17:00 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 20 June 2018

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:35

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good to Firm (Watered)  |   30 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:03  |   Winning time: 1m 39.42s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
1
Zhui Feng
20/1
2
Love Dreams
66/1, 50/1
40/1
4
Circus Couture
100/1
5
Master Merion
20/1, 22/1
25/1
6
Flaming Spear
22/1, 20/1, 16/1
14/1
7
Arcanada
50/1, 40/1
33/1
8
Tricorn
18/1, 20/1
16/1
9
Archetype
28/1, 25/1, 22/1
20/1
10
Afaak
14/1, 12/1, 11/1
10/1
11
Hors De Combat
33/1
12
Gabrial
20/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1
16/1
13
Saltonstall
10/1
14
Goring
100/1
15
Repercussion
50/1
16
Tony Curtis
40/1
17
Firmament
14/1
16/1
18
Cape Byron
14/1, 16/1
14/1
19
Raising Sand
14/1, 16/1
14/1
20
Bless Him
16/1, 18/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1
20/1
21
Settle For Bay
14/1
16/1
22
Burnt Sugar
33/1
23
Escobar
12/1, 11/1
12/1
24
Medahim
16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1
20/1
25
What's The Story
66/1, 50/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1
33/1
26
Mukalal
33/1, 28/1
33/1
27
Kynren
16/1, 14/1
12/1
28
Mountain Rescue
50/1
29
Keyser Soze
14/1
16/1
31
Surrey Hope
66/1
50/1
32
Seniority
10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1, 15/2
7/1
SP Book Percentage 145.82

Non-Runners

3
(12)
Horse silk
Mubtasim39
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 4
T: W J Haggas  J: Non Runner
NR
30
(6)
Horse silk
Wahash32
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 4
T: R Hannon  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Seniority (7/1), Afaak (10/1), Saltonstall (10/1), Escobar (12/1), Kynren (12/1), Flaming Spear (14/1), Raising Sand (14/1), Cape Byron (14/1), Mubtasim (14/1), Settle For Bay (16/1), Tricorn (16/1), Firmament (16/1), Gabrial (16/1), Keyser Soze (16/1), Bless Him (20/1), Medahim (20/1), Zhui Feng (20/1), Archetype (20/1), Master Merion (25/1), Wahash (25/1), What's The Story (33/1), Hors De Combat (33/1), Burnt Sugar (33/1), Mukalal (33/1), Arcanada (33/1), Tony Curtis (40/1), Love Dreams (40/1), Surrey Hope (50/1), Repercussion (50/1), Mountain Rescue (50/1), Circus Couture (100/1), Goring (100/1)

Verdict

A typically competitive renewal of this race in which Zhui Feng is trying to go back-to-back but he faces a tough ask from his revised mark here and it's likely there's better handicapped runners in the line up. AFAAK is an interesting runner after an impressive win last time and he gets the vote of retained jockey Jim Crowley over the reappearing Mukalal. Hors De Combat gets his optimum conditions and what should be a good pace to aim at. US raider Master Merion is a fascinating contender after a return to form last time and he couldn't be ruled out for Wesley Ward.
  1. Afaak
  2. Master Merion
  3. Hors De Combat

Previous Winners

2017
Zhui Feng
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 4
25/1

Prize Money

1st: £108,938.002nd: £32,620.003rd: £16,310.004th: £8,155.005th: £4,078.006th: £2,048.00

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