Race series · Ascot · Class 2
Royal Hunt Cup
1m · June
Race essentials
CourseAscot, 1m
WhenJune
StatusClass 2
Field28.5 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Age 48/10
Had 5+ career runs10/10
Had 2+ career wins9/10
Won at 4/1 or shorter1/10
Won as favourite2/10
Previous Group/Grade win1/10
Favourite Win Rate15.0%
Avg Winning SP16.7/1
Avg Field Size28.5
Renewals67
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rogue Diplomat | James Owen | Harry Davies | 28/1 | 28 | Good To Firm |
| 2025 | My Cloud | Roger Varian | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1F | 30 | Good To Firm |
| 2024 | Wild Tiger | Saeed bin Suroor | Oisin Murphy | 11/2J | 29 | Good To Firm |
| 2023 | Jimi Hendrix | Ralph Beckett | Rossa Ryan | 22/1 | 30 | Good |
| 2022 | Dark Shift | Charles Hills | James McDonald | 13/2 | 29 | Good To Firm |
| 2021 | Real World | Saeed bin Suroor | Marco Ghiani | 18/1 | 30 | Good To Firm |
| 2020 | Dark Vision | Mark Johnston | William Buick | 15/2 | 23 | Good |
| 2019 | Afaak | Charles Hills | Jim Crowley | 20/1 | 28 | Soft |
| 2018 | Settle For Bay | David Marnane | W J Lee | 16/1 | 30 | Good To Firm |
| 2017 | Zhui Feng | Amanda Perrett | Martin Dwyer | 25/1 | 29 | Good To Firm |
| 2016 | Portage | M Halford | James Doyle | 10/1 | 28 | Soft |
| 2015 | Gm Hopkins | John Gosden | Ryan Moore | 8/1 | 30 | Good To Firm |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Come On The Blues | Clive Brittain | Chris Rutter |
| 1984 | Hawkley | Patrick Haslam | Tyrone Williams |
| 1983 | Mighty Fly | David Elsworth | Steve Cauthen |
| 1982 | Buzzards Bay | Hugh Collingridge | Joe Mercer |
| 1981 | Teamwork | Guy Harwood | Greville Starkey |
| 1980 | Tender Heart | John Sutcliffe, Jr. | Joe Mercer |
| 1979 | Pipedreamer | Henry Candy | Philip Waldron |
| 1978 | Fear Naught | Jimmy Etherington | Michael Wigham |
| 1977 | My Hussar | John Sutcliffe | Willie Carson |
| 1976 | Jumping Hill | Noel Murless | Lester Piggott |
| 1975 | Ardoon | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon | David Maitland |
| 1974 | Old Lucky | Bernard van Cutsem | Willie Carson |
| 1973 | Camouflage | John Dunlop | Des Cullen |
| 1972 | Tempest Boy | John Sutcliffe | Ron Hutchinson |
| 1971 | Picture Boy | George Todd | Jock Wilson |
| 1970 | Calpurnius | Bill Watts | George Duffield |
| 1969 | Kamundu | Frank Carr | Lester Piggott |
| 1968 | Golden Mean | Doug Smith | Frankie Durr |
| 1967 | Regal Light | Sam Hall | Graham Sexton |
| 1966 | Continuation | Seamus McGrath | Johnny Roe |
| 1965 | Casabianca | Noel Murless | Lester Piggott |
| 1964 | Zaleucus | Geoffrey Brooke | Doug Smith |
| 1963 | Spaniards Close | Fred Winter Snr. | Lester Piggott |
| 1962 | Smartie | R Mason | Joe Sime |
| 1961 | King's Troop | Peter Hastings-Bass | Geoff Lewis |
| 1960 | Small Slam | Geoffrey Barling | Bobby Elliott |