Result 17:00 · Ascot

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Class 2Handicap1mGood To Firm3yo+ · 28 ran£90,195 to the winnerMostly Cloudy

Result

Official · time 1m 39.24s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Rogue Diplomat (IRE)	Harry Davies	James Owen	—	29.0	34.7
2	Blue Rc (IRE)	H Crouch	J Tate	1L	29.0	55.0
3	Indalo (IRE)	Ray Dawson	R Varian	2½L	10.0	12.7
4	Ebt's Guard	Lewis Edmunds	William Muir & Chris Grassick	3L	21.0	26.9
5	Cerulean Bay (IRE)	D Tudhope	D O'Meara	3½L	26.0	40.0
6	Erzindjan (IRE)	R L Moore	T Kent	3½L	9.50	13.0
7	Scoville	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas	3¾L	13.0	19.6
8	Ozat (FR)	Cieren Fallon	Ian Williams	4L	126.0	230.9
9	Classic	P J Dobbs	R Hannon	4¼L	15.0	21.0
10	Checkandchallenge	Rossa Ryan	W J Knight	4½L	34.0	61.8
11	Fifth Column (IRE)	W Buick	J & T Gosden	5L	12.0	18.0
12	Jagged Edge (IRE)	Colin Keane	Stephen Thorne	5¼L	9.00	12.0
13	La Botte (GB)	Mark Zahra	Harry Eustace	5½L	9.50	10.7
14	Swing Vote	S De Sousa	Simon & Ed Crisford	5¾L	126.0	162.1
15	Thunder Run (IRE)	C Lee	K R Burke	5¾L	26.0	33.6
16	Shout (IRE)	Jack Callan	Simon & Ed Crisford	6½L	17.0	26.0
17	Holloway Boy (GB)	Jack Nicholls	K R Burke	7¾L	15.0	21.0
18	Godwinson	George Bass	Jack Channon	8L	126.0	240.0
19	Witch Hunter (FR)	Joe Leavy	R Hannon	8¼L	81.0	121.8
20	Archivist (GB)	James Doyle	Hamad Al Jehani	8½L	6.00	7.42
21	No Retreat (IRE)	Billy Loughnane	George Scott	8¾L	51.0	90.9
22	Henlein (AUS)	Kevin Stott	K A Ryan	9L	81.0	200.0
23	Mister Winston	Oisin Murphy	A M Balding	13¾L	17.0	25.0
24	Skukuza	Christophe Soumillon	E A L Dunlop	18½L	21.0	33.6
25	War Socks (GB)	D Egan	Niels Petersen	18½L	51.0	90.0
26	Urban Lion	Edward Greatrex	Jack Channon	19L	26.0	44.0
27	Excellent Believe (GB)	Toby Moore	Jack Channon	19¼L	34.0	51.6
28	One Smack Mac (IRE)	Saffie Osborne	Jamie Osborne	21¾L	67.0	139.9

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1 (4)

Holloway Boy (GB)

6yo · 10-0 · OR 112

153232 J Jack Nicholls (5) T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 May 26	Ascot	1m	Good To Firm	C1	2/8	1¼L	5.50
01 Dec 25	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C1	1/8	—	4.20
18 Oct 25	Ascot	1m	Good	C2	2/20	nk	17.0

3 wins from 19 · placed 13

Course winner: 1 win from 6 here

Last ran 47 days ago

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Skukuza v11

5yo · 9-12 · OR 110

434566 J Christophe Soumillon T E A L Dunlop —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Jun 26	Epsom Downs	1m 113y	Good To Soft	C1	6/8	7L	15.0
15 Apr 26	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good	C1	6/6	14L	7.00
13 Sep 25	Leopardstown	1m	Good To Yielding	—	4/9	1¾L	6.00

3 wins from 15 · placed 8

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No Retreat (IRE)

5yo · 9-9 · OR 107

302115 J Billy Loughnane T George Scott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Jun 25	Ascot	7f	Good To Firm	C2	26/27	35¼L	29.0
24 May 25	Haydock Park	1m	Good	C3	3/11	1¼L	4.33
28 Oct 24	Redcar	1m 2f	Soft	C5	2/9	3½L	1.61

0 wins from 5 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

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Excellent Believe (GB)

4yo · 9-8 · OR 106

612233 J Toby Moore (7) T Jack Channon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 May 26	Leopardstown	1m	Good	C1	3/8	2¾L	3.75
28 Mar 26	Doncaster	1m	Good To Soft	C1	3/5	5¼L	5.50
06 Sep 25	Haydock Park	1m	Good	C1	2/9	2L	13.0

3 wins from 8 · placed 7

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 38 days ago

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Archivist (GB) h

4yo · 9-7 · OR 105

113531 J James Doyle T Hamad Al Jehani —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jul 25	York	1m 2f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	3/18	1¾L	2.88
28 Jun 25	York	1m	Good	C3	1/12	—	1.67
03 Jun 25	Leicester	1m	Good To Firm	C4	1/11	—	1.40

2 wins from 8 · placed 7

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

Returns from a 96-day break

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Cerulean Bay (IRE)

5yo · 9-7 · OR 105

110342 J D Tudhope T D O'Meara —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m	Good	C2	2/18	nk	7.00
25 Apr 26	Haydock Park	7f	Good To Firm	C2	4/12	¾L	13.0
29 Oct 25	Nottingham	1m 110y	Soft	C1	3/8	2¼L	11.0

7 wins from 27 · placed 13

Won 2 of 14 at around this trip

Last ran 34 days ago

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Ebt's Guard

5yo · 9-6 · OR 104

822404 J Lewis Edmunds T William Muir & Chris Grassick —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	4/15	2¾L	15.0
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	18/24	6¾L	13.0
01 Dec 25	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C1	4/8	5L	12.0

4 wins from 33 · placed 17

Course winner: 2 wins from 7 here

Last ran 32 days ago

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Henlein (AUS)

4yo · 9-6 · OR 104

62907 J Kevin Stott T K A Ryan —

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Thunder Run (IRE)

5yo · 9-5 · OR 103

164072 J C Lee T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 May 26	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C2	2/15	1L	9.00
06 Apr 26	Kempton Park	1m 2f	Standard To Slow	C1	7/7	15¼L	13.0
27 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	22/23	20¼L	29.0

4 wins from 13 · placed 7

Won 3 of 6 at around this trip

Last ran 33 days ago

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Urban Lion

5yo · 9-4 · OR 102

530910 J Edward Greatrex T Jack Channon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	24/24	29½L	11.0
28 Mar 26	Doncaster	1m	Good To Soft	C2	1/21	—	10.0
27 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	9/23	6¼L	10.0

4 wins from 14 · placed 6

Won 4 of 12 at around this trip

Returns from a 60-day break

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Jagged Edge (IRE)

4yo · 9-4 · OR 102

310101 J Colin Keane T Stephen Thorne —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 May 26	Naas	1m	Good	—	1/13	—	11.0
14 Sep 25	Curragh	1m 2f	Good To Yielding	—	17/21	19L	26.0
30 Aug 25	Curragh	1m	Good To Yielding	—	1/15	—	23.0

3 wins from 6 · placed 4

Won 3 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 31 days ago

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Checkandchallenge p

7yo · 9-4 · OR 102

363906 J Rossa Ryan T W J Knight —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	6/15	4L	12.0
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	10/24	4L	29.0
24 Sep 25	Goodwood	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	9/11	6½L	23.0

3 wins from 31 · placed 10

Won 1 of 17 at around this trip

Last ran 32 days ago

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Fifth Column (IRE) p

4yo · 9-4 · OR 102

510002 J W Buick T J & T Gosden —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 May 26	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	2/12	½L	7.50
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	11/24	4L	7.50
18 Oct 25	Ascot	1m	Good	C2	16/20	8½L	13.0

4 wins from 14 · placed 7

Won 4 of 8 at around this trip

Last ran 46 days ago

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La Botte (GB)

4yo · 9-4 · OR 102

424078 J Mark Zahra T Harry Eustace —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 May 26	Goodwood	1m 2f	Good	C1	8/9	2¾L	10.0
01 May 26	Ascot	1m	Good To Firm	C1	7/8	4L	4.33
28 Mar 26	Doncaster	1m	Good To Soft	C2	14/21	5½L	4.00

1 win from 8 · placed 3

2 runs here without a win

Last ran 26 days ago

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Mister Winston

4yo · 9-4 · OR 102

140161 J Oisin Murphy T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Jun 26	Epsom Downs	1m 113y	Good To Soft	C2	1/18	—	7.00
02 May 26	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	6/12	7¼L	4.33
14 Apr 26	Newmarket	1m	Good	C2	1/10	—	3.25

4 wins from 12 · placed 7

Won 3 of 8 at around this trip

Last ran 12 days ago

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Erzindjan (IRE)

8yo · 9-3 · OR 101

474581 J R L Moore T T Kent —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 May 26	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	1/12	—	9.50
01 Nov 25	Newmarket	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	8/10	11L	13.0
11 Oct 25	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C2	5/14	1¾L	3.25

3 wins from 19 · placed 5

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

Last ran 46 days ago

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One Smack Mac (IRE) h11

4yo · 9-3 · OR 101

543200 J Saffie Osborne T Jamie Osborne —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Sep 25	Leopardstown	7f	Good To Yielding	—	13/16	11½L	34.0
21 Jun 25	Ascot	7f	Good To Firm	C1	15/15	36L	34.0
18 May 25	Naas	7f	Good	—	2/9	½L	4.00

1 win from 8 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

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Godwinson

6yo · 9-2 · OR 100

115000 J George Bass T Jack Channon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m	Good	C2	10/18	8½L	26.0
18 Oct 25	Ascot	1m	Good	C2	12/20	6½L	26.0
30 Aug 25	Curragh	1m	Good To Yielding	—	14/15	5½L	4.00

4 wins from 15 · placed 6

Won 3 of 11 at around this trip

Last ran 34 days ago

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Ozat (FR)

5yo · 9-2 · OR 100

524800 J Cieren Fallon T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Jun 26	Epsom Downs	1m 113y	Good To Soft	C2	10/18	6¾L	67.0
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	19/24	7¼L	81.0

0 wins from 2 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 12 days ago

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Blue Rc (IRE)

4yo · 9-2 · OR 100

221229 J H Crouch T J Tate —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	9/15	6L	9.50
02 May 26	Thirsk	1m	Good To Firm	C2	2/13	½L	3.50
03 Apr 26	Newcastle	1m	Standard	C2	2/14	1¼L	5.50

4 wins from 11 · placed 9

Won 2 of 7 at around this trip

Last ran 32 days ago

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War Socks (GB)

4yo · 9-1 · OR 99

714331 J D Egan T Niels Petersen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jul 25	Goodwood	1m	Heavy	C3	7/15	4¼L	21.0
21 Jun 25	Ascot	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C2	6/15	8½L	34.0

0 wins from 2 · placed 0

1 run here without a win

Last ran 28 days ago

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Shout (IRE)

4yo · 9-1 · OR 99

714903 J Jack Callan (3) T Simon & Ed Crisford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m	Good	C2	3/18	1½L	4.50
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	13/24	5L	5.00
28 Mar 26	Doncaster	1m	Good To Soft	C2	9/21	4L	13.0

3 wins from 13 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

Last ran 34 days ago

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Classic

6yo · 9-1 · OR 99

212821 J P J Dobbs T R Hannon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	1/15	—	11.0
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	2/24	¾L	19.0
16 Aug 25	Newbury	7f	Good To Firm	C2	8/11	7½L	3.75

4 wins from 24 · placed 12

Won 2 of 14 at around this trip

Last ran 32 days ago

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Swing Vote t

6yo · 9-1 · OR 99

158767 J S De Sousa T Simon & Ed Crisford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Nov 24	Newcastle	1m 2f	Standard	C1	7/10	6¼L	26.0

0 wins from 1 · placed 0

First time at this course and trip

Returns from a 109-day break

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Indalo (IRE) h

5yo · 9-0 · OR 98

414122 J Ray Dawson T R Varian —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	2/15	nk	6.00
27 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m 1f	Good To Firm	C2	2/23	nse	21.0
28 Aug 25	Southwell	1m	Standard	C3	1/13	—	5.00

4 wins from 11 · placed 8

Won 3 of 6 at around this trip

Last ran 32 days ago

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Rogue Diplomat (IRE)

4yo · 9-0 · OR 98

111257 J Harry Davies T James Owen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	5/24	2½L	13.0
28 Mar 26	Doncaster	1m	Good To Soft	C2	2/21	nse	12.0
24 Oct 25	Doncaster	7f	Soft	C2	1/10	—	3.50

5 wins from 12 · placed 8

5 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 24 days ago

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Scoville t1

4yo · 9-0 · OR 98

11048 J Tom Marquand T W J Haggas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Apr 26	Thirsk	7f	Good	C3	8/8	8¼L	3.00
10 Oct 25	Newmarket	7f	Good	C1	4/5	7¾L	6.50
18 Jul 25	Newmarket	1m	Good To Firm	C4	1/9	—	1.12

2 wins from 4 · placed 2

Won 2 of 2 at around this trip

First time in a tongue strap

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Witch Hunter (FR)

7yo · 9-0 · OR 98

148900 J Joe Leavy T R Hannon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C2	15/15	17L	41.0
09 May 26	Ascot	7f	Good	C2	20/28	10½L	41.0
03 Apr 26	Newcastle	1m	Standard	C2	9/14	5½L	19.0

6 wins from 54 · placed 24

Course winner: 1 win from 9 here

Last ran 32 days ago

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