Royal Ascot: Royal Hunt Cup

The Royal Hunt Cup was established in 1843, originally contested on a right-handed course over 7 furlongs and 166 yards, although the race's distance was shortened to 7 furlongs and 155 yards in 1930, but was then extended to its present length in 1956. It is now run on a straight course on the second day of the Royal meeting, and usually features a large field. It is one of three perpetual trophies at the meeting, along with the Gold Cup and the Queen's Vase, which can be kept permanently by the winning owners.
Early history:- The inaugural running took place on Wednesday 14th June 1843 when won by Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle (5/1), with a triple dead-heat for second between Lord Milltown's Bourra Tomacha (20/1), Mr Balchin's Epaulette (20/1) and Colonel Peel's Garry Owen (12/1).
Royal Hunt Cup 1869 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 SEE SAW George Fordham Wadlow 4-8st 2lbs Lord Wilton 100/30 jt fav
2 COCK OF THE WALK Hibberd Brayley 4-7st 0lbs Mr Brayley 100/30 jt fav
3 BORDER KNIGHT Jeffery George Bloss 3-6st 12lbs Sir C Legard 6/1
4 PLAUDIT Snowden Watson 5-8st 10lbs Mr W Vaughan 50/1
5 TYPHOEUS Morris Joseph Dawson 4-8st 8lbs Count Batthyany 50/1
6 HERMIT Custance George Bloss 5-8st 7lbs Mr Chaplin 20/1
7 SUFFOLK Tom Chaloner Joseph Hayhoe 4-8st 4lbs Baron Rothschild 20/1
8 LICTOR J Adams John Porter 4-8st 3lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1
9 PRESIDENT LINCOLN Parry Saunders 4-8st 0lbs Mr G Payner 50/1
10 CARDINAL YORK H Covey Joseph Dawson 3-7st 6lbs Mr Pryor 50/1
11 CORNET Cannon William Day 4-8st 1lbs Sir F Johnstone 50/1
12 ARGYLE Hudson Tom Dawson 3-6st 9lbs Mr Johnstone 10/1
13 HATCHMENT Jewitt Dover 4-6st 6lbs Lord Vivian 50/1
14 THE HIND Gradwell Watson 3-5st 12lbs Mr Eastwood 20/1
15 WALMER Gatehouse H Goater 3-5st 11lbs Mr Ruff 25/1
16 ANLACE Crutcher John Barham Day 3-5st 10lbs Mr John Barham Day 100/8
17 KAUPAI W Clay MacDonald (Priv)aged-5st 10lbs Mr MacDonald 50/1
18 BASILIA Walling Joseph Hayhoe Jnr 3-5st 11lbs Captain W H Cooper 50/1
19 SEA BREEZE Fred Webb Weaver 3-5st 7lbs Mr R C Naylor 50/1
20 BOUNDARY Hunt Alec Taylor 3-5st 10lbs Lord Ailesbury 100/6
21 NOYRE TAUREN F Crickmere Dover 3-5st 7lbs Colonel Pearson 50/1
22 ADELAIDE W Gray Joseph Dawson 3-5st 7lbs Mr G Payne 20/1
This race took place on Wednesday 9th June 1869 and was won by a bay colt by Buccaneer out of Margery Daw, winning a first prize of 920 sovereigns from 72 subscriptions (equivalent to £110,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 200 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 134%
Royal Hunt Cup Handicap 1 mile 1843
      1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869