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 1912 Handicap 7 furlongs 166 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 ETON BOY C Trigg Carter Mr H P Nickalls 100/12 jt fav
2 LONG SET W Higgs Batho Mr Solly Joel 9/1
3 MATELOT C Longhurst H Powney Mr W R Wyndham 50/1
4 OUTRAM W Buckley Sam Pickering Mr P Nelke 50/1
5 BRANCEPETH J Clark Percy Peck Lord Durham 100/7
6 WHISK BROOM Danny Maher Joyner Mr H P Whitney 10/1
7 ROCKLAND G Bullock Hoyle Mr H J Goodson 40/1
8 ROYAL TENDER E Piper Lewis Captain F Forester 33/1
9 HAMERTON C Ringstead Alec Taylor Mr Fairie 50/1
10 BEAUREPAIRE L Hewitt D Waugh Mr W Raphael 20/1
11 MUSHROOM Fred Rickaby Joseph Butters Mr T Baring 20/1
12 OLIVER GOLDSMITH H Robbins George Lambton Lord Derby 100/6
13 MARY THE SECOND J Bara Rothschild (France) Baron Meyer De Rothschild 50/1
14 DALNACRAG Fred Winter Leach Sir E Paget 20/1
15 ATMAH C Marsh F Pratt Mr J A De Rothschild 25/1
16 BACHELOR'S HOPE Steve Donoghue Atty Persse Mr D McCalmont 100/12 jt fav
17 MEDIATOR A Duller Robinson Sir E Schiff 40/1
18 ASK PAPA W Smyth Robson Mr W Wilson 100/8
19 SUNSPOT F Wootton Morton Mr Jim Joel 25/1
20 DORANDO J H Martin Richard Marsh HM The King 100/7
21 JARRETIERE M McGee Gould (France) Mr F Jay Gould 33/1
22 BANNOCKBURN F Templeman Hallick Mr J F Hallick 20/1
23 MY COLLAR E Wheatley Alf Sadler jnr Mr Alf Stedall 33/1
24 SHANBALLYMORE M Carron Hayes Mr G W Smith 50/1
25 NEWMARKET J Plant Captain Dewhurst Lord Savile 50/1
26 PREVOYANT E Huxley Cundell Mr J Ivall 33/1
27 PRIM SIMON L Butchers Hastings Mr George Faber 50/1
28 CATHAY E Gardner Watson Leopold De Rothschild 50/1
This race took place on Wednesday 19th June 1912 and was won by a brown horse by Littleton out of Felstead, winning a first prize of 2020 sovereigns (equivalent to £236,000 in 2020), which included a piece of plate valued at 500 sovereigns which was kept by the owner. Over round 132%
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 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912