Full Result 2.40 Ascot | 10 May 2025

Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (4yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £51,540 2nd £24,170 3rd £12,090 4th £6,040 5th £3,020 6th £1,510

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	18. Hickory (IRE) 22/1 Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	7	85 1	86	77	95	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Badr Al Badoor (IRE) (Acclamation)
In rear, pushed along and headway from over 1f out, switched right 1f out, ridden and challenging inside final 110yds, led final strides (op 16/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ nse	6. Qirat 5/1F Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	4	94	99	90	108	–
ch g Showcasing - Emulous (Dansili)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, switched right and headway inside final furlong, ridden and led inside final furlong, faced challenges inside final 110yds, kept on but headed final strides (op 11/2)

3⁽¹²⁾ shd [snk]	12. Gleneagle Bay (IRE) 11/2 Hollie Doyle Stephen Thorne	Hollie Doyle Stephen Thorne	5	811 tp	92	83	101	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Charlotte Rua (IRE) (Redback)
Travelled strongly, in rear, ridden and good headway on near side of group 1f out, challenging inside final 110yds, kept on, just failed (op 6/1)

4⁽¹⁾ 3 [3¼]	7. Popmaster (IRE) 18/1 Jack Doughty ³ Ed Walker	Jack Doughty ³ Ed Walker	7	90	98	81	99	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Best New Show (IRE) (Clodovil)
Prominent on far side of group, no extra inside final furlong (tchd 16/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¾]	17. Diligent Resdev 16/1 Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	4	85 v	86	68	85	–
b g Due Diligence (USA) - Doobahdeedoo (USA) (Animal Kingdom)
Travelled strongly, prominent, led narrowly 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened (op 18/1)

6⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [3¾]	2. Roi De France (IRE) 11/2 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden	Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden	4	911	106	88	105	–
br c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Danilovna (IRE) (Dansili)
Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders on near side of group, ridden over 1f out, soon no extra (op 7/2 tchd 5/1)

7⁽²⁾ 1 [4¾]	1. Witch Hunter (FR) 18/1 Joe Leavy ³ Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy ³ Richard Hannon	6	99	107	86	103	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Sorciere (IRE) (Orpen)
In touch with leaders on far side of group, no extra final furlong (op 28/1)

8⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [5¼]	11. Myal 10/1 Sam James Steph Hollinshead	Sam James Steph Hollinshead	4	90	95	73	90	–
b g Al Kazeem - Magic Destiny (Dubai Destination)
Prominent on near side of group, weakened inside final furlong (op 8/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5¾]	5. Jumby (IRE) 50/1 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	7	95	100	76	94	–
b g New Bay - Sound Of Guns (Acclamation)
Never better than midfield (op 33/1)

10⁽¹⁷⁾ 1½ [7¼]	13. Silver Sword 18/1 Kieran Shoemark Dylan Cunha	Kieran Shoemark Dylan Cunha	5	811	92	64	82	–
gr g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Aurora Gray (Rip Van Winkle)
In touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong (op 22/1 tchd 16/1)

11⁽³⁾ nk [7½]	15. Tolstoy (IRE) 40/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall ⁵ Brian Ellison	Tom Kiely-Marshall ⁵ Brian Ellison	6	82	88	60	77	–
b g Kingman - War And Peace (Frankel)
Slowly into stride, in rear on far side of group, never dangerous (op 50/1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [8]	10. Metal Merchant (IRE) 11/1 David Probert Jack Channon	David Probert Jack Channon	5	91	96	66	83	–
b g Make Believe - Whipped (IRE) (Whipper)
Never better than midfield (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

13⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	9. Ebt's Guard 12/1 Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	4	91	96	63	80	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Whims Of Desire (Nathaniel)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened final furlong (op 16/1)

14⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [11¾]	3. English Oak 11/1 William Buick Ed Walker	William Buick Ed Walker	5	911	106	66	83	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Forest Crown (Royal Applause)
Always behind (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [12]	14. Noodle Mission (USA) 28/1 Rob Hornby Edward Smyth-Osbourne	Rob Hornby Edward Smyth-Osbourne	5	87	88	47	64	–
b g Noble Mission - Driver's Girl (USA) (Candy Ride)
Led, headed 2f out, soon weakened (op 50/1)

16⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [12½]	4. Ten Pounds (IRE) 13/2 Trevor Whelan Harry Charlton	Trevor Whelan Harry Charlton	4	97	102	60	77	–
b g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - Lady Fashion (Oasis Dream)
Upset in stalls, took keen hold, prominent, challenging 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong (jockey said gelding was restless in stalls) (op 7/1)

17⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [13¾]	16. Metaverse (IRE) 22/1 Harry Davies David Menuisier	Harry Davies David Menuisier	5	87 h	88	43	60	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Golden Song (Singspiel)
In rear, hung left and weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (tchd 20/1)

17 ran Off time: 2:41:21 Winning time: 1m 23.66s (fast by 2.14s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Mafnood (self certificate), No Retreat (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Martyn and Elaine Booth (Hickory) 1st breeder: Ms Anne Coughlan
2nd owner: Juddmonte (Qirat)
3rd owner: Shamrock Thoroughbreds & Liam Ferguson (Gleneagle Bay)
Tote win: £26.70 PL: £4.90 £2.10 £1.70 Ex: £240.50 CSF: £132.72 Tricast: £727.34 Trifecta: £1,953.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 55 (22%) M [8-12] 66 (36%) H [13-19] 29 (42%)

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2:40 Ascot 10 May 2025

Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)