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 1900 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ROYAL FLUSH Johnny Reiff Wishard aged-9st 0lbs Mr J A Drake 100/7
2 GOOD LUCK Kempton Cannon James Waugh 4-8st 1lbs Mr A F Basset 7/1 jt fav
3 THE REEVE B Rigby Fallon 5-7st 13lbs Mr E A Wigan 7/1 jt fav
4 SYRIA B Lynham Brewer 6-7st 13lbs Mr H Oxenham 25/1
5 GENERAL PEACE Morny Cannon J Powney 6-8st 5lbs Mr G A Prentice 100/8
6 SWIFTMAS C Wood P Gilpin 5-8st 3lbs Mr G Paget 66/1
7 AMEER Sam Loates Blackwell 5-8st 2lbs Mr C S Newton 100/6
8 LE BLISON J Hare jnr Batho 4-8st 0lbs Mr J Hare 40/1
9 MASTER WILLIE F Allsopp Chandler 4-8st 0lbs Mr F Stokes 40/1
10 REFRACTOR S Chandley James Waugh 4-7st 13lbs Mr J D Jardine 25/1
11 CHINOOK J H Martin Huggins 5-7st 12lbs Lord W Beresford 100/7
12 HEIR MALE A McIntyre Cort 5-7st 10lbs Sir M Fitzgerald 66/1
13 ELOPEMENT Tommy Loates John Porter 3-7st 6lbs Mr W Low 8/1
14 SIDEWING J Dalton Richard Marsh 4-7st 6lbs Mr W Brodrick-Cloete 100/1
15 SKOPOS G Stern Fred Day 4-7st 3lbs Mr H C White 100/7
16 MILLENNIUM Otto Madden Richard Marsh 4-7st 5lbs Duke of Devonshire 8/1
17 HARROW Tod Sloan John Dawson snr 4-7st 0lbs Mr Wallace Johnstone 8/1
18 CUTAWAY A E Wetherall John Ryan 3-6st 10lbs Mr Fairie 25/1
19 LADY SCHOMBERG S Clemson Gilbert 3-6st 10lbs Mr J Musker 33/1
20 FABULIST T L Miller George Chaloner 3-6st 1lb Mr J D Wardell 40/1
This race took place on Wednesday 13th June 1900 and was won by a chesnut horse by Favo out of Flush, winning a first prize of 2490 sovereigns (equivalent to £308,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 500 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 117%
Royal Hunt Cup Handicap 1 mile 1843
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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 1899
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