Britannia Stakes 2020 Result
16:10 Thursday 18 June 2020 |
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BRITANNIA STAKES (HERITAGE HANDICAP) (2) |
Distance : 1m (Str) |
| Prize : £38,814 Rated : (0-105) Age : 3yo Race Type : Flat | Going : Gd/Sft |
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Non Runners: DANCE FEVER (IRE) , GROVE FERRY (IRE) , JOHAN . |
Winning Owner: Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
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Time: 1m 41.22s |
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Non Runners: DANCE FEVER (IRE) , GROVE FERRY (IRE) , JOHAN . |
Winning Owner: Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
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Time: 1m 41.22s |
That this was the first time since 2012 that the top weight had a mark below 100 is merely a reflection of the unusual circumstances surrounding this Flat season, the improvers not yet having had the chance to fully show what they can do, and in fact this is surely one of the strongest pieces of Britannia form there's been, the first 4 having had just one handicap start between them, though really the race concerned just 2 from a long way out, the winner making a mockery of his opening mark, his performance backed up by a time significantly quicker than the following Sandringham; the field raced loosely as one group with a couple of slight fractures early, the first 2 drawn close together among the high numbers but actually swept into contention quite a way apart initially.
That this was the first time since 2012 that the top weight had a mark below 100 is merely a reflection of the unusual circumstances surrounding this Flat season, the improvers not yet having had the chance to fully show what they can do, and in fact this is surely one of the strongest pieces of Britannia form there's been, the first 4 having had just one handicap start between them, though really the race concerned just 2 from a long way out, the winner making a mockery of his opening mark, his performance backed up by a time significantly quicker than the following Sandringham; the field raced loosely as one group with a couple of slight fractures early, the first 2 drawn close together among the high numbers but actually swept into contention quite a way apart initially.