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17:00 Royal Ascot
Wednesday 18 June 2025
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Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)
- 3YO plus | Class 2 | 1m | Good to Firm | 30 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 1m 38.1s
T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa
Raced near side, raced keenly towards rear, headway tracking leaders when not clear run 2f out,switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final 110 yards, ran on
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Led far side group throughout, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace of winner near side towards finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Led centre group, over 2f out, pushed along and hung right towards far side over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on in 2nd in group, not pace of winner near side tchd 40/1
T: M L W BellJ: C Soumillon
Tracked leaders near side, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 110 yards, not pace of leading duo far side op 18/1
T: J ChannonJ: Edward Greatrex
Raced far side tracking leaders, ridden and kept on in 3rd in group inside final furlong, not pace of leaders near side op 20/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Tracked leader in centre, hung right towards far side over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Raced centre, held up in last pair, hung right towards far side over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong tchd 33/1
T: H Al JehaniJ: Faleh Bughenaim
Raced far side, chased leader until ridden inside final furlong, kept on until weakened and lost places in group towards finish, no chance with leaders near side op 125/1
T: K A RyanJ: C Lee
Led in centre, ridden and hung right towards far side group over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong tchd 20/1
T: C HillsJ: J P Spencer
Steadied start, raced near side, held up towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, modest 3rd in group, not pace of leaders far side op 20/1
T: R HannonJ: S M Levey
Raced far side, held up in last pair, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 80/1
T: Roger FellJ: Rowan Scott
Switched right to race in centre group, held up in rear, headway 3f out, no extra final furlong tchd 33/1
T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne
Raced near side tracking leaders, ridden and no impression when carried right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
T: M L W BellJ: D Egan
Raced centre tracking leaders, pushed along and hung right towards far side over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 20/1
T: D MenuisierJ: Callum Shepherd
Raced centre, held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 1f out, never involved tchd 66/1
T: E WalkerJ: K Shoemark
Raced near side, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened 1f out tchd 28/1
T: M BottiJ: N Callan
Raced centre, held up in last trio in group, struggling when hung right towards far side group over 2f out op 125/1
T: A De MieulleJ: James McDonald
Raced centre initially, switched left to near side group over 7f out, held up towards rear, looking for room inside final 2f, never on terms op 18/1
T: K A RyanJ: Billy Loughnane
Reluctant loading, prominent far side, ridden and weakened final furlong tchd 28/1
T: C HillsJ: Jason Watson
Raced near side, held up in last trio, never involved op 80/1
T: K BurkeJ: Josephine Gordon
Quickly away, switched left towards near side over 6f out, pulled hard and prominent, went 2nd in group 3f out, weakened over 2f out
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Raced near side, off the pace and always towards rear op 66/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Raced near side, chased group leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out tchd 14/1
T: D MarnaneJ: L T McAteer
Raced near side, held up and never closer than in mid-division op 20/1
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Liam Wright (5)
Raced near side, mid-division outer of group, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 40/1
T: R HughesJ: David Probert
Overall leader near side, headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after op 50/1
T: R M BeckettJ: C T Keane
Raced near side, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f, soon behind and eased op 15/2 tchd 7/1
T: H Al JehaniJ: James Doyle
Raced centre tracking leaders,hung right towards far side 2f out, weakened quickly soon after
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Raced near side, never closer than mid-division op 9/1
T: J A OsborneJ: William Carver
Raced near side, held up in mid-division outer of group, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.15Pl:£1.65, £3.10, £12.60, £6.80EX:£70.60Trifecta:£3,859.40Tricast:£1,554.20SF:£32.60Swingers:£13.30, £69.35, £118.00
Forecasts
My Cloud (3/1), Blue Brother (13/2), Fox Legacy (7/1), Qirat (10/1), Bullet Point (11/1), Arabian Light (11/1), The Liffey (12/1), Tony Montana (16/1), Greek Order (22/1), Sisyphean (22/1), Ancient Rome (22/1), Epictetus (22/1), Urban Lion (25/1), Tokenomics (25/1), Silawi (25/1), Ebt's Guard (28/1), Popmaster (33/1), Hi Royal (33/1), La Trinidad (40/1), Whip Cracker (40/1), Bopedro (50/1), Magnum Opus (50/1), Talis Evolvere (66/1), Galeron (66/1), Toimy Son (80/1), Wahdan (80/1), Sean (80/1), Jeff Koons (100/1), Soldier's Empire (100/1), Whitcombe Rockstar (100/1)
Roger Varian's MY CLOUD did well to overcome the run of the race when defying a 10 lb hike in the weights and bringing up the hat-trick at Newbury 32 days ago. Every inch a smart prospect, he looks tailor-made for the demands of this sort of test and can make a bold bid to complete the 4-timer. Qirat returned with a solid second in the Victoria Cup and he's feared in first-time blinkers, along with low-mileage 4-y-o The Liffey. Bullet Point and Fox Legacy complete the shortlist.
- MY CLOUD (IRE)
- QIRAT
- THE LIFFEY (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £90,195.002nd: £42,298.003rd: £21,158.004th: £10,570.005th: £5,285.006th: £2,642.00
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