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Royal Hunt Cup 2008 winner Richard Hughes

The Royal Hunt Cup is a Heritage Handicap  and takes place on Day two of  Royal Ascot and is run over a distance of exactly 1 mile. The Royal Hunt Cup is considered to be one of the most exciting of the entire meeting due to the large field (upto 30 runners) and the relatively short distance which normally results in an exciting finish between several horses.

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Distance  1 Mile
Class  Heritage Handicap
Eligibility  three years old and above
Prize  £100,000
Time  4:20, Wednesday 17th June

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Royal Hunt Cup Tip Bit

In recent years, horses aged four and five have held an advantage over their older rivals, with only one horse aged six winning the race in the past 15 years. Equally favourites don't have a good record in the Royal Hunt cup, with the last jolly in the winners enclosure coming back in 1996.

Royal Hunt Cup Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer
2008  Mr Aviator Richard Hughes   Richard Hannon
2007  Royal Oath  Jimmy Fortune  John Gosden
2006  Cesare  Jamie Spencer  James Fanshawe
2005  New Seeker  Philip Robinson  Clive Cox
2004  Mine Richard Quinn  James Bethell
2003  Macadamia  Dane O'Neil  James Fanshawe
2002  Norton  Jimmy Fortune  Terry Mills
2001  Surprise Encounter  Frankie Dettori  Ed Dunlop
2000  Caribbean Monarch  Kieren Fallon  Sir Michael Stoute
1999  Showboat  Neil Pollard  Barry Hills