The Royal Hunt Cup is a cavalry charge handicap run over a mile. It takes place at 17:05 on Wednesday 19th June, which is the second day of Royal Ascot 2024. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

YEAR	WINNER [DRAW]	AGE	WGT	SP	TRAINER	JOCKEY	RPR
2022	Dark Shift [15]	4	9-1	13/2	Charles Hills	James McDonald	108
2021	Real World [4]	4	8-6	18/1	Saeed bin Suroor	Marco Ghiani 3	113
2020	Dark Vision [11]	4	9-1	15/2	Mark Johnston	William Buick	112
2019	Afaak [21]	5	9-3	20/1	Charles Hills	Jim Crowley	113
2018	Settle For Bay [22]	4	9-1	16/1	David Marnane	W J Lee	111
2017	Zhui Feng [26]	4	9-0	25/1	Amanda Perrett	Martin Dwyer	110
2016	Portage [4]	4	9-5	10/1	M Halford	James Doyle	115
2015	Gm Hopkins [11]	4	9-3	8/1	John Gosden	Ryan Moore	114
2014	Field Of Dream [33]	7	9-1	20/1	Jamie Osborne	Adam Kirby	112
2013	Belgian Bill [6]	5	8-11	33/1	George Baker	James Doyle	107

Key race stats

Officially rated between 97 and 105, 9/10
Carried between 8st 11lb and 9st 3lb, 8/10
Won or been placed in a field of at least 14 runners, 8/10
Top-three finish at least once that season, 8/10 (both exceptions making reappearance)
Ran between one and four times that campaign, 8/10
Aged four or five, 8/10 (six aged four)
Rated within 3lb of RPR top-rated, 7/10
Distance winner, 6/10

Other factors

In 2016, Portage became the first winner to defy a penalty since Macadamia in 2003.
There have been only three winning favourites in the last 34 years –True Panache in 1989, Yeast in 1996 and Forgotten Voice in 2009.
Only three of the last ten winners were drawn in single figures, while none were drawn between stalls 12 and 20.
Four winners wore some form of headgear.

Royal Hunt Cup

17:00 Royal Ascot

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Key race stats

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