Ascot Races
Ascot
14:40
Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £26.70
Place: £4.90 £2.10 £1.70
Exacta: £240.50
Tricast: £727.34
Trifecta: £1953.40
Non-Runners: Mafnood (self certificate), No Retreat (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 18 | Hickory (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Jamie Osborne | 117 lbs | 22/1 | Won | In rear - pushed along and headway from over 1f out - switched right 1f out - ridden and challenging inside final 110yds - led final strides(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Qirat (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 5/1F | - | Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - switched right and headway inside final furlong - ridden and led inside final furlong - faced challenges inside final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Gleneagle Bay (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Stephen Thorne | 123 lbs | 11/2 | - | Travelled strongly - in rear - ridden and good headway on near side of group 1f out - challenging inside final 110yds - kept on - just failed(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Popmaster (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Jack Doughty
(3)lbs
|
Ed Walker | 126 lbs | 18/1 | - | Prominent on far side of group - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 16/1) | |
| 5th | 17 | Diligent Resdev (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 117 lbs | 16/1 | - | Travelled strongly - prominent - led narrowly 2f out - headed inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Roi De France (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 137 lbs | 11/2 | - | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders on near side of group - ridden over 1f out - soon no extra(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Witch Hunter (FR) | 5 G | AVG |
Joe Leavy
(3)lbs
|
Richard Hannon | 135 lbs | 18/1 | - | In touch with leaders on far side of group - no extra final furlong(op 28/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | Myal (GB) | 4 G | Good | Steph Hollinshead | 126 lbs | 10/1 | - | Prominent on near side of group - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Jumby (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 131 lbs | 50/1 | - | Never better than midfield(op 33/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Silver Sword (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Dylan Cunha | 123 lbs | 18/1 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 15 | Tolstoy (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Tom Kiely-Marshall
(5)lbs
|
Brian Ellison | 114 lbs | 40/1 | - | Slowly into stride - in rear on far side of group - never dangerous(op 50/1) | |
| 12th | 10 | Metal Merchant (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jack Channon | 127 lbs | 11/1 | - | Never better than midfield(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 13th | 9 | Ebt's Guard (GB) | 4 G | AVG | William Muir & Chris Grassick | 127 lbs | 12/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 14th | 3 | English Oak (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Ed Walker | 137 lbs | 11/1 | - | Always behind(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 15th | 14 | Noodle Mission (USA) | 4 G | AVG | Edward Smyth-Osbourne | 119 lbs | 28/1 | - | Led - headed 2f out - soon weakened(op 50/1) | ||
| 16th | 4 | Ten Pounds (IRE) | 4 G | Elite | Harry Charlton | 133 lbs | 13/2 | - | Upset in stalls - took keen hold - prominent - challenging 2f out - weakened quickly final furlong (jockey said gelding was restless in stalls)(op 7/1) | ||
| 17th | 16 | Metaverse (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David Menuisier | 119 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - hung left and weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 20/1) |