Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Ascot

Ascot

17:00

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2025-06-18

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £90,195

Winning Time 1m 38.10s (fast by 0.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	My Cloud (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	3/1F	Won
2nd	Bullet Point (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/1	.75
3rd	Bopedro (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	50/1	.5
4th	Greek Order (GB) Christophe Soumillon · Michael Bell	22/1	0.3
5th	Urban Lion (GB) Edward Greatrex · Jack Channon	25/1	0.3
6th	Fox Legacy (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	7/1	2
7th	Ebt's Guard (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	28/1	0.05
8th	Jeff Koons (IRE) Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani	100/1	0.3
9th	Sisyphean (IRE) Clifford Lee · Kevin Ryan	22/1	2
10th	Ancient Rome (USA) Jamie Spencer · Charles Hills	22/1	0.2
11th	Talis Evolvere (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	66/1	1.25
12th	La Trinidad (GB) Rowan Scott · Roger Fell	40/1	.5
13th	Epictetus (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	22/1	0.3
14th	Tony Montana (GB) David Egan · Michael Bell	16/1	0.1
15th	Toimy Son (FR) Callum Shepherd · David Menuisier	80/1	1.5
16th	Popmaster (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	33/1	.5
17th	Soldier's Empire (IRE) Neil Callan · Marco Botti	100/1	0.05
18th	Blue Brother (FR) James McDonald · A De Mieulle	13/2	0.2
19th	Hi Royal (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Kevin Ryan	33/1	.5
20th	Galeron (IRE) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	66/1	.75
21th	Whitcombe Rockstar (GB) Josephine Gordon · Keiran Burke	100/1	0.3
22th	Wahdan (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	80/1	1.25
23th	The Liffey (IRE) Ryan Moore · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	4.25
24th	Tokenomics (FR) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	25/1	1
25th	Magnum Opus (IRE) Liam Wright · Simon & Ed Crisford	50/1	0.3
26th	Whip Cracker (IRE) David Probert · Richard Hughes	40/1	0.2
27th	Qirat (GB) Colin Keane · Ralph Beckett	10/1	.5
28th	Silawi (IRE) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	25/1	.5
29th	Arabian Light (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/1	.5
30th	Sean (GER) William Carver · Jamie Osborne	80/1	6.5

Runners (30)

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
27 (32)	My Cloud Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	127	—	221-11	95	119	87	32d	—	—	-4	17.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won well over C&D in April then followed up at Newbury; very progressive; respected
5 (21)	Qirat Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	134	b	5122-2	102	117	96	39d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Consistent; went close in the Victoria Cup; likely player if taking well to headgear
19 (2)	Bullet Point Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	4411-1	97	118	94	62d	—	—	+16	24	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Record of 4111 since handicapping; well on top in sole run this season; strong contender
23 (11)	Fox Legacy Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	4174-1	96	116	97	46d	—	—	+13	24.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Landed a notable 1m1f handicap at Newmakret on stable/seasonal debut; may improve further
14 (31)	The Liffey Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	tp	1/51-4	98	119	69	31d	—	—	+9	20.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Record is 2-4 (1-1 over 1m); still open to further improvement; second run for new yard
1 (25)	Arabian Light Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	138	—	11-313	106	116	87	46d	—	—	+8	16.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Progressive; ran well off top weight last time, taking record to 211313; solid contender
12 (12)	Tony Montana Bay J:David Egan T:Michael Bell	J:David Egan T:Michael Bell	131	p	335-22	99	113	103	33d	—	—	+9	13.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Useful over 1m2f; showed promise behind high-class rival in sole 1m attempt; interesting
28 (13)	Sisyphean Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Ryan	J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Ryan	126	—	7140-2	94	115	95	34d	—	—	+13	17.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Useful form at York in last two 1m attempts; could well have more to offer at this trip
25 (30)	Greek Order Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:Michael Bell	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Michael Bell	127	—	/67-84	95	112	-	81d	—	—	+7	13	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Runner-up off this mark in the 2023 Cambridgeshire; one to note on debut for new yard
21 (3)	Urban Lion Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	129	—	54-121	97	117	103	4d	—	—	+9	13	5.50/1	22/1 4%
An improving sort but turning out quickly could backfire (seems best fresh)
6 (20)	Ancient Rome b/br J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	134	—	74-709	102	119	85	32d	—	—	+10	14.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Defied a 3lb higher mark at Glorious Goodwood in 2023; far from solid on 2025 form
11 (22)	Blue Brother Bay J:James McDonald T:A De Mieulle	J:James McDonald T:A De Mieulle	132	—	1125-6	100	114	94	116d	—	—	+8	14.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Successful in France; midfield in Saudi handicap in sole start for new (Qatari) stable
29 (26)	Tokenomics Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	126	—	1813-1	94	113	97	43d	—	—	+18	22.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Four wins from last six starts; Irish trainer landed this prize with similar type in 2018
8 (29)	Epictetus Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	133	p	8/56-5	101	116	80	32d	—	—	+10	13.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Group 3 winner for the Gosdens; showed some promise on stable/seasonal debut
16 (10)	Ebt's Guard Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	129	—	8-1034	97	113	104	12d	—	—	+10	12.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Spring Cup winner; ties in with My Cloud on Newbury running last month; could go well
20 (14)	Silawi Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	129	—	348-01	97	114	87	23d	—	—	+9	12.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
1m2f win on British debut; 2lb well in under a penalty but drop to 1m is an unknown
2 (6)	Hi Royal Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Kevin Ryan	J:Billy Loughnane T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	5077-2	104	115	98	46d	—	—	+16	19.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Close second in the Thirsk Hunt Cup on handicap/seasonal debut but is inconsistent
15 (28)	Popmaster Grey J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	129	—	383454	97	115	92	39d	—	—	+11	13.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has plenty of Ascot form but is 0-7 over this trip and not the percentage call
13 (18)	La Trinidad Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	130	—	000-33	98	114	98	34d	—	—	+10	12.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Creditable third in both runs this term but has nothing in hand off current mark
22 (1)	Bopedro Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	128	v	0-6226	96	115	92	12d	—	—	+10	12	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Retains plenty of ability aged nine but he's on a 21-race losing sequence
30 (33)	Whip Cracker Bay J:David Probert T:Richard Hughes	J:David Probert T:Richard Hughes	126	p	4-4092	94	117	90	20d	—	—	+9	11.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran respectably in first-time cheekpieces at Sandown most recently; this is harder
17 (16)	Magnum Opus Bay J:Liam Wright(5) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Liam Wright(5) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	129	v	035144	97	112	103	81d	—	—	+16	17.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran creditably in the Lincoln when last seen but current mark leaves him in a tough spot
9 (19)	Galeron Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	133	—	300-50	101	115	88	46d	—	—	+12	13.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Ran creditably in this year's Lincoln but hasn't won since his 2yo days
26 (15)	Toimy Son Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Menuisier	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Menuisier	127	—	436-07	95	115	77	49d	—	—	+10	11.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Had some good form last term but needs to step up plenty on his 2025 efforts
10 (23)	Sean Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	024005	101	114	77	23d	—	—	+13	14.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Capable of very useful form but last few efforts don't augur well; 0-17 for this yard
18 (5)	Talis Evolvere Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	129	—	01-834	97	114	87	23d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+11	12.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Has done most of his winning on AW; came up well short in this race last year
3 (24)	Wahdan Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	—	437-74	103	112	68	38d	—	—	+12	13.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Handicap debutant; not particularly solid as his best efforts may not be reliable
4 (4)	Jeff Koons b/br J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	135	—	-01426	103	111	68	26d	—	—	+19	20	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Two wins in Qatar for current yard; judged on all form he's on a difficult mark
24 (27)	Whitcombe Rockstar Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	128	t	11117-	96	115	89	196d	—	—	+28	28.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Productive last term but faces a tough assignment off this mark on reappearance
7 (9)	Soldier's Empire Chestnut J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	133	h	-42414	101	113	67	90d	—	—	+21	21.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Consistent in Bahrain for current stable; seems to have a stiff task in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
My Cloud	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Qirat	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Bullet Point	10/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Fox Legacy	13/2	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
The Liffey	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Arabian Light	8/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Tony Montana	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Sisyphean	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Greek Order	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	20/1
Urban Lion	18/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Ancient Rome	18/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Blue Brother	16/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Tokenomics	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Epictetus	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ebt's Guard	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Silawi	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Hi Royal	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Popmaster	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
La Trinidad	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Bopedro	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Whip Cracker	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Magnum Opus	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Galeron	80/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Toimy Son	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1
Sean	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Talis Evolvere	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Wahdan	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1
Jeff Koons	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	125/1
Whitcombe Rockstar	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Soldier's Empire	100/1	80/1	125/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Whitcombe Rockstar

28.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 17 Odds: 0.3

100/1

2nd

Fox Legacy

24.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Bullet Point

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Tokenomics

22.1

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Soldier's Empire

21.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Qirat

20.9

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

The Liffey

20.1

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

12/1

Jeff Koons

OR: 13.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Hi Royal

19.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

28/1

My Cloud

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Magnum Opus

17.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Sisyphean

17.2

OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Arabian Light

16.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Ancient Rome

14.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Blue Brother

14.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Sean

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Epictetus

13.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Wahdan

13.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Tony Montana

13.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Popmaster

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Galeron

13.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Greek Order

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Urban Lion

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Silawi

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

La Trinidad

12.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ebt's Guard

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Talis Evolvere

12.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Bopedro

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Whip Cracker

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Toimy Son

11.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arabian Light	106	116	87
Hi Royal	104	115	98
Wahdan	103	112	68
Jeff Koons	103	111	68
Qirat	102	117	96
Ancient Rome	102	119	85
Epictetus	101	116	80
Galeron	101	115	88
Sean	101	114	77
Soldier's Empire	101	113	67
Blue Brother	100	114	94
Tony Montana	99	113	103
The Liffey	98	119	69
La Trinidad	98	114	98
Bullet Point	97	118	94
Urban Lion	97	117	103
Ebt's Guard	97	113	104
Silawi	97	114	87
Popmaster	97	115	92
Magnum Opus	97	112	103
Talis Evolvere	97	114	87
Fox Legacy	96	116	97
Bopedro	96	115	92
Whitcombe Rockstar	96	115	89
My Cloud	95	119	87
Greek Order	95	112	—
Toimy Son	95	115	77
Sisyphean	94	115	95
Tokenomics	94	113	97
Whip Cracker	94	117	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Urban Lion	4d ago	Quick return
Ebt's Guard	12d ago	Quick return
Bopedro	12d ago	Quick return
Whip Cracker	20d ago	Fit
Silawi	23d ago	Fit
Sean	23d ago	Fit
Talis Evolvere	23d ago	Fit
Jeff Koons	26d ago	Fit
The Liffey	31d ago	Fit
My Cloud	32d ago	Fit
Ancient Rome	32d ago	Fit
Epictetus	32d ago	Fit
Tony Montana	33d ago	Fit
Sisyphean	34d ago	Fit
La Trinidad	34d ago	Fit
Wahdan	38d ago	Fit
Qirat	39d ago	Fit
Popmaster	39d ago	Fit
Tokenomics	43d ago	Fit
Fox Legacy	46d ago	Fresh
Arabian Light	46d ago	Fresh
Hi Royal	46d ago	Fresh
Galeron	46d ago	Fresh
Toimy Son	49d ago	Fresh
Bullet Point	62d ago	Fresh
Greek Order	81d ago	Fresh
Magnum Opus	81d ago	Fresh
Soldier's Empire	90d ago	Fresh
Blue Brother	116d ago	Long break
Whitcombe Rockstar	196d ago	Long break