / -11.75)
    • Oisin Murphy (10-2-4 +17.50 / +12.82)

Others: Wild Thoughts (14/15), Blue Courvoisier (14/15), Outback Heat (14/15), St Anton (14/15), Exclusive Code (14/15), Langstone (14/15), Noelan Star (14/15), Organise (14/15), Wechaad (14/15), Vincenzo Peruggia (13/15), Jamestown (13/15), Laureate Crown (13/15), Bobby McGee (13/15), Capall Rasa (13/15), Charly (13/15), Conclave (13/15), New Connection (13/15), New Monarch (13/15), Hilitany (12/15), Moonfall (12/15), Pathein (11/15), Runman (11/15), Victory Tip (11/15), Intense Vision (11/15), Wise Prince (10/15), Synners Kid (10/15), Winding Stream (10/15), Lion Of Alba (10/15), Richies Rocket (9/15) and Flushing Meadows (9/15).

*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (2:38 pm Tuesday 16th June 2026), if no odds were available at the time of posting, then forecasted odds are used.

Laureate Crown won the Esher Cup last time out, and 4 previous winners of that race from 20 runners went on to win next time out, backing them all would have returned an LSP of -7.75.

Blue Courvoisier won the Silver Bowl last time out, and 2 previous winners of that race from 19 runners went on to win next time out, backing them all would have returned an LSP of -4.50.

Britannia Stakes Trend Analysis

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £4k when last winning, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-73.

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

  • 2025: Winner in 29 (30,28,27) [30 Runners]
  • 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]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Britannia Stakes are Newmarket (Rowley), Haydock and Doncaster; there have been a total 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)
  • Kodiac (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • Dark Angel (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Iffraaj (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 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Britannia Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the Britannia Stakes

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Britannia Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - Arabian Story
Chelmsford (AW) - 1st of 15 (5/2)
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2024 - Mickley
Doncaster - 1st of 8 (13/8)
Napoleons Casino & Restaurant Supporting WPCC Handicap
2023 - Docklands
Ascot - 1st of 7 (1/1)
Peroni Nastro Azzurro "Serve With Style" Handicap
2022 - Thesis
Doncaster - 2nd of 9 (4/7)
Cazoo Novice Stakes
2021 - Perotto
Goodwood - 1st of 11 (4/1)
Sussex Roof Garden Handicap
2020 - Khaloosy
Wolverhampton (AW) - 1st of 10 (5/4)
Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays EBF Novice Stakes
2019 - Biometric
Lingfield - 2nd of 6 (8/13)
Mid-Sussex Timber 90th Anniversary Novice Stakes
2018 - Ostilio
Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 7 (5/4)
Heath Court Hotel Dining Club Handicap
2017 - Bless Him
Goodwood - 5th of 10 (19/2)
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2016 - Limitless
Doncaster - 1st of 14 (5/1)
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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 III Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Anne Stakes
Docklands (GB)
5yo - 14/1
Harry Eustace
Mark Zahra
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Gstaad (GB)
2yo - 7/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:40 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
American Affair (GB)
5yo - 11/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan
16:20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Field Of Gold (IRE)
3yo - 8/11
John & Thady Gosden
Colin Keane
17:00 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Ascending (IRE)
6yo - 20/1
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
17:35 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
4yo - 8/1
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
18:10 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
French Master (IRE)
4yo - 5/2
John & Thady Gosden
James Doyle

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 Β£1m and is part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes
True Love (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Carmers (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
P Twomey
W J Lee
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Crimson Advocate (USA)
4yo - 13/2
John & Thady Gosden
James McDonald
16:20 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Ombudsman (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
My Cloud (IRE)
4yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
17:35 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Miss Information (IRE)
4yo - 11/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Havana Hurricane (GB)
2yo - 7/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop

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
Chesham Stakes
Humidity (GB)
2yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Merchant (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
15:40 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Garden Of Eden (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Trawlerman (IRE)
7yo - 85/40
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Arabian Story (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:35 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Trinity College (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
18:10 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
Never So Brave (IRE)
4yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy

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
Venetian Sun (IRE)
2yo - 7/1
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Time For Sandals (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Harry Eustace
Richard Kingscote
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
5yo - 3/1
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Cercene (IRE)
3yo - 33/1
Joseph G Murphy
Gary Carroll
17:00 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Never Let Go (GB)
3yo - 22/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:35 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Amiloc (GB)
3yo - 11/8
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
18:10 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Adrestia (GB)
3yo - 10/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Oisin Murphy

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 Β£1 million.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Norfolk Stakes
Charles Darwin (IRE)
2yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Rebels Romance (IRE)
7yo - 6/4
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
15:40 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Lazzat (FR)
4yo - 9/2
J Reynier
James Doyle
16:20 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Noble Champion (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:00 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Get It (GB)
7yo - 28/1
George Baker
Seamie Heffernan
17:35 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Quai De Bethune (FR)
3yo - 12/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Sober (FR)
6yo - 4/5
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Britannia Stakes Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

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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