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 1898 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 JACQUEMART Tommy Loates Watson 4-8st 6lbs Leopold De Rothschild 100/9
2 FOSTON Kempton Cannon Russell 4-7st 2lbs Mr H I Higham 100/8
3 DINNA FORGET Bradford Robinson 6-8st 4lbs Mr Reid Walker 10/1
4 KNIGHT OF THISTLE Morny Cannon James Jewitt 5-8st 12lbs Mr H McCalmont 5/1 fav
5 CRESTFALLEN N Robinson George Lambton 4-8st 3lbs Lord Derby 25/1
6 CLIPSTONE Sam Loates Blackwell 5-8st 3lbs Mr C S Newton 25/1
7 ST CLOUD II Allsopp Pincus 4-7st 13lbs Mr J R Keene 100/7
8 QUILDA T French Menier (France) 4-7st 11lbs Mr A Menier 50/1
9 BERZAK C Wood Huggins 4-7st 8lbs Mr W Beresford 33/1
10 MINSTREL Otto Madden Richard Marsh 5-7st 8lbs Duke of Devonshire 9/1
11 LADY ERNIE Herbert Toon James Waugh 5-7st 8lbs Mr Theobalds 40/1
12 BEATO F J Pratt Joe Cannon 4-7st 7lbs M Michael Ephrussi 50/1
13 BRAYHEAD F Finlay Webb 3-7st 6lbs Mr Jersey 100/14
14 SUCCOUTH H Luke jnr John Ryan 4-7st 4lbs Mr J Daly 25/1
15 CHALEUREUX Segrott Blackwell 5-7st 1lbs Mr William Cooper 40/1
16 LORD HERVEY S Chandley John Dawson jnr 3-6st 13lbs Mr Ilchester 50/1
17 YESTER-YEAR R Jones Wadlow 6-6st 12lbs Mr H Chaplin 50/1
18 GEORGIC Herbert Jones Fred Day 6-6st 11lb Mr H C White 100/1
19 IMPERIO Domingo Torterolo Torterolo 6-6st 10lbs Mr Pio Torterolo 50/1
20 HERMISTON C Purkis John Porter 3-6st 8lbs Mr W Low 11/2
21 FRUCTIDOR Dalton Walters jnr 3-6st 2lbs Lord Rosebery 20/1
This race took place on Wednesday 15th June 1898 and was won by a horse by Martagon, winning a first prize of 2600 sovereigns from 55 subscriptions (equivalent to £338,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 500 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 124%
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 1897 1898