17:00 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 17 June 2026

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 39.24s

1^st

(33)

Rogue Diplomat

49-0

28/1

T: James OwenJ: Harry Davies

Wore hood to post, raced near side, midfield, good headway to lead group over 1f out, soon led overall, ran on well op 25/1

2^nd

(23)

Blue Rc

49-2

28/1

T: J TateJ: H Crouch

Wore hood to post, raced near side, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, went second final 110yds op 25/1

3^rd

1 ½

(8)

Indalo

59-0

9/1

T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson

Raced far side, mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, edged left and led group inside final furlong, kept on well op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1

4^th

(32)

Ebt's Guard

59-6

20/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds

Raced near side, prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong op 18/1

5^th

(22)

Cerulean Bay

59-7

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Switched right and raced far side, held up in rear, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong op 22/1

6^th

(24)

Erzindjan

89-3

17/2

T: T KentJ: R L Moore

Raced near side, midfield, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 9/1

7^th

(9)

Scoville

49-0

12/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Wore earplugs, raced far side, led overall, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final 110yds

8^th

(1)

Ozat

59-2

125/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Cieren Fallon

Wore hood to post, very slowly away, raced far side, held up in rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, kept on final furlong tchd 150/1

9^th

(19)

Classic

69-1

14/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Wore hood to post, raced far side, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

10^th

(30)

Checkandchallenge

79-4

33/1

T: W J KnightJ: Rossa Ryan

Slowly away, raced near side, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 25/1

11^th

(14)

Fifth Column

49-4

11/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, raced far side, mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 110yds op 10/1 tchd 12/1

12^th

(15)

Jagged Edge

49-4

8/1

T: Stephen ThorneJ: Colin Keane

Wore hood to post, raced far side, held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, weakened final 50yds op 15/2

13^th

(5)

La Botte

49-4

17/2

T: Harry EustaceJ: Mark Zahra

Raced far side, chased leaders, headway and ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 11/1

14^th

(27)

Swing Vote

69-1

125/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa

Raced near side, in touch with leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out

15^th

nse

(28)

Thunder Run

59-5

25/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Raced near side, led group, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

16^th

(26)

Shout

49-1

16/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Jack Callan (3)

Raced near side, prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra when carried right over 1f out op 14/1

17^th

1 ¼

(4)

Holloway Boy

610-0

14/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Jack Nicholls (5)

Raced far side, midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 18/1

18^th

(6)

Godwinson

69-2

125/1

T: J ChannonJ: George Bass

Raced far side, held up in rear, hampered and switched right over 1f out, headway 1f out, never involved

19^th

(3)

Witch Hunter

79-0

80/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Mid-division, ridden when carried right over 1f out, no extra final furlong

20^th

(18)

Archivist

49-7

5/1f

T: H Al JehaniJ: James Doyle

Raced far side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, faded 1f out op 11/2

21^st

(7)

No Retreat

59-9

50/1

T: George ScottJ: Billy Loughnane

Wore hood to post, raced far side, mid-division, short of room and stumbled 2f out, kept on through beaten rivals final furlong

22^nd

(2)

Henlein

49-6

80/1

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Went early to post, raced far side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong op 100/1

23^rd

4 ¾

(10)

Mister Winston

49-4

16/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Wore hood to post, raced far side, never better than mid-division op 18/1

24^th

4 ¾

(17)

Skukuza

59-12

20/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: C Soumillon

Slowly away, raced far side, midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong op 18/1

25^th

(21)

War Socks

49-1

50/1

T: N PetersenJ: D Egan

Wore hood to post, raced far side, midfield, ridden 2f out, soon faded op 40/1

26^th

(20)

Urban Lion

59-4

25/1

T: J ChannonJ: Edward Greatrex

Wore hood to post, raced far side, midfield, headway to go prominent over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

27^th

(11)

Excellent Believe

49-8

33/1

T: J ChannonJ: Toby Moore (7)

Raced far side, in touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon faded op 28/1

28^th

2 ½

(13)

One Smack Mac

49-3

66/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Raced far side, prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened op 100/1

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Non-Runners

(16)

Linwood⁶⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: R Hannon J: J P Spencer

(25)

Chibitty¹¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: S M Levey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£34.45Pl:£7.60, £8.50, £2.15, £5.00EX:£1,351.90Trifecta:£5,264.80Tricast:£7,497.35SF:£699.89Swingers:£180.55, £68.55, £69.10

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)

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.

SCOVILLE
ERZINDJAN (IRE)
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