United Services Hunt Cup
| The United Services Hunter Challenge Cup over 3 and a half miles was first staged at the 1927 Festival when won by Kilkenny ridden by Captain Gossage. It continued to be part of the Festival card for the next two years, but was dropped by 1930. |
| Early history:-The first running of the United Services Hunter Challenge Cup over 3 and a half miles at the Festival was on Thursday 10th March 1927 when Kilkenny (4/1) owned by Commander J McCowen, trained by M Lindsay and ridden by Captain Gossage beat Red Gauntlet III (8/1) and Theorem (100/8) by 8 lengths and 10 lengths. |
| United Services Hunt Cup 1928 | Handicap | 3 miles 4 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | STRAY BEAM | Mr G Poole | Wight | Lt-Col H E Joicey 10/1 |
| 2 | BLANK CARTRIDGE | Captain E J L Speed | M Jackson | Captain E J L Speed 4/1 |
| 3 | CHATEAU D'OR | Captain Gossage | Woodland | Captain R Stanyforth 4/1 |
| 4 | BETTER STILL | Mr C Harvey | Pease | Captain C Cartwright 11/10 fav |
| 5 | BAY RUM IV | Mr B Fowler | S Bennet | Lord Denman 10/1 |
| 6 | FOXGLOVE II | Mr Kennard | Lindsay | Commander J W McCowen 100/12 |
| Over round 118% | ||||
| The second running of this race took place on Tuesday 13th March 1928 when Stray Beam beat Blank Cartridge and Chateau d'Or by 10 lengths; only two finished. | ||||