14:40 Ascot
Saturday 10 May 2025
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Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 7f | Good to Firm | 17 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 1m 23.66s
T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne
Held up in rear, not much room briefly when going well over 2f out, switched right and good headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, challenged final 75 yards, led post op 16/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Held up in touch behind leaders, headway and switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed post op 11/2
T: Stephen ThorneJ: Hollie Doyle
Towards rear, switched left and good headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held op 6/1
T: E WalkerJ: Jack Doughty (3)
Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 16/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded final 100 yards op 18/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Oisin Murphy
Not much room start, held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, never on terms, kept on op 7/2 tchd 5/1
T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy (3)
Held up in touch, pushed along and switched right over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 28/1
T: Steph HollinsheadJ: S H James
In touch, driven and effort over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 8/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous op 33/1
T: Dylan CunhaJ: K Shoemark
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 22/1 tchd 16/1
T: B EllisonJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Slowly away, held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out op 50/1
T: J ChannonJ: David Probert
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never involved op 9/1 tchd 12/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Prominent, not much room and lost place over 2f out, soon switched right, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
T: E WalkerJ: W Buick
Held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out op 12/1 tchd 14/1
T: E Smyth-OsbourneJ: Rob Hornby
Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 50/1
T: Harry CharltonJ: T E Whelan
Tracked leaders, going well 3f out, every chance 2f out, not much room over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong op 7/1
T: D MenuisierJ: Harry Davies
Steadied start, held up in rear, hanging left 3f out, well beaten final 2f tchd 20/1
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No Retreat64
Weight: 9-2| Age: 4
T: George Scott J: Callum Shepherd
NR
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Mafnood18
Weight: 8-2| Age: 4
T: George Baker J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£26.70Pl:£4.90, £2.10, £1.70, £3.80EX:£240.50Trifecta:£1,953.40Tricast:£727.34SF:£132.72Swingers:£31.00, £31.20, £8.40
Forecasts
Qirat (5/1), Gleneagle Bay (11/2), Roi De France (11/2), Ten Pounds (13/2), Myal (10/1), No Retreat (10/1), Metal Merchant (11/1), English Oak (11/1), Ebt's Guard (12/1), Diligent Resdev (16/1), Popmaster (18/1), Witch Hunter (18/1), Silver Sword (18/1), Hickory (22/1), Metaverse (22/1), Mafnood (25/1), Noodle Mission (28/1), Tolstoy (40/1), Jumby (50/1)
The return to 7f could prove a good move for ROI DE FRANCE and his proven race fitness earns him the vote over reappearing Challenge Cup runner-up Qirat. Ten Pounds, Myal and Irish raider Gleneagle Bay also make the shortlist.
- ROI DE FRANCE (IRE)
- QIRAT
- TEN POUNDS (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00
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