Ascot
17:05
Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Ascot Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.40 Place: £2.40 £3.35 £5.75 Exacta: £75.80 Tricast: £1155.16 Trifecta: £2043.50
Non-Runners: Imperial Fighter (self certificate), Silent Film (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 20 Wild Tiger (GB) 6 G Elite Saeed bin Suroor 126 lbs 11/2J Won Raced near side of centre - led group - led overall when groups merged over 2f out - soon faced challenges - ridden and joined inside final 110yds - gamely - 1st of 5 in group(op 6/1)
2nd 1 Sonny Liston (IRE) 3 C AVG Ralph Beckett 139 lbs 17/2 0.2 Towards near side - held up in rear - not clear run when groups merged over 2f out - switched right and headway over 1f out - disputed lead inside final 110yds - just held - 1st of 12 in group(op 9/1)
3rd 8 Perotto (GB) 4 G AVG Roger Varian 129 lbs 25/1 .75 Taken down early - dwelt start - took keen hold - raced near side of centre - in rear - headway when groups merged over 2f out - pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - 2nd of 5 in group(op 22/1)
4th 24 Daysofourlives (IRE) 4 G Good Marco Botti 125 lbs 20/1 .5 Raced far side of centre - midfield - headway when groups merged over 2f out - pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - 1st of 10 in group
5th 4 Holloway Boy (GB) 5 G Poor K R Burke 133 lbs 22/1 .75 Towards near side - midfield - not clear run when groups merged over 2f out - not clear run and switched right over 1f out - headway final 110yds - nearest finish - 2nd of 12 in group(op 20/1)
6th 11 Coeur d'Or (IRE) 9 G AVG D K Weld 128 lbs 12/1 0.2 Towards near side - midfield - edged right when groups merged and not clear run over 2f out - headway over 1f out - edged left and kept on inside final 110yds - 3rd of 12 in group(op 10/1)
7th 23 Metal Merchant (IRE) 5 G AVG Jack Channon 125 lbs 18/1 .75 Raced far side of centre - midfield - smooth headway when groups merged over 2f out - ridden and pressed winner when edged left over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 2nd of 10 in group(op 16/1)
8th 27 King's Code (GB) 5 G AVG David Evans 121 lbs 40/1 .5 Raced near side of centre - prominent - edged right when groups merged over 2f out - no extra when short of room inside final 110yds - 3rd of 5 in group(op 50/1)
9th 22 Fantastic Fox (GB) 7 G AVG Roger Varian 122 lbs 33/1 1.5 Towards near side - midfield - hung right when groups merged over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out - 4th of 12 in group(tchd 28/1)
10th 15 Ropey Guest (GB) 5 G Poor George Margarson 128 lbs 40/1 .75 Raced far side of centre - prominent - edged left when groups merged over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - 3rd of 10 in group(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
11th 2 Sean (GER) 7 H Poor Jamie Osborne 136 lbs 33/1 1 Taken down early - raced near side of centre - in rear - headway when groups merged over 2f out - edged right over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - 4th of 5 in group
12th 21 Mirsky (GB) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 125 lbs 80/1 0.2 Towards far side - in touch with leaders - steady headway when groups merged over 2f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong - 1st of 2 in group
13th 12 Bless Him (IRE) 10 G Poor David Simcock 128 lbs 28/1 .75 Slowly away - towards near side - in rear - headway inside final furlong - not reach leaders - 5th of 12 in group(op 25/1)
14th 30 Eldrickjones (IRE) 6 G Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 120 lbs 66/1 0.05 Towards near side - led group - hung right and headed when groups merged over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 6th of 12 in group(tchd 80/1)
15th 10 Talis Evolvere (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 123 lbs 25/1 1 Raced far side of centre - prominent - pressed leaders when groups merged over 2f out - weakened 1f out - 4th of 10 in group(op 28/1)
16th 28 Dutch Decoy (GB) 7 G AVG Charlie Johnston 121 lbs 33/1 0.05 Towards near side - never better than midfield - 7th of 12 in group
17th 31 Crack Shot (IRE) 5 G AVG Ed Walker 120 lbs 11/2J .75 Towards near side - never better than midfield - 8th of 12 in group(op 13/2)
18th 29 Regheeb (IRE) 5 G AVG Archie Watson 120 lbs 33/1 .75 Towards near side - prominent - weakened over 1f out - 9th of 12 in group
19th 16 Aerion Power (IRE) 6 G AVG Sir Michael Stoute 128 lbs 33/1 0.2 Slowly away - raced far side of centre - always behind - 5th of 10 in group(op 25/1)
20th 7 Raadobarg (IRE) 6 G AVG George Boughey 131 lbs 40/1 0.05 Towards near side - prominent - hung right and weakened 2f out - 10th of 12 in group(op 33/1)
21st 17 Blue For You (IRE) 7 G AVG David O'Meara 127 lbs 28/1 1.75 Taken down early - slowly away - towards near side - always behind - 11th of 12 in group(tchd 33/1)
22nd 6 Beshtani (FR) 4 G AVG Hamad Al Jehani 132 lbs 13/2 2.75 Raced far side of centre - in touch with leaders - headway when groups merged over 2f out - lost position when hampered over 1f out - 6th of 10 in group
23rd 14 The Gatekeeper (IRE) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 128 lbs 40/1 .5 Raced far side of centre - led group - headed when groups merged over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 7th of 10 in group(op 50/1)
24th 3 Kingdom Come (IRE) 5 G AVG Clive Cox 135 lbs 66/1 1.25 Dwelt start - raced far side of centre - always behind - 8th of 10 in group(op 50/1)
25th 5 Streets Of Gold (IRE) 4 G AVG Eve Johnson Houghton 132 lbs 28/1 1.5 Raced far side of centre - towards rear - headway when groups merged over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 9th of 10 in group(op 25/1)
26th 18 Thunder Ball (GB) 5 G AVG Paul & Oliver Cole 124 lbs 33/1 1 Towards far side - led group - headed when groups merged over 2f out - soon weakened - 2nd of 2 in group(op 25/1)
27th 25 Tempus (GB) 9 G AVG Archie Watson 124 lbs 33/1 1.5 Raced far side of centre - in touch with leaders - weakened when groups merged over 2f out - 10th of 10 in group(op 28/1)
28th 9 Real Gain (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Hughes 129 lbs 9/1 0.2 Towards near side - in touch with leaders - bit short of room and weakened when groups merged over 2f out - 12th of 12 in group (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)
29th 13 Padishakh (FR) 5 G AVG David O'Meara 128 lbs 80/1 2 Raced near side - raced centre - in touch with leaders - weakened when groups merged over 2f out - 5th of 5 in group