Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Ascot

Ascot

2:40

Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2025-05-10

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (18)	Roi De France br Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	137	—	012-32	106	117	101	22d	—	—	+1	19.2	4/1 20%
Record is largely solid; creditable second on AW finals day most recently; should go well
6 (9)	Qirat ch Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	130	—	65122-	99	116	99	192d	—	—	+17	29.4	6/1 14%
Record of 12112 over 7f includes a good effort at Ascot; big player back at this trip
12 (12)	Gleneagle Bay b Hollie Doyle · Stephen Thorne	Hollie Doyle · Stephen Thorne	123	tp	5222-5	92	114	107	55d	—	—	+1	14.1	13/2 13%
Low-mileage Irish 5yo; has shown signs that there's a good prize in him; major claims
4 (16)	Ten Pounds b Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	133	—	1117-1	102	117	75	24d	—	—	+16	25.9	15/2 12%
Newmarket reappearance win took his record to 4-6; further progress is plausible
11 (19)	Myal b Sam James · Steph Hollinshead	Sam James · Steph Hollinshead	126	—	111-31	95	117	92	14d	—	—	+4	13.9	17/2 11%
Haydock win last time took his record in 7f handicaps to 5-5; respected kept to this trip
10 (15)	Metal Merchant b David Probert · Jack Channon	David Probert · Jack Channon	127	—	7749-0	96	117	102	28d	—	—	+5	13.9	10/1 9%
Close fourth in major handicap over C&D last July; that form puts him in the picture
3 (6)	English Oak b William Buick · Ed Walker	William Buick · Ed Walker	137	—	4629-9	106	118	103	14d	—	—	+8	16.2	14/1 7%
Sole C&D attempt resulted in a ready success at Royal Ascot last year; interesting
9 (8)	Ebt's Guard b Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	127	—	6618-1	96	115	106	28d	—	—	+17	23.1	18/1 5%
Better than ever at Newbury on reappearance but isn't crying out for drop back to 7f
18 (11)	Hickory b Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	116	—	87802-	85	117	102	201d	—	—	+10	15.4	18/1 5%
Some good C&D form when with James Fanshawe but is frustrating; no win since 2022
7 (1)	Popmaster gr Jack Doughty(3) · Ed Walker	Jack Doughty(3) · Ed Walker	129	—	-38345	98	120	98	22d	—	—	+10	15.5	18/1 5%
Two defeats in this race emphasise that he's far more exposed than some of these rivals
17 (7)	Diligent Resdev b Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	117	v	5051-3	86	115	92	21d	—	—	+8	13.4	18/1 5%
Record is 3-8; ran creditably on reappearance; upped in class but may do better still
16 (13)	Metaverse ch Harry Davies · David Menuisier	Harry Davies · David Menuisier	119	h	104-71	88	117	71	19d	—	—	+6	10.7	25/1 4%
Both wins off 4lb lower, including on AW last time; now on career-high mark
13 (17)	Silver Sword gr Kieran Shoemark · Dylan Cunha	Kieran Shoemark · Dylan Cunha	123	—	540166	92	115	100	7d	—	—	+13	16.6	28/1 3%
All wins over 1m and stays 1m2f; drop back to 7f looks a negative
1 (2)	Witch Hunter b Joe Leavy(3) · Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy(3) · Richard Hannon	138	—	3-6260	107	117	85	10d	—	—	+14	17.3	28/1 3%
Big chance on peak form but has failed to win since 2023, which doesn't inspire confidence
5 (5)	Jumby b Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	131	—	630-64	100	116	80	8d	—	—	+11	13.1	66/1 1%
Smart on his day but losing run goes back to 2023; similar type to Witch Hunter
14 (10)	Noodle Mission b Rob Hornby · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	Rob Hornby · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	119	—	12160-	88	113	94	191d	—	—	+16	18.6	66/1 1%
Largely productive last term but faces a stiffer task at this level
15 (3)	Tolstoy b Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · Brian Ellison	Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · Brian Ellison	119	—	180-00	88	114	105	42d	—	—	+8	10	80/1 1%
Did well last summer; not in the same form since; best watched
NR (4)	No Retreat b Callum Shepherd · George Scott	Callum Shepherd · George Scott	128	—	2-2212	97	114	102	64d	—	—	—	15.3	—
Consistent sort who is 1-1 over 7f and looks interesting on debut for another new yard
NR (14)	Mafnood b NON-RUNNER · George Baker	NON-RUNNER · George Baker	114	p	7366-3	83	114	-	18d	—	—	—	11.3	—
Campaigned mostly at longer trips; enough to prove in this hot 7f handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Roi De France	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3	4/1
Qirat	5/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1
Gleneagle Bay	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2	11/2
Ten Pounds	7/1	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2
Myal	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Metal Merchant	9/1	9/1	8/1	10/1	9/1
English Oak	14/1	11/1	11/1	17/2	14/1
Ebt's Guard	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hickory	18/1	16/1	12/1	18/1	14/1
Popmaster	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Diligent Resdev	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Metaverse	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Silver Sword	28/1	22/1	18/1	25/1	20/1
Witch Hunter	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Jumby	66/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Noodle Mission	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Tolstoy	80/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
No Retreat	-	-	-	-	-
Mafnood	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Qirat

29.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Ten Pounds

25.9

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Ebt's Guard

23.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Roi De France

19.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Noodle Mission

18.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Witch Hunter

17.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Silver Sword

16.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

28/1

English Oak

16.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Popmaster

15.5

OR: 12 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Hickory

15.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

No Retreat

15.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Gleneagle Bay

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Myal

13.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Metal Merchant

13.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Diligent Resdev

13.4

OR: 9 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Jumby

13.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Mafnood

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Metaverse

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Tolstoy

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Witch Hunter Top Rated	107	117	85
Roi De France	106	117	101
English Oak	106	118	103
Ten Pounds	102	117	75
Jumby	100	116	80
Qirat	99	116	99
Popmaster	98	120	98
No Retreat	97	114	102
Metal Merchant	96	117	102
Ebt's Guard	96	115	106
Myal	95	117	92
Gleneagle Bay	92	114	107
Silver Sword	92	115	100
Metaverse	88	117	71
Noodle Mission	88	113	94
Tolstoy	88	114	105
Diligent Resdev	86	115	92
Hickory	85	117	102
Mafnood	83	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roi De France	22d ago	Fit
Qirat	192d ago	Long break
Gleneagle Bay	55d ago	Fresh
Ten Pounds	24d ago	Fit
Myal	14d ago	Fit
Metal Merchant	28d ago	Fit
English Oak	14d ago	Fit
Ebt's Guard	28d ago	Fit
Hickory	201d ago	Long break
Popmaster	22d ago	Fit
Diligent Resdev	21d ago	Fit
Metaverse	19d ago	Fit
Silver Sword	7d ago	Quick return
Witch Hunter	10d ago	Quick return
Jumby	8d ago	Quick return
Noodle Mission	191d ago	Long break
Tolstoy	42d ago	Fit
No Retreat	64d ago	Fresh
Mafnood	18d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Firm

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