Royal Hunt Cup

The Royal Hunt Cup is a heritage handicap race for horses aged 3 years old and above, run over 1 mile during the Royal Ascot meeting.

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Recent Past Results

2008 : Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (str)
Going : Good to Firm, Firm in places		29 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Mr Aviator	R Hannon	R Hughes	25/1
2	Docofthebay	J A Osborne	S W Kelly	10/1
3	Royal Power	D Nicholls	A Nicholls	25/1
4	Kavachi	G L Moore	F Norton	33/1

2007 : Royal Hunt Cup (heritage Handicap) (str)
Going : Good to Firm		26 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Royal Oath	J H M Gosden	J Fortune	9/1
2	Flipando	T D Barron	J P Spencer	16/1
3	Vortex	Miss Gay Kelleway	J Murtagh	50/1
4	Supaseus	H Morrison	J F Egan	17/2

2006 : Royal Hunt Cup (heritage Handicap) (str)
Going : Good to Firm		30 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Cesare	J R Fanshawe	J P Spencer	14/1
2	Stronghold	J H M Gosden	R Hughes	14/1
3	Akona Matata	C E Brittain	K McEvoy	16/1
4	Hinterland	M A Jarvis	P Robinson	15/2

2005 : Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Going : Good to Firm		22 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	New Seeker	C G Cox	P Robinson	11/1
2	Ballast	L M Cumani	N Mackay	11/2
3	Azarole	J R Fanshawe	R L Moore	12/1
4	Royal Prince	J R Fanshawe	J Murtagh	8/1

2004 : Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class B)
Going : Good to Firm, Firm in places		31 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Mine	J D Bethell	T Quinn	16/1
2	Able Baker Charlie	J R Fanshawe	O Urbina	14/1
3	Zonergem	Lady Herries	K McEvoy	33/1
4	Amandus	D R Loder	T P Queally	20/1

2003 : Royal Hunt Cup (Showcase Handicap)
Going : Good to Firm		32 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Macadamia	J R Fanshawe	Dane O'Neill	8/1
2	Camp Commander	C E Brittain	D Holland	11/1
3	Tough Love	T D Easterby	W Supple	20/1
4	Pentecost	A M Balding	L Keniry	25/1

2002 : Royal Hunt Cup (Showcase Handicap)
Going : Good, Good to Firm in places		30 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Norton	T Mills	J Fortune	25/1
2	Invader	C E Brittain	R Ffrench	50/1
3	Beauchamp Pilot	G A Butler	E Ahern	7/1
4	Morro Castle	C E Brittain	H Goto	33/1

2001 : Royal Hunt Cup (Showcase Handicap)
Going : Good to Firm		30 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Surprise Encounter	E A L Dunlop	L Dettori	8/1
2	Big Future	Mrs A Perrett	M J Kinane	33/1
3	Muchea	M R Channon	S Drowne	50/1
4	Atavus	G G Margarson	J Mackay	11/1

2000 : Royal Hunt Cup (Showcase Handicap)
Going : Good to Firm		32 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Caribbean Monarch	Sir Michael Stoute	K Fallon	11/2
2	John Ferneley	P F I Cole	K Darley	12/1
3	Persiano	J R Fanshawe	D Harrison	14/1
4	Pythios	H R A Cecil	T Quinn	16/1

Free Bets on the Royal Hunt Cup


		Open an account with bet365 and place a bet on the Royal Hunt Cup and you'll be entitled to a free bet of the same stake (max £50). After placing the first free bet, further free bets totalling £150 are available. See their site for details.


		Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Royal Hunt Cup as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £50.


		Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Royal Hunt Cup and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token.


		Place your first bet with VC Bet on the Royal Hunt Cup and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races and they’ll give you another £50 free bet.


		New customers to Boylesports place your first bet on the Royal Hunt Cup and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £50. Further free bets totalling £150 are available. See their site for details.


		Ladbrokes will credit your new customers account with a free £10 bet, when you place a bet of £10 or more on the Royal Hunt Cup.

See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.

Royal Ascot 2008

Royal Ascot Information

Get the latest news for the Royal Hunt Cup from the At The Races Ascot microsite.

For information direct from the course see Royal Ascot Site, which includes details on admission and dress code, buying tickets, group bookings, planning your day, plus travel & parking.

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