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 1901 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 STEALAWAY Joe Childs George Chaloner 4-6st 7lbs Mr J B Leigh 4/1 fav
2 SPECTRUM Lester Reiff Huggins5-8st 5lbs Mr W C Whitney 100/9
3 FORFARSHIRE Danny Maher Joseph Day 4-8st 1lbs Mr T R Dewar 20/1
4 THE RAFT Kempton Cannon John Porter 4-8st 1lbs Mr George Faber 10/1
5 AUSTRALIAN STAR Fred Rickaby Hickey 4-8st 1lbs Mr Spencer Gollan 9/2
6 MOUNT PROSPECT M Henry P Gilpin aged-8st 12lbs Mr P P Gilpin 40/1
7 HARROW Johnny Reiff Wishard 5-8st 9lbs Mr Richard Croker 20/1
8 CARMEN Morny Cannon Richard Marsh 5-8st 8lbs Lord Wolverton 100/6
9 GOOD LUCK Otto Madden James Waugh 5-8st 6lbs Mr A F Basset 100/6
10 SONATURA W Halsey Fred Day 4-8st 2lbs Sir Ernest Cassel 40/1
11 SIBOLA W Buchanan Huggins 5-7st 9lbs Major Eustace Loder 50/1
12 WINIFREDA S Clemson H Sadler 4-7st 5lbs Mr L Brassey 20/1
13 ENCOMBE C Jenkins Leigh 3-7st 5lbs Mr Frank Gardner 6/1
14 PELLISSON C Rickaby George Lambton 4-7st 2lbs Lord Stanley 25/1
15 SEA FLOWER C Thorpe Corrigan 5-7st 5lbs Mr E Corrigan 100/1
16 BAY MELTON Sadgrove Blackwell 3-6st 7lbs Mr C S Newton 100/1
17 KINGFIELD Boardman H Chandler 3-6st 12lbs Mr L B B Homan 25/1
18 SIMON GLOVER T Heppell Davis 3-6st 7lbs Mr Murray Griffith 100/6
19 THE SOLICITOR W Large George Chaloner 3-6st 0lbs Lord Carnarvon 33/1
20 GREENAN T Carlyle John Ryan 6-6st 0lb Mr J H Houldsworth 33/1
21 CARPET KNIGHT H Aylin Peace 3-5st 13lbs Mr C F Fawcett 66/1
22 NIPPON Bernard Dillon E Woods aged-5st 13lbs Mr H J Hall 33/1
This race took place on Wednesday 19th June 1901 and was won by a bay gelding by Morion out of Flyaway, winning a first prize of 2450 sovereigns (equivalent to £315,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 500 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 129%
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 1899
1900 1901