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 1896 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 QUARREL Fagan Walters jnr 5-7st 11lbs Lord Rosebery 7/2 fav
2 GAZETTEER Sam Loates Sam Pickering 5-7st 8lbs Mr A Bailey 5/1
3 THE TUP Allsopp Hobbs 4-7st 10lbs Mr E Hobson 100/14
4 UTICA Tommy Loates Alfred Hayhoe 4-7st 7lbs Leopold De Rothschild 100/14
5 GHISLAINE Madden Richard Marsh 5-8st 3lbs Lord Beresford 50/1
6 ERIN Jimmy Woodburn James Jewitt 4-7st 8lbs Captain Machell 100/8
7 THE QUACK Grimshaw George Lambton 3-7st 3lbs Sir H Farquhar 100/9
8 MCNEIL Fearis John Dawson jnr 4-7st 0lbs Lord Ellesmere 20/1
9 ANISETTE II Gould Huggins 4-6st 13lbs Mr Pierre Lorillard 40/1
10 THE CORSICAN Herbert Toon Joe Cannon 4-6st 10lbs Mr R I Barnato 100/8
11 CARLTON GRANGE J Wall Ashby 4-6st 9lbs Mr Hamar Bass 25/1
12 SYMINGTON Kempton Cannon John Ryan 3-6st 4lbs Mr Douglas Baird 100/6
13 MITRE H Sanderson James Jewitt 3-6st 3lbs Mr H McCalmont 100/1
14 LITERATURE Newton Tom Jennings jnr 3-6st 2lbs Mr Tom Jennings jnr 50/1
15 AMBERITE Jackson Webb 3-6st 1lbs Mr Jersey 33/1
16 ROYAL STAG Robinson Richard Marsh 3-6st 1lbs Mr E G Heaton 33/1
17 SEAHOLM Jenkins Enoch 4-6st 0lbs Lord Zetland 50/1
This race took place on Wednesday 17th June 1896 and was won by a horse by Discord, winning a first prize of 1800 sovereigns from 65 subscriptions (equivalent to £234,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 200 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 121%
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
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896