17:00 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 17 June 2026

Premier Race Day Text
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Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good to Firm  |   28 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:01  |   Winning time: 1m 39.24s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
Holloway Boy
18/1, 16/1
14/1
2
Skukuza
18/1
20/1
4
No Retreat
50/1
5
Excellent Believe
28/1
33/1
6
Archivist
11/2
5/1
7
Cerulean Bay
22/1
25/1
8
Ebt's Guard
18/1
20/1
9
Henlein
100/1
80/1
10
Thunder Run
25/1
12
Urban Lion
25/1
13
Jagged Edge
15/2, 8/1, 15/2
8/1
14
Checkandchallenge
25/1, 28/1
33/1
15
Fifth Column
10/1, 12/1, 10/1
11/1
16
La Botte
11/1, 10/1, 9/1
17/2
17
Mister Winston
18/1
16/1
18
Erzindjan
9/1
17/2
19
One Smack Mac
100/1, 80/1
66/1
20
Godwinson
125/1
21
Ozat
125/1, 150/1, 125/1, 150/1
125/1
22
Blue Rc
25/1
28/1
23
War Socks
40/1
50/1
24
Shout
14/1
16/1
25
Classic
14/1
26
Swing Vote
125/1
27
Indalo
10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2
9/1
28
Rogue Diplomat
25/1
28/1
29
Scoville
12/1
30
Witch Hunter
80/1
SP Book Percentage 144.06

Non-Runners

3
(16)
Horse silk
Linwood60
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 4
T: R Hannon  J: J P Spencer
NR
11
(25)
Horse silk
Chibitty117
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: D M Simcock  J: S M Levey
NR

Forecasts

Archivist (5/1), Jagged Edge (8/1), Erzindjan (17/2), La Botte (17/2), Indalo (9/1), Linwood (10/1), Fifth Column (11/1), Scoville (12/1), Classic (14/1), Holloway Boy (14/1), Shout (16/1), Mister Winston (16/1), Ebt's Guard (20/1), Skukuza (20/1), Cerulean Bay (25/1), Thunder Run (25/1), Urban Lion (25/1), Rogue Diplomat (28/1), Blue Rc (28/1), Checkandchallenge (33/1), Excellent Believe (33/1), No Retreat (50/1), War Socks (50/1), Chibitty (50/1), One Smack Mac (66/1), Witch Hunter (80/1), Henlein (80/1), Ozat (125/1), Swing Vote (125/1), Godwinson (125/1)

Verdict

The vote goes to SCOVILLE, who created an excellent impression when winning his first 2 starts and could yet get back to that level as he goes handicapping for his leading yard. Heading the list of dangers is Erzindjan, who promises to be suited by the demands of this race, while La Botte looked unlucky not to win at this meeting last year. Others to note include Classic and Jagged Edge.

  1. SCOVILLE
  2. ERZINDJAN (IRE)
  3. LA BOTTE

Previous Winners

2025
My Cloud
Weight: 9-1  |Age: 4
J: S De Sousa  |  T: R Varian
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £90,195.002nd: £42,298.003rd: £21,158.004th: £10,570.005th: £5,285.006th: £2,642.00

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