Ascot
17:00
Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Ascot Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.15 Place: £1.65 £3.10 £12.60 Exacta: £70.60 Tricast: £1554.20 Trifecta: £3859.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - raced near side - towards rear - smooth headway over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - kept on well - 1st of 17 in group
3 C Elite Roger Varian 127 lbs 3/1F Won
2nd
Raced far side - led overall - headed but led group after 3f - led overall over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - 1st of 6 in group(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
4 G Good William Haggas 129 lbs 11/1 .75
3rd
Raced far side - held up in rear - headway over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - kept on - 2nd of 6 in group(tchd 40/1)
9 G Poor David O'Meara 128 lbs 50/1 .5
4th
Raced near side - midfield - headway over 2f out - led group over 1f out - headed in group inside final furlong - kept on - 2nd of 17 in group(op 18/1)
5 G AVG Michael Bell 127 lbs 22/1 0.3
5th
Raced far side - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - short of room against rail over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - kept on - 3rd of 6 in group(op 20/1)
4 G AVG Jack Channon 129 lbs 25/1 0.3
6th
Raced centre - prominent - groups merged over 2f out - kept on - 1st of 7 in group
4 G Good Andrew Balding 128 lbs 7/1 2
7th
Raced centre - in rear - groups merged when headway and not clear run over 2f out - not pace to challenge - 2nd of 7 in group(tchd 33/1)
4 G AVG William Muir & Chris Grassick 129 lbs 28/1 0.05
8th
Taken down early - took keen hold - raced far side - prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 4th of 6 in group(op 125/1)
5 H AVG Hamad Al Jehani 135 lbs 100/1 0.3
9th
Raced centre - led group - groups merged when hung right over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 3rd of 7 in group(tchd 20/1)
3 C AVG Kevin Ryan 126 lbs 22/1 2
10th
Steadied start - raced near side - held up in rear - not clear run when headway over 1f out - soon switched right - not pace to challenge - 3rd of 17 in group(op 20/1)
5 H AVG Charles Hills 134 lbs 22/1 0.2
11th
Raced far side - towards rear - headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - 5th of 6 in group(op 80/1)
5 G AVG Richard Hannon 129 lbs 66/1 1.25
12th
Raced near side - held up in midfield - steady headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - 4th of 17 in group(tchd 33/1)
8 G AVG Roger Fell 130 lbs 40/1 .5
13th
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - short of room when headway over 2f out - no impression - 5th of 17 in group
5 G AVG Jamie Osborne 133 lbs 22/1 0.3
14th
Raced centre - in touch with leaders - groups merged over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - 4th of 7 in group(op 20/1)
5 G AVG Michael Bell 131 lbs 16/1 0.1
15th
Raced centre - towards rear - headway over 2f out - no extra over 1f out - 5th of 7 in group(tchd 66/1)
5 G Poor David Menuisier 127 lbs 80/1 1.5
16th
Raced near side - midfield - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - 6th of 17 in group(tchd 28/1)
7 G AVG Ed Walker 129 lbs 33/1 .5
17th
Took keen hold - raced centre - never better than midfield - 6th of 7 in group(op 125/1)
3 G Poor Marco Botti 133 lbs 100/1 0.05
18th
Stumbled start - raced near side - held up in rear - not clear run over 2f out - switched left when headway over 1f out - soon not clear run - never dangerous - 7th of 17 in group (jockey said colt stumbled leaving stalls)(op 18/1)
3 C AVG A De Mieulle 132 lbs 13/2 0.2
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19th
Raced far side - in touch with leaders - weakened gradually over 2f out - 6th of 6 in group(tchd 28/1)
5 G Poor Kevin Ryan 136 lbs 33/1 .5
20th
Raced near side - towards rear - headway over 1f out - no impression - 8th of 17 in group(op 80/1)
5 G Poor Charles Hills 133 lbs 66/1 .75
21st
Raced near side - led group early - headed and prominent after 1f - weakened inside final furlong - 9th of 17 in group
5 G AVG Keiran Burke 128 lbs 100/1 0.3
22nd
Raced near side - held up in midfield - short of room when headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 10th of 17 in group(op 66/1)
4 C Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 135 lbs 80/1 1.25
23rd
Raced near side - prominent - short of room over 2f out - soon lost position - no extra over 1f out - 11th of 17 in group(tchd 14/1)
4 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 130 lbs 12/1 4.25
24th
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 12th of 17 in group(op 20/1)
3 G Good David Marnane 126 lbs 25/1 1
25th
Raced near side - midfield on outer - outpaced over 1f out - no impression - 13th of 17 in group(op 40/1)
4 G AVG Simon & Ed Crisford 124 lbs 50/1 0.3
26th
Took keen hold - led group after 1f - led overall after 3f - raced near side - prominent - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 14th of 17 in group(op 50/1)
4 G Poor Richard Hughes 126 lbs 40/1 0.2
27th
Took keen hold - raced near side - prominent - in touch with leaders after 1f - weakened over 1f out - 15th of 17 in group(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
3 G AVG Ralph Beckett 134 lbs 10/1 .5
28th
Raced centre - midfield - weakened quickly over 1f out - 7th of 7 in group
5 G AVG Hamad Al Jehani 129 lbs 25/1 .5
29th
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 16th of 17 in group(op 9/1)
4 G Good Charlie Appleby 138 lbs 11/1 .5
30th
Mounted in chute - raced near side - midfield - weakened over 2f out - 17th of 17 in group
7 H Poor Jamie Osborne 133 lbs 80/1 6.5