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 1870 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 JUDGE Newhouse William Day 4-6st 6lbs Sir F Johnstone 6/1 fav
2 RAFALE Loates France 3-6st 2lbs Mr M A Schickler 100/9
3 SWEET SOUND W Gray Tom Dawson 3-6st 0lbs Mr Johnstone 10/1
4 TYPHOEUS Morris Joseph Dawson 5-8st 8lbs Count Batthyany 7/1
5 PAGANINI Heraud Smith 5-8st 7lbs Mr J Smith 40/1
6 BORDER KNIGHT Custance G Bloss 4-8st 7lbs Sir C Legard 25/1
7 RYSHWORTH Maidment Gilbert 4-8st 7lbs Mr H Savile 100/1
8 RUPERT T French Joseph Dawson 4-8st 7lbs Lord Strafford 25/1
9 PLAUDIT Snowden Dover 6-8st 6lbs Mr W Vaughan 25/1
10 STARTER Parry William Day 4-8st 5lbs Mr T Smith 100/1
11 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Cannon Cowley 4-8st 4lbs Mr E Brayley 100/1
12 OXONIAN S Adams Radclyffe 4-7st 9lbs Mr C Radclyffe 8/1
13 KING O' SCOTS Hunt Joseph Dawson 3-7st 9lbs Mr Joseph Dawson 20/1
14 CYMBAL Lynch Goodwin 3-7st 6lbs Mr J J Ellis 100/1
15 STEPHANOTIS Fred Webb Mathew Dawson 3-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 40/1
16 CHAWBACON Jeffery W Reeves 3-7st 0lbs Mr W Nelson 100/1
17 DOMIDOFF Deakin John Day 3-6st 12lbs Mr J B Morris 100/1
18 MAID OF ATHOL Crutcher William Day 3-6st 10lbs Sir F Johnstone 100/1
19 FLYAWAY JACK Wright Peter Price 3-6st 9lbs Mr Beverley 100/1
20 PRINCE HENRY Butler Sherwood 3-6st 10lbs Mr W Hale 100/1
21 WESTLEY Gatehouse Drewitt 3-6st 6lbs Mr Ruff 100/1
22 BLACKLOCK Gradwell Charles Peck 5-6st 6lbs Mr Joe Radcliffe 100/6
23 SOUCAR Wilson Cowley 3-6st 6lbs Mr E Baryley 25/1
24 PANDORE F Crickmere G Bloss 3-6st 4lbs Mr Chaplin 25/1
25 THUNDERCLOUD Fox Sherwood 3-6st 2lbs Mr Sherwood 50/1
26 CARFAX Jewitt Arnull 3-6st 0lbs Sir R Bulkeley 100/1
27 TIM WEAVER G Jarvis Sherwood 3-5st 12lbs Mr F Fisher 100/1
28 BLUE BELL Rowell Alec Taylor 3-5st 10lbs Mr W S Cartwright 10/1
29 DOLPHIN W Chaloner Haynes 3-5st 9lbs Mr W Edgar 20/1
This race took place on Wednesday 15th June 1870 and was won by a brown horse by Voltigeur out of Spinster, winning a first prize of 1090 sovereigns from 79 subscriptions (equivalent to £131,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 200 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 118%
Royal Hunt Cup Handicap 1 mile 1843
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