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 1923 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WEATHERVANE Staff Ingham R Marsh HM The King 20/1
2 ROCK FIRE F Voight O Bell Sir F Price 10/1
3 JARVIE S Feltham Batho Mr C Hatry 20/1
4 CONDOVER H Beasley Harper Mrs A Bendir 13/2 fav
5 FRANKLIN G Hulme R Dawson Sir J Maxwell 50/1
6 POISONED ARROW F Fox Gooch Major H Cayzer 33/1
7 STRATFORD Joe Childs Alec Taylor Mr F M Garcia 50/1
8 RE-ECHO V Smyth Colledge Leader Sir E Paget 40/1
9 PONDOLAND W McLachlan De Mestre Mr Solly Joel 100/7
10 MONARCH F Bullock Hammond Sir H Bird 40/1
11 EAGLEHAWK H Gray O Bell Sir H Cunliffe-Owen 33/1
12 SELECT Haynes France Mr P Wertheimer 33/1
13 CRUBENMORE G Archibald Fred Darling Mr C Bower Ismay 20/1
14 TREMOLA E C Elliott Rintoul Mr A Falcon 20/1
15 CLOCHNABEN Steve Donoghue Ward Mr J White 10/1
16 WESTMEAD R Jones Cottrill Mrs S Whitburn 10/1
17 BEAUREGARD J Townsend Hogg Mr Fred Hardy 25/1
18 BONNE RACE N Spear F Leader Mr A W Gordon 20/1
19 KARL G Smith Atty Persse Sir H Meux 40/1
20 GOLDEN CORN Tommy Weston Boyd-Rochfort Mr M Field 50/1
21 PLAS NEWYDD Charlie Smirke George Lambton Lord Wolverton 9/1
22 GOLDEN DUKE C Timmins Bullock Mr T Richardson 50/1
23 HOLY WAR H Leach Elsey Mr T A Archer 50/1
24 THE BASILISK K Robertson Pratt Mr J A De Rothschild 33/1
25 NANE SNUGGER J Moore East Mr O W Rayner 50/1
This race took place on Wednesday 20th June 1923 and was won by a bay horse by Lemberg out of Vain Air, winning a first prize of 1550 sovereigns (equivalent to £80,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 500 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 118%
Royal Hunt Cup Handicap 1 mile 1843
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