Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (str) 1m
- (3yo+, 1m, Class 2, 29 runners)
- Winner £62,310
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 1m 39.63s
- Off time: 16:23:36
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (4) | 8 Mr Aviator (USA) | R Hannon | 4 | 9-5 | R Hughes | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out opened 50/1 £15000-£300 £10000-£200 | |||||||
| 2nd (1) | nk | 7 Docofthebay (IRE) | J A Osborne | 4 | 9-6 b1 | S W Kelly | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Took keen hold in touch, led over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra when headed well inside final furlong opened 12/1 £3600-£300 £5000-£500 | |||||||
| 3rd (5) | nk | 15 Royal Power (IRE) | D Nicholls | 5 | 8-12 | Adrian Nicholls | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Held up, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance, no extra well inside final furlong | |||||||
| 4th (6) | ¾ | 29 Kavachi (IRE) | G L Moore | 5 | 8-4 | F Norton | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Started slowly, towards rear, steady headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||
| 5th (25) | 3¼ | 13 Bankable (IRE) | L M Cumani | 4 | 9-2 | L Dettori | 13/8f |
| SP 13/8f Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, still plenty to do over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no quicken, not trouble leaders opened 7/4 £10000-£5000 £4000-£2000(x2) £1500-£750 £3750-£2000(x3) £1875-£1000(x2) £1500-£800 £70000-£40000 £7000-£4000(x2) £5250-£3000 £3500-£2000(x9) £2100-£1200(x2) £1750-£1000(x17) £1400-£800(x3) £1300-£800 | |||||||
| 6th (24) | ¾ | 19 Ballinteni | Miss Gay Kelleway | 6 | 8-10 | C P Lemaire | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra, one pace final furlong | |||||||
| 7th (8) | 1¼ | 3 Diamond Tycoon (USA) | B J Meehan | 4 | 9-8 | N Callan | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Close up, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra, weakened final furlong | |||||||
| 8th (12) | 1 | 11 Humungous (IRE) | C R Egerton | 5 | 9-2 p | S Drowne | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Prominent, no impression on leaders from 2f out, beaten when slightly hampered over 1f out, stayed on one pace | |||||||
| 9th (2) | ½ | 26 Orchard Supreme | R Hannon | 5 | 8-5 | Martin Dwyer | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Behind, kept on final 2f, never nearer | |||||||
| 10th (9) | 2 | 16 Extraterrestrial | R A Fahey | 4 | 8-11 | P Hanagan | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Held up, ridden and no headway 2f out, soon one pace, never nearer | |||||||
| 11th (10) | nk | 20 Dream Lodge (IRE) | J G Given | 4 | 8-10 | T P Queally | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Always behind mid-division, kept on one pace final 2f, never nearer | |||||||
| 12th (3) | 3 | 28 Overturn (IRE) | W R Swinburn | 4 | 8-4 | Saleem Golam | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 In touch to halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||
| 13th (18) | 2¼ | 22 Yarqus | C E Brittain | 5 | 8-7 bt | Hayley Turner | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Held up, headway and in touch over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out | |||||||
| 14th (27) | nk | 18 We'll Come | M A Jarvis | 4 | 8-10 b1 | P Robinson | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Started slowly, always behind, struggling final 2f £8500-£1000 £8000-£1000 £5000-£600 | |||||||
| 15th (16) | 1¼ | 30 Ansells Pride (IRE) | B Smart | 5 | 8-3 | W M Lordan | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Chased leaders, effort 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 2f out | |||||||
| 16th (20) | 3¾ | 17 Flipando (IRE) | T D Barron | 7 | 8-11 | J P Spencer | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Towards rear, some progress 3f out, never nearer opened 20/1 £10000-£500 | |||||||
| 17th (7) | nk | 6 Dubai's Touch | M Johnston | 4 | 9-7 | J Fanning | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Prominent, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out | |||||||
| 18th (13) | 1¼ | 27 Crocodile Bay (IRE) | D W Barker | 5 | 8-4 | David Probert (7) | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Led until headed 3f out, gradually weakened over 2f out | |||||||
| 19th (11) | 1¼ | 10 Final Verse | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 5 | 9-3 | J F Egan | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up, some headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out | |||||||
| 20th (26) | 1 | 24 Oceana Gold | A M Balding | 4 | 8-5 | William Buick | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Raced wide in centre, prominent to halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened opened 20/1 £12500-£500 £10000-£400 | |||||||
| 21st (22) | 3¼ | 9 Lang Shining (IRE) | Sir Michael Stoute | 4 | 9-4 | R L Moore | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Always in rear group, never a factor opened 15/2 £5000-£600 £5000-£600 £4000-£500 £35000-£5000 | |||||||
| 22nd (17) | ¾ | 14 Emerald Wilderness (IRE) | A King | 4 | 8-12 b1 | T E Durcan | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Always behind mid-division, never on terms | |||||||
| 23rd (19) | 2 | 21 Mujood | Eve Johnson Houghton | 5 | 8-8 | S Carson | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 In touch until weakened quickly from 3f out | |||||||
| 24th (29) | 2¼ | 2 Pride of Nation (IRE) | J W Hills | 6 | 9-9 | E Ahern | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Always behind, weakened 3f out | |||||||
| 25th (14) | 3 | 25 Samarinda (USA) | Mrs P Sly | 5 | 8-5 | P Doe | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Started slowly, chased leaders after 2f, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | |||||||
| 26th (23) | 7 | 23 Sir Xaar (IRE) | B Smart | 5 | 8-7 v1 | T Eaves | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||
| 27th (21) | 9 | 1 Secret World (IRE) | J Noseda | 5 | 9-10 | A Munro | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Always well behind, never a factor | |||||||
| 28th (28) | dist | 4 Fajr (IRE) | Miss Gay Kelleway | 6 | 9-8 p1 | J P Murtagh | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Started slowly, held up, always towards rear, eased when no chance well over 1f out, tailed off | |||||||
| 29th (15) | 15 | 5 Fight Club (GER) | R Brotherton | 7 | 9-8 | S Sanders | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Started slowly, in touch halfway, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off opened 66/1 | |||||||
| WD (30) | 12 Little White Lie (IRE) | J R Jenkins | 4 | 9-2 | D Holland | 33/1 | |
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £31.30 Tote Place £5.10 £1.90 £7.50 £9.90 Straight Forecast £240.03 Exacta £304.50 Trifecta £6,220.80
Jackpot £198,384.12 carried forward to Ascot, 19th Jun
Placepot £2,938.20, Pool: £467304.84, 116.1 winning tickets
Quadpot £209.40, Pool: £17607.19, 62.2 winning tickets
Analysis
This race revolved around the hot favourite Bankable, who was clearly well-in in terms of handicapping, but never really looked like winning. He got a bit stirred up in the stalls before the race and was being urged along from halfway in the rear division by Frankie Dettori. To be fair, Bankable responded and made some progress but was always fighting a losing battle and fifth was as near as he ever was to the front. MR AVIATOR was a gutsy winner and found plenty for pressure under Richard Hughes in the closing stages when challenged by Docofthebay. The latter is becoming a bit of a specialist in these big handicaps now and should continue to give a good account. Royal Power is hard to catch right but ran out of his skin while Kavachi continues at the top of his game. Lang Shining raced towards the middle of the track but seemed unsuited by the fast ground and could not pick up to any real extent under Ryan Moore. We'll Come was well fancied prior to the off but he could do no better than mid-division and was a little disappointing to be fair. They came in at pretty lengthy intervals after as the field trailed back to Fight Club.