Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Ascot

Ascot

17:05

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2024-06-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £90,195

Winning Time 1m 38.20s (fast by 0.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Wild Tiger (GB) Oisin Murphy · Saeed bin Suroor	11/2J	Won
2nd	Sonny Liston (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	17/2	0.2
3rd	Perotto (GB) Tom Marquand · Roger Varian	25/1	.75
4th	Daysofourlives (IRE) Luke Morris · Marco Botti	20/1	.5
5th	Holloway Boy (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	22/1	.75
6th	Coeur d'Or (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	12/1	0.2
7th	Metal Merchant (IRE) David Probert · Jack Channon	18/1	.75
8th	King's Code (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · David Evans	40/1	.5
9th	Fantastic Fox (GB) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	33/1	1.5
10th	Ropey Guest (GB) Tom Queally · George Margarson	40/1	.75
11th	Sean (GER) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	33/1	1
12th	Mirsky (GB) Maxime Guyon · David O'Meara	80/1	0.2
13th	Bless Him (IRE) Jamie Spencer · David Simcock	28/1	.75
14th	Eldrickjones (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	66/1	0.05
15th	Talis Evolvere (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	25/1	1
16th	Dutch Decoy (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	33/1	0.05
17th	Crack Shot (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · Ed Walker	11/2J	.75
18th	Regheeb (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	33/1	.75
19th	Aerion Power (IRE) Ryan Moore · Sir Michael Stoute	33/1	0.2
20th	Raadobarg (IRE) David Egan · George Boughey	40/1	0.05
21th	Blue For You (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	28/1	1.75
22th	Beshtani (FR) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	13/2	2.75
23th	The Gatekeeper (IRE) Neil Callan · Charlie Johnston	40/1	.5
24th	Kingdom Come (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Clive Cox	66/1	1.25
25th	Streets Of Gold (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	28/1	1.5
26th	Thunder Ball (GB) Alec Voikhansky · Paul & Oliver Cole	33/1	1
27th	Tempus (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Archie Watson	33/1	1.5
28th	Real Gain (IRE) William Buick · Richard Hughes	9/1	0.2
29th	Padishakh (FR) Sean Levey · David O'Meara	80/1	2

Runners (31)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
20 (20)	Wild Tiger Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed bin Suroor	126	p	1/2411	98	123	93	26d	—	—	+12	21.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lightly raced 5yo; 3-3 in British races; big player with further progress on the cards
6 (9)	Beshtani Bay J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	132	p	1121-2	104	125	107	19d	—	—	+13	20.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ex-French 4yo; went very close at Epsom on debut for new connections; warrants respect
9 (29)	Real Gain Bay J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	129	—	1315-0	101	122	102	60d	—	—	+8	14.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced 4yo; appears to have been targeted at this prize; one for the shortlist
11 (22)	Coeur d'Or Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	128	t	1188-7	100	118	104	26d	—	—	+8	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Irish 8yo; should be suited by the return to 1m with reappearance (6f) under his belt
1 (19)	Sonny Liston Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	139	—	5426-1	111	117	98	32d	—	—	+20	27.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good second in this contest last year; went one better at Newbury on reappearance; solid
25 (4)	Tempus Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Archie Watson	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Archie Watson	124	b	2-4507	96	123	78	32d	—	—	+11	16.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran respectably in this race in 2022 and 2023; regressive form this year; now blinkered
5 (5)	Streets Of Gold Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	132	—	305-96	104	117	88	39d	—	—	+10	14.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has produced his peak RPRs in two attempts at Ascot, close sixth in Victoria Cup latest
23 (8)	Metal Merchant Bay J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	125	—	210-12	97	122	91	32d	—	—	+7	13.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won the Spring Cup; ran creditably behind Sonny Liston last time; holds solid claims
4 (23)	Holloway Boy Chestnut J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	133	—	/94-43	105	115	85	60d	—	—	+11	15	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won the 2022 Chesham and close fourth in the 2023 Jersey; interesting off a workable mark
12 (28)	Bless Him Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	128	h	750-30	100	119	81	11d	—	—	+9	13.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Veteran; has form figures of 975 in this contest; close third in this year's Victoria Cup
16 (1)	Aerion Power Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	128	—	343-01	100	118	55	17d	—	—	+9	13.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Fourth in this race 12 months ago; incurs penalty for recent win; future mark is 3lb lower
8 (17)	Perotto Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Roger Varian	J:Tom Marquand T:Roger Varian	129	h	70171-	101	118	94	312d	—	—	+24	29.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won the 2021 Britannia; absent since last-gasp success in the Shergar Cup Mile last August
24 (10)	Daysofourlives Bay J:Luke Morris T:Marco Botti	J:Luke Morris T:Marco Botti	125	v	131-32	97	116	93	31d	—	—	+9	13	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ran well, despite carrying head awkwardly, at Newmarket last time; steadily progressive
28 (25)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	121	—	-02208	93	119	103	19d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Finished behind some of these rivals the last twice; weighted to his best
22 (30)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	125	—	-31385	97	118	95	19d	—	—	+14	17.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Finished behind some of these rivals in last two runs and is well exposed
10 (11)	Talis Evolvere Bay J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	128	—	120133	100	117	90	32d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+20	24.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Creditable third in Newbury handicaps won by Metal Merchant and Sonny Liston; consistent
17 (27)	Blue For You Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	127	v	070-40	99	119	89	19d	—	—	+10	13.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
On a handy mark but has a bit to prove back at Ascot; well held in this contest last year
18 (3)	Thunder Ball Chestnut J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	127	b	71-740	99	118	91	47d	—	—	+10	13.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ran poorly last time but record suggests he may rebound in reapplied blinkers
14 (14)	The Gatekeeper Bay J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	1041-8	100	117	103	88d	—	—	+9	13.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Landed the Balmoral over C&D (off 4lb lower) last October but everything went his way
29 (31)	Regheeb Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	120	—	158-23	92	119	89	27d	—	—	+8	11.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed in a couple of soft-ground events this term; unraced on good/firmer
13 (15)	Padishakh Brown J:Sean Levey T:David O'Meara	J:Sean Levey T:David O'Meara	128	—	7258-6	100	117	91	88d	—	—	+11	13.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ex-French; comfortably held in two British races; something to prove
2 (16)	Sean Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	136	—	-42364	108	115	92	18d	—	—	+16	18.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Nearly won a Group 3 at Meydan in February; trainer won this race with a 7yo in 2014
7 (24)	Raadobarg Bay J:David Egan T:George Boughey	J:David Egan T:George Boughey	131	tp	30-379	103	121	78	53d	—	—	+11	14	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed in major Irish handicap on seasonal debut; has regressed in two subsequent runs
31 (32)	Crack Shot Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Ed Walker	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Ed Walker	120	—	510-14	92	122	102	27d	—	—	+8	11.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Reserve; 3-5 over 1m; soft ground possibly contributed to his defeat last time
15 (12)	Ropey Guest Bay J:Tom Queally T:George Margarson	J:Tom Queally T:George Margarson	128	v	1062-5	100	117	95	39d	—	—	+10	13.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Often runs well at this level, 2nd in this in 2022; tenth in the Hunt Cup yesterday
NR (13)	Silent Film Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	126	—	41-203	98	117	-	57d	—	—	+10	12.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well treated on the pick of his Ascot efforts, namely second off 2lb higher in Sept 2022
NR (26)	Imperial Fighter Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Jamie Osborne	J:Callum Shepherd T:Jamie Osborne	123	ht	004-00	95	112	79	4d	—	—	+10	11.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has lost his way; pair of duck eggs for new yard this season; opposed
27 (18)	King's Code Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Evans	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Evans	121	v	477294	93	118	96	4d	—	—	+11	14	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Mixed results since returned to turf; has nothing in hand off current mark
3 (7)	Kingdom Come Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	135	—	-23124	107	118	51	49d	—	—	+23	25.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In good form on AW this year; below par in C&D Listed event last time; yet to win on turf
30 (21)	Eldrickjones Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Billy Loughnane T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	120	—	15-210	92	120	41	33d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	11.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Form dipped markedly returned to turf last time; has a better strike-rate on AW
21 (2)	Mirsky Chestnut J:Maxime Guyon T:David O'Meara	J:Maxime Guyon T:David O'Meara	125	—	797-59	97	119	93	34d	—	—	+10	12.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ex-French; has something to prove in this major race on third British start

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Wild Tiger	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Beshtani	11/1	17/2	12/1	10/1	12/1
Real Gain	10/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Coeur d'Or	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Sonny Liston	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Tempus	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Streets Of Gold	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Metal Merchant	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	12/1
Holloway Boy	16/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1
Bless Him	16/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Aerion Power	20/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Perotto	20/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Daysofourlives	20/1	18/1	22/1	16/1	20/1
Dutch Decoy	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Fantastic Fox	33/1	18/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Talis Evolvere	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Blue For You	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Thunder Ball	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
The Gatekeeper	16/1	20/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Regheeb	33/1	20/1	33/1	25/1	33/1
Padishakh	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Sean	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Raadobarg	33/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Crack Shot	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ropey Guest	33/1	25/1	33/1	25/1	33/1
Silent Film	50/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Imperial Fighter	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
King's Code	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Kingdom Come	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Eldrickjones	50/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Mirsky	33/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Perotto

29.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

20/1

2nd

Sonny Liston

27.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Kingdom Come

25.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Talis Evolvere

24.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 11.1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Wild Tiger

21.7

OR: 12 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Beshtani

20.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Sean

18.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Fantastic Fox

17.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Tempus

16.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dutch Decoy

15.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 4 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Holloway Boy

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Streets Of Gold

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Real Gain

14.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Coeur d'Or

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Raadobarg

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

King's Code

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Bless Him

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Aerion Power

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

The Gatekeeper

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Metal Merchant

13.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Ropey Guest

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Padishakh

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Blue For You

13.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Thunder Ball

13.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Daysofourlives

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Silent Film

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Mirsky

12.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Imperial Fighter

11.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Regheeb

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Crack Shot

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Eldrickjones

11.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sonny Liston	111	117	98
Sean	108	115	92
Kingdom Come	107	118	51
Holloway Boy	105	115	85
Beshtani	104	125	107
Streets Of Gold	104	117	88
Raadobarg	103	121	78
Real Gain	101	122	102
Perotto	101	118	94
Coeur d'Or	100	118	104
Bless Him	100	119	81
Aerion Power	100	118	55
Talis Evolvere	100	117	90
The Gatekeeper	100	117	103
Padishakh	100	117	91
Ropey Guest	100	117	95
Blue For You	99	119	89
Thunder Ball	99	118	91
Wild Tiger	98	123	93
Silent Film	98	117	—
Metal Merchant	97	122	91
Daysofourlives	97	116	93
Fantastic Fox	97	118	95
Mirsky	97	119	93
Tempus	96	123	78
Imperial Fighter	95	112	79
Dutch Decoy	93	119	103
King's Code	93	118	96
Regheeb	92	119	89
Crack Shot	92	122	102
Eldrickjones	92	120	41

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Imperial Fighter	4d ago	Quick return
King's Code	4d ago	Quick return
Bless Him	11d ago	Quick return
Aerion Power	17d ago	Fit
Sean	18d ago	Fit
Beshtani	19d ago	Fit
Dutch Decoy	19d ago	Fit
Fantastic Fox	19d ago	Fit
Blue For You	19d ago	Fit
Wild Tiger	26d ago	Fit
Coeur d'Or	26d ago	Fit
Regheeb	27d ago	Fit
Crack Shot	27d ago	Fit
Daysofourlives	31d ago	Fit
Sonny Liston	32d ago	Fit
Tempus	32d ago	Fit
Metal Merchant	32d ago	Fit
Talis Evolvere	32d ago	Fit
Eldrickjones	33d ago	Fit
Mirsky	34d ago	Fit
Streets Of Gold	39d ago	Fit
Ropey Guest	39d ago	Fit
Thunder Ball	47d ago	Fresh
Kingdom Come	49d ago	Fresh
Raadobarg	53d ago	Fresh
Silent Film	57d ago	Fresh
Real Gain	60d ago	Fresh
Holloway Boy	60d ago	Fresh
The Gatekeeper	88d ago	Fresh
Padishakh	88d ago	Fresh
Perotto	312d ago	Long break