Ascot

5:00

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
Runners 30

Runners

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
27 (32) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian 127 221-11
95
119
87
32d -4
17.9
3/1
25%
Won well over C&D in April then followed up at Newbury; very progressive; respected
5 (21) Colin Keane · Ralph Beckett 134 b 5122-2
102
117
96
39d +11
20.9
15/2
12%
Consistent; went close in the Victoria Cup; likely player if taking well to headgear
19 (2) Tom Marquand · William Haggas 129 4411-1
97
118
94
62d +16
24
12/1
8%
Record of 4111 since handicapping; well on top in sole run this season; strong contender
23 (11) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding 128 4174-1
96
116
97
46d +13
24.8
15/2
12%
Landed a notable 1m1f handicap at Newmakret on stable/seasonal debut; may improve further
14 (31) Ryan Moore · Joseph Patrick O'Brien 130 tp 1/51-4
98
119
69
31d +9
20.1
12/1
8%
Record is 2-4 (1-1 over 1m); still open to further improvement; second run for new yard
1 (25) William Buick · Charlie Appleby 138 11-313
106
116
87
46d +8
16.4
11/1
8%
Progressive; ran well off top weight last time, taking record to 211313; solid contender
12 (12) David Egan · Michael Bell 131 p 335-22
99
113
103
33d +9
13.5
20/1
5%
Useful over 1m2f; showed promise behind high-class rival in sole 1m attempt; interesting
28 (13) Clifford Lee · Kevin Ryan 126 7140-2
94
115
95
34d +13
17.2
20/1
5%
Useful form at York in last two 1m attempts; could well have more to offer at this trip
25 (30) Christophe Soumillon · Michael Bell 127 /67-84
95
112
-
81d +7
13
20/1
5%
Runner-up off this mark in the 2023 Cambridgeshire; one to note on debut for new yard
21 (3) Edward Greatrex · Jack Channon 129 54-121
97
117
103
4d +9
13
22/1
4%
An improving sort but turning out quickly could backfire (seems best fresh)
6 (20) Jamie Spencer · Charles Hills 134 74-709
102
119
85
32d +10
14.1
22/1
4%
Defied a 3lb higher mark at Glorious Goodwood in 2023; far from solid on 2025 form
11 (22) James McDonald · A De Mieulle 132 1125-6
100
114
94
116d +8
14.1
20/1
5%
Successful in France; midfield in Saudi handicap in sole start for new (Qatari) stable
29 (26) Luke McAteer · David Marnane 126 1813-1
94
113
97
43d +18
22.1
22/1
4%
Four wins from last six starts; Irish trainer landed this prize with similar type in 2018
8 (29) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne 133 p 8/56-5
101
116
80
32d +10
13.8
22/1
4%
Group 3 winner for the Gosdens; showed some promise on stable/seasonal debut
16 (10) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick 129 8-1034
97
113
104
12d +10
12.5
28/1
3%
Spring Cup winner; ties in with My Cloud on Newbury running last month; could go well
20 (14) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani 129 348-01
97
114
87
23d +9
12.6
25/1
4%
1m2f win on British debut; 2lb well in under a penalty but drop to 1m is an unknown
2 (6) Billy Loughnane · Kevin Ryan 136 5077-2
104
115
98
46d +16
19.3
28/1
3%
Close second in the Thirsk Hunt Cup on handicap/seasonal debut but is inconsistent
15 (28) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker 129 383454
97
115
92
39d +11
13.4
40/1
2%
Has plenty of Ascot form but is 0-7 over this trip and not the percentage call
13 (18) Rowan Scott · Roger Fell 130 000-33
98
114
98
34d +10
12.6
40/1
2%
Creditable third in both runs this term but has nothing in hand off current mark
22 (1) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara 128 v 0-6226
96
115
92
12d +10
12
50/1
2%
Retains plenty of ability aged nine but he's on a 21-race losing sequence
30 (33) David Probert · Richard Hughes 126 p 4-4092
94
117
90
20d +9
11.6
50/1
2%
Ran respectably in first-time cheekpieces at Sandown most recently; this is harder
17 (16) Liam Wright(5) · Simon & Ed Crisford 129 v 035144
97
112
103
81d +16
17.9
40/1
2%
Ran creditably in the Lincoln when last seen but current mark leaves him in a tough spot
9 (19) Jason Watson · Charles Hills 133 300-50
101
115
88
46d +12
13.1
80/1
1%
Ran creditably in this year's Lincoln but hasn't won since his 2yo days
26 (15) Callum Shepherd · David Menuisier 127 436-07
95
115
77
49d +10
11.6
80/1
1%
Had some good form last term but needs to step up plenty on his 2025 efforts
10 (23) William Carver · Jamie Osborne 133 024005
101
114
77
23d +13
14.1
80/1
1%
Capable of very useful form but last few efforts don't augur well; 0-17 for this yard
18 (5) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon 129 01-834
97
114
87
23d +11
12.1
80/1
1%
Has done most of his winning on AW; came up well short in this race last year
3 (24) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien 135 437-74
103
112
68
38d +12
13.6
80/1
1%
Handicap debutant; not particularly solid as his best efforts may not be reliable
4 (4) Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani 135 -01426
103
111
68
26d +19
20
125/1
1%
Two wins in Qatar for current yard; judged on all form he's on a difficult mark
24 (27) Josephine Gordon · Keiran Burke 128 t 11117-
96
115
89
196d +28
28.8
100/1
1%
Productive last term but faces a tough assignment off this mark on reappearance
7 (9) Neil Callan · Marco Botti 133 h -42414
101
113
67
90d +21
21.5
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
24
OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2
12/1
4 Tokenomics
22.1
OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1
22/1
5 Soldier's Empire
21.5
OR: 12.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.2
125/1
6 Qirat
20.9
OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9
15/2
7 The Liffey
20.1
OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1
12/1
8 Jeff Koons
20
OR: 13.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.2
125/1
9 Hi Royal
19.3
OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8
28/1
10 My Cloud
17.9
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7
3/1
11 Magnum Opus
17.9
OR: 11.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.6
40/1
12 Sisyphean
17.2
OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2
20/1
13 Arabian Light
16.4
OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4
11/1
14 Ancient Rome
14.1
OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
15 Blue Brother
14.1
OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
20/1
16 Sean
14.1
OR: 12.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.3
80/1
17 Epictetus
13.8
OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
18 Wahdan
13.6
OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
80/1
19 Tony Montana
13.5
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
20/1
20 Popmaster
13.4
OR: 11.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.7
40/1
21 Galeron
13.1
OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3
80/1
22 Greek Order
13
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7
20/1
23 Urban Lion
13
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
22/1
24 Silawi
12.6
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9
25/1
25 La Trinidad
12.6
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
40/1
26 Ebt's Guard
12.5
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
28/1
27 Talis Evolvere
12.1
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3
80/1
28 Bopedro
12
OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5
50/1
29 Whip Cracker
11.6
OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
50/1
30 Toimy Son
11.6
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
80/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Arabian Light Top Rated
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

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

Going: Good To Firm

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