Full Result 3.35 Ascot | 4 October 2025

BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 7f Soft

1st £92,772 2nd £43,506 3rd £21,762 4th £10,872 5th £5,436 6th £2,718

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Native Warrior 9/4F Jamie Spencer K R Burke	Jamie Spencer K R Burke	4	95 v	103	98	115	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Beauty Salon (Dutch Art)
Niggled along early, in rear, smooth headway 2f out, led on far side of group 1f out, pushed along and ran on final 110yds, comfortably (op 3/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	16. Hickory (IRE) 9/1 Edward Greatrex Jamie Osborne	Edward Greatrex Jamie Osborne	7	89 b	93	83	100	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Badr Al Badoor (IRE) (Acclamation)
Midfield, headway on far side of group from 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner (op 6/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2½]	12. Apiarist (IRE) 11/2 Billy Garritty Kevin Ryan	Billy Garritty Kevin Ryan	4	811	95	83	102	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Samdaniya (Machiavellian)
Took keen hold, midfield, in touch with leaders when not clear run then hampered and lost position 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, ran on and went third towards finish, eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 2f out) (op 17/2 tchd 5/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	5. Great Acclaim 16/1 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	4	92 b	100	86	104	–
b g Aclaim (IRE) - Freedom Spirit (Muhaarar)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when not clear run 2f out, headway when hung right 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, kept on but lost third towards finish (tchd 18/1)

5⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [3¾]	3. Two Tribes 22/1 George Wood Richard Spencer	George Wood Richard Spencer	4	95 b	103	87	105	–
ch g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Warsash (IRE) (War Command)
In rear, outpaced over 2f out, slightly hampered but rallied final furlong, ran on final 110yds (op 16/1)

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	1. Rahmi (IRE) 12/1 Rory Mulligan ⁵ J P Murtagh	Rory Mulligan ⁵ J P Murtagh	6	99	112	94	112	–
ch g Pivotal - Rayna (IRE) (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and disputed lead 2f out, briefly led over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5]	14. Mirabeau 10/1 Cieren Fallon Dominic Ffrench Davis	Cieren Fallon Dominic Ffrench Davis	3	811	97	77	95	–
rg c Territories (IRE) - Lubinka (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Raced in third, went second 3f out, hung right but disputed lead 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

8⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [5½]	13. Akkadian Thunder 17/2 Mark Winn David O'Meara	Mark Winn David O'Meara	5	811	95	74	92	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Akhania (Dalakhani)
Towards rear, smooth headway when not clear run 2f out, soon switched left, hung left and no impression from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 11/1 tchd 8/1)

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [6¼]	10. Yanifer 33/1 Aiden Brookes ³ Harriet Bethell	Aiden Brookes ³ Harriet Bethell	7	89	96	73	91	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Fondie (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Raced in second, chased clear leader 4f out, lost second 3f out, lost position then short of room under 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out (op 40/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [9]	11. Purosangue 14/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	4	812 p	96	65	84	–
br g Aclaim (IRE) - Avon Breeze (Avonbridge)
In touch with leaders, prominent over 2f out, weakened under 2f out (op 12/1)

11⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [9¾]	6. Thunder Roar 22/1 Dougie Costello Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	Dougie Costello Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	6	91 6	99	66	85	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Dominike (ITY) (Duke Of Marmalade)
Towards rear throughout (op 20/1)

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [11]	18. Jumby (IRE) 50/1 Oliver Carmichael ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	Oliver Carmichael ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	7	82	93	56	75	–
b g New Bay - Sound Of Guns (Acclamation)
In touch with leaders, lost position over 2f out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [11¾]	9. Tarkhan (GER) 33/1 William Carver Jamie Osborne	William Carver Jamie Osborne	6	812 p	96	57	76	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Turfmaid (GER) (Call Me Big)
Never better than midfield (op 18/1)

14⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [13½]	8. Balmacara 14/1 Daniel Muscutt Eve Johnson Houghton	Daniel Muscutt Eve Johnson Houghton	4	813	97	53	73	–
b g New Bay - Utopian Dream (High Chaparral)
Soon led at fast pace, clear 4f out, reduced lead under 3f out, headed 2f out, soon slightly hampered and weakened quickly (op 9/1)

15⁽¹³⁾ nk [13¾]	2. Carrytheone 28/1 Clifford Lee Michael Bell	Clifford Lee Michael Bell	8	910 ht	108	63	83	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Song Of Passion (IRE) (Orpen)
Always behind (op 20/1)

15 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 1m 30.89s (slow by 5.09s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Dosman (unsuitable ground), Hafeet Alain (unsuitable ground), Linwood (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Wathnan Racing (Native Warrior) 1st breeder: Branton Court Stud Llp
2nd owner: Martyn and Elaine Booth (Hickory)
3rd owner: Steve Ryan (Apiarist)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.60 £3.20 £2.30 Ex: £28.10 CSF: £20.66 Tricast: £105.62 Trifecta: £207.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 55 (30%) M [6-10] 52 (47%) H [12-18] 43 (23%)

3:35 Ascot 4 Oct 2025

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