On winning price alone, the Britannia Stakes is one of the most competitive fields in the entirety of the British horse racing calendar. With the favourite being 10/1 at the time of writing, and only two single-figure winners in the past ten iterations of the race (one favourite), each way value is guaranteed.

BLUE LEMONS is the horse of interest here, for the Richard Hannon and Jamie Spencer combination. Already tasting Group 1 success on day one of the meeting with Rosallion, Hannon will be hoping this three-year-old by Blue Point will bring more success at the royal meeting. BLUE LEMONS best performance in handicap company was over this trip at Sandown, just beaten by Hand of God who was receiving five pounds. A poorer run at Haydock LTO can be excused due to the weight on his back, although to his credit he stayed on to come a battling fourth.

Dropped one by the handicapper, BLUE LEMONS meets most of the key race trends. With nine of the last ten winners placing in the top three in one of their last three starts, eight out of ten being rated between 90 and 99, and seven out of ten being within 6lbs of the top-rated horse, this gives BLUE LEMONS every chance in the race.
As with any race of this nature proceed with caution, as a single figure draw (stall 8) and a weight of 9st 5lbs potentially acting as negatives BLUE LEMONS should be backed each way. Look for extra places if possible.