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Ascot2 Oct 2026

Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

(Class 3)(3yo+)(1m7f209yds)2mGood To Firm

1st £16,2002nd £7,6053rd £3,8044th £1,902

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Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap (GBBPlus Race), 2m - Good To Firm, Class 3 3yo+

POS.(DRAW)	HORSE / SPTRAINER / JOCKEY	JOCKEYTRAINER	AGE	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1.Hot Fuss(IRE)7/4F T:Tom DascombeJ:Pierre-Louis Jamin	J:Pierre-Louis JaminT:Tom Dascombe	5	10-4v	92	39	–	–
2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	5.Shipshape(IRE)6/1 T:Bernard Llewellyn & Robert WilliamsJ:Isobelle Chalmers⁷	J:Isobelle Chalmers⁷T:Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams	4	8-8p	75	20	–	–
3⁽²⁾ 1¼[2½]	4.Just An Hour(IRE)4/1 T:Rod MillmanJ:George Wood	J:George WoodT:Rod Millman	6	9-35	77	20	–	–
4⁽³⁾ nk[2¾]	3.Must Believe13/2 T:George BakerJ:Jack Dace⁵	J:Jack Dace⁵T:George Baker	4	8-12	77	20	–	–
5⁽⁴⁾ 4¼[7]	6.Vaguely Royal(IRE)3/1 T:Ian WilliamsJ:William Buick	J:William BuickT:Ian Williams	6	8-13v	73	11	–	–

1⁽⁶⁾

1.Hot Fuss

(IRE) 7/4F

5yo10st 4lbv92OR39TS–RPR–MR

T:Tom Dascombe

J:Pierre-Louis Jamin

2⁽¹⁾

1¼

5.Shipshape

(IRE) 6/1

4yo8st 8lbp75OR20TS–RPR–MR

T:Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams

J:Isobelle Chalmers

⁷

3⁽²⁾

1¼ [2½]

4.Just An Hour

(IRE) 4/1

6yo9st 3lb Extra-Weights

577OR20TS–RPR–MR

T:Rod Millman

J:George Wood

4⁽³⁾

nk [2¾]

3.Must Believe

13/2

4yo8st 12lb77OR20TS–RPR–MR

T:George Baker

J:Jack Dace

⁵

5⁽⁴⁾

4¼ [7]

6.Vaguely Royal

(IRE) 3/1

6yo8st 13lbv73OR11TS–RPR–MR

T:Ian Williams

J:William Buick

5 ranOff time: 4:48:15Winning time: 3m 34.27s (slow by 9.77s)Total SP: 109%

Non-runners:Cranachan (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls)

Rule 4:Cranachan was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 11/10. Rule 4 applies to bets struck prior to withdrawal but not to SP bets - deduction 45p in the Pound. New market formed.

1st owner: Keith, David & Stephen Trowbridge (Hot Fuss)1st breeder: Sir Robert Ogden
2nd owner: B J Llewellyn & Partner (Shipshape)
3rd owner: Eric Gadsden (Just An Hour)

Tote win: £2.75PL: £1.30£2.70Ex: £11.90CSF: £12.07Trifecta: £30.60

Jackpot:not won. carried forward: £5,000

Placepot:£133.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £124,373.54 - 934.71 winning units

Quadpot:£16.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £13,041.24 - 810.88 winning units