Full Result 5.00 Ascot | 17 June 2026

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 1m Str Good To Firm

1st £90,195 2nd £42,297.50 3rd £21,157.50 4th £10,570 5th £5,285 6th £2,642.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³³⁾	28. Rogue Diplomat (IRE) 28/1 Harry Davies James Owen	Harry Davies James Owen	4	90	98	85	109	–
b c Calyx - Only Young Once (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced near side, midfield, headway over 2f out, pushed along and led group over 1f out, ridden and led overall inside final furlong, kept on well, 1st of 8 in group (op 25/1)

2⁽²³⁾ 1	22. Blue Rc (IRE) 28/1 Hector Crouch James Tate	Hector Crouch James Tate	4	92	100	85	109	–
b c Blue Point (IRE) - Making Memories (IRE) (New Approach)
Towards rear, switched right soon after start, switched left and raced near side after 1f, good headway over 1f out, ran on well and went second towards finish, 2nd of 8 in group (op 25/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2½]	27. Indalo (IRE) 9/1 Ray Dawson Roger Varian	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	5	90 h	98	80	104	–
gr g Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Pearly Empress (FR) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Raced far side and towards rear, switched right and headway on far side of group from 2f out, ridden and led group inside final 110yds, kept on well, 1st of 20 in group (op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1)

4⁽³²⁾ ½ [3]	8. Ebt's Guard 20/1 Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	5	96	104	84	108	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Whims Of Desire (Nathaniel)
Prominent towards near side, kept on, 3rd of 8 in group (op 18/1)

5⁽²²⁾ ½ [3½]	7. Cerulean Bay (IRE) 25/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	5	97	105	84	108	–
b g New Bay - Kathy Sun (IRE) (Intikhab)
Switched right and raced far side soon after start, in rear, switched left and headway on near side of group over 1f out, kept on well, 2nd of 20 in group (op 22/1)

6⁽²⁴⁾ shd [3½]	18. Erzindjan (IRE) 17/2 Ryan Moore T J Kent	Ryan Moore T J Kent	8	93	101	80	104	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Eshera (IRE) (Oratorio)
Raced far side and midfield, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8 in group (op 9/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [3¾]	29. Scoville 12/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	4	90 w¹ t	98	77	101	–
b g Too Darn Hot - Ribbons (Manduro)
Raced far side, led overall, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 20 in group, headed in group and no extra inside final 110yds

8⁽¹⁾ nk [4]	21. Ozat (FR) 125/1 Cieren Fallon Ian Williams	Cieren Fallon Ian Williams	5	92	100	78	102	–
b g Kingman - Ollie Olga (USA) (Stormy Atlantic)
Raced far side and in rear, slowly away, switched right and headway on far side of group over 1f out, kept on well, nearest finish, 4th of 20 in group (tchd 150/1)

9⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	25. Classic 14/1 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon	6	91	99	77	100	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Date With Destiny (IRE) (George Washington)
Raced far side and towards rear, squeezed through and some headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 20 in group

10⁽³⁰⁾ nk [4½]	14. Checkandchallenge 33/1 Rossa Ryan William Knight	Rossa Ryan William Knight	7	94 p	102	79	103	–
bb g Fast Company (IRE) - Likeable (Dalakhani)
Slowly into stride, raced near side and towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8 in group (op 25/1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5]	15. Fifth Column (IRE) 11/1 William Buick John & Thady Gosden	William Buick John & Thady Gosden	4	94 p	102	78	102	–
b g Kingman - Inner Secret (USA) (Singspiel)
Raced far side, held up in midfield, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 20 in group (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [5¼]	13. Jagged Edge (IRE) 8/1 Colin Keane Stephen Thorne	Colin Keane Stephen Thorne	4	94	102	77	101	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Jaega (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Raced far side and midfield, good headway on near side of group over 1f out, challenging 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 20 in group (op 15/2)

13⁽⁵⁾ hd [5½]	16. La Botte 17/2 Mark Zahra Harry Eustace	Mark Zahra Harry Eustace	4	94	102	77	101	–
b c Too Darn Hot - Panmolle (Lawman)
Raced far side and in touch with leaders, headway and challenging over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 20 in group (op 11/1)

14⁽²⁷⁾ nk [5¾]	26. Swing Vote 125/1 Silvestre De Sousa Simon & Ed Crisford	Silvestre De Sousa Simon & Ed Crisford	6	91 t	99	73	97	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Qualify (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Raced near side and in touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8 in group

15⁽²⁸⁾ nse [5¾]	10. Thunder Run (IRE) 25/1 Clifford Lee K R Burke	Clifford Lee K R Burke	5	95	103	77	101	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Astonished (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Raced near side, led group, headed in group over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8 in group

16⁽²⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	24. Shout (IRE) 16/1 Jack Callan ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	Jack Callan ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	4	812	99	71	95	–
b g Advertise - Poppet's Promise (Bated Breath)
Raced far side and in touch with leaders, weakened final furlong, 8th of 8 in group (op 14/1)

17⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	1. Holloway Boy 14/1 Jack Nicholls ⁵ K R Burke	Jack Nicholls ⁵ K R Burke	6	99	112	81	105	–
ch g Ulysses (IRE) - Sultry (Pivotal)
Raced far side, never better than midfield, 9th of 20 in group (op 18/1)

18⁽⁶⁾ hd [8]	20. Godwinson 125/1 George Bass Jack Channon	George Bass Jack Channon	6	92	100	69	93	–
b g Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Malabar (Raven's Pass)
Raced far side and towards rear, short of room and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 10th of 20 in group

19⁽³⁾ hd [8¼]	30. Witch Hunter (FR) 80/1 Joe Leavy Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy Richard Hannon	7	90	98	66	91	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Sorciere (IRE) (Orpen)
Raced far side, never better than midfield, 11th of 20 in group

20⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [8½]	6. Archivist 5/1F James Doyle Hamad Al Jehani	James Doyle Hamad Al Jehani	4	97 h	105	73	97	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Provenance (Galileo)
Raced far side and prominent, weakened final furlong, 12th of 20 in group (op 11/2)

21⁽⁷⁾ hd [8¾]	4. No Retreat (IRE) 50/1 Billy Loughnane George Scott	Billy Loughnane George Scott	5	99	107	74	98	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Isabel De Urbina (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Raced far side and towards rear, headway when hampered and dropped to rear under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not recover, 13th of 20 in group (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)

22⁽²⁾ nk [9]	9. Henlein (AUS) 80/1 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	4	96 w²	104	71	95	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - Time Awaits (AUS) (Nicconi)
Raced far side and prominent, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 20 in group (op 100/1)

23⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¾ [13¾]	17. Mister Winston 16/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	4	94 5	102	57	82	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Crazee Diamond (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Raced far side, never better than midfield, 15th of 20 in group (op 18/1)

24⁽¹⁷⁾ 4¾ [18½]	2. Skukuza 20/1 Christophe Soumillon Ed Dunlop	Christophe Soumillon Ed Dunlop	5	912 v¹	110	53	79	–
b h Blue Point (IRE) - Shingwedzi (SAF) (Trippi)
Raced far side, never better than midfield, 16th of 20 in group (op 18/1)

25⁽²¹⁾ shd [18½]	23. War Socks 50/1 David Egan Niels Petersen	David Egan Niels Petersen	4	91	99	42	68	–
ch c Kameko (USA) - Courteous Crown (Helmet)
Raced far side and in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out, 17th of 20 in group (op 40/1)

26⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [19]	12. Urban Lion 25/1 Edward Greatrex Jack Channon	Edward Greatrex Jack Channon	5	94	102	44	69	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Vive Ma Fille (GER) (Doyen)
Raced far side and in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20 in group

27⁽¹¹⁾ hd [19¼]	5. Excellent Believe 33/1 Toby Moore ⁷ Jack Channon	Toby Moore ⁷ Jack Channon	4	91	106	47	73	–
b g Make Believe - Lambeth Walk (Charm Spirit)
Raced far side and in touch with leaders, weakened 2f out, 19th of 20 in group (op 28/1)

28⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [21¾]	19. One Smack Mac (IRE) 66/1 Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	4	93 h¹	101	36	62	–
b g Kodiac - Khaimah (Nayef)
Raced far side and prominent, weakened 2f out, 20th of 20 in group (op 100/1)

28 ran Off time: 5:01:21 Winning time: 1m 39.24s (slow by 0.34s) Total SP: 145%
Non-runners: Chibitty (unsuitable ground), Linwood (self certificate)
1st owner: The Rogues Gallery (Rogue Diplomat) 1st breeder: Mrs Noreen McManus
2nd owner: Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum (Blue Rc)
3rd owner: Varian Racing Ix (Indalo)
Tote win: £34.45 PL: £7.60 £8.50 £2.15 Ex: £1,351.90 CSF: £699.89 Tricast: £7,497.35 Trifecta: £5,264.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-9] 50 (28%) M [10-21] 16 (45%) H [22-33] 84 (27%)

5:00 Ascot 17 Jun 2026

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)