2.40 Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 2) 7f.

Ascot Results Sat, 10th May, 2025

Going - Good to Firm.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £9,710.88 carried forward to Newcastle on Sun, 11th May. Placepot Pool - £213,052.50 Winning Units - 334.31 Dividend - £465.20. Quadpot Pool - £31,936.66 Winning Units - 135.9 Dividend - £173.90. Place Six Dividend - £659.03. Place Five Dividend - £404.83.

Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 2) 7f.

1st - £51,540.00, 2nd - £24,170.00, 3rd - £12,090.00, 4th - £6,040.00, 5th - £3,020.00, 6th - £1,510.00 17 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Hickory (IRE) 8-4 (Martyn And Elaine Booth)
(Drawn 11)sr Rated 85
Free Eagle (IRE) - Badr Al Badoor (IRE)(Acclamation (GB))

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Jamie Osborne

Saffie Osborne

Tote Win £26.70 Place £4.90

held up in rear, not much room briefly when going well over 2f out, switched right and good headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, challenged final 75 yards, led post

21st Oct, 24 Wolverhampton
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 29th May, 25 Sandown
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 90

2nd

nose

Qirat (GB) 9-4 (Juddmonte)
(Drawn 9) Rated 99
Showcasing (GB) - Emulous (GB)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Juddmonte Farms Ireland Ltd

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1fav

Ralph Beckett

Rossa Ryan

Place £2.10

held up in touch behind leaders, headway and switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed post

30th Oct, 24 Nottingham
2nd Flat Rated 98 This
Race 18th Jun, 25 Ascot
27th Flat Hcp Rated 102

3rd

shd

Gleneagle Bay (IRE) 8-11 (Shamrock Thoroughbreds/liam Ferguson)
(Drawn 12)ts²cp² Rated 92
Gleneagles (IRE) - Charlotte Rua (IRE)(Redback (GB))
Breeder - Rossenarra Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 7/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Stephen Thorne

Hollie Doyle

Place £1.70

towards rear, switched left and good headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held

16th Mar, 25 Curragh
5th Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race 19th Jun, 25 Ascot
10th Flat Hcp Rated 95

4th

Popmaster (IRE) 9-0 (Laurence Bellman)
(Drawn 1)sr Rated 98
Gutaifan (IRE) - Best New Show (IRE)(Clodovil (IRE))
Breeder - Grangemore Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

Ed Walker

Jack Doughty(3)

Place £3.80

prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

18th Apr, 25 Newcastle
5th Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race 18th Jun, 25 Ascot
16th Flat Hcp Rated 97

5th

0.5L

Diligent Resdev (GB) 8-5 (Resdev & Lee Westwood)
(Drawn 7)vs³ Rated 86
Due Diligence (USA) - Doobahdeedoo (USA)(Animal Kingdom (USA))
Breeder - Crimbourne Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 10/1 11/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

M W Easterby

Joanna Mason

chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded final 100 yards

19th Apr, 25 Musselburgh
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 26th May, 25 Redcar
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 85

6th

shd

Roi De France (IRE) 9-11 (Mr B E Nielsen)
(Drawn 18)sr Rated 106
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Danilovna (IRE)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Bjorn Nielsen

(Morning price: 6/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 18/5 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 11/2 5/1) SP 11/2

John Gosden

Oisin Murphy

not much room start, held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, never on terms, kept on

18th Apr, 25 Newcastle
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 104 This
Race 19th Jun, 25 Ascot
22nd Flat Hcp Rated 105

7th

Witch Hunter (FR) 9-9 (Mr William Stobart)
(Drawn 2) Rated 107
Siyouni (FR) - Sorciere (IRE)(Orpen (FR))
Breeder - Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 20/1 18/1 22/1 18/1) SP 18/1

Richard Hannon

Joe Leavy(3)

held up in touch, pushed along and switched right over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

30th Apr, 25 Ascot
10th Flat Rated 109 This
Race 31st May, 25 Chester
10th Flat Hcp Rated 105

8th

0.5L

Myal (GB) 9-0 (Mr Ray Bailey)
(Drawn 19) Rated 95
Al Kazeem (GB) - Magic Destiny (GB)(Dubai Destination (USA))
Breeder - Ray Bailey

(Morning price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 8/1 7/1 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1 17/2 9/1 17/2 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Steph Hollinshead

S H James

in touch, driven and effort over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

26th Apr, 25 Haydock
1st Flat Hcp Rated 91 This
Race 31st May, 25 Chester
1st Flat Hcp Rated 95

9th

0.5L

Jumby (IRE) 9-5 (Anthony Pye-jeary And David Ian)
(Drawn 5) Rated 100
New Bay (GB) - Sound Of Guns (GB)(Acclamation (GB))
Breeder - Ballylinch Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Eve Johnson Houghton

Charles Bishop

held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous

2nd May, 25 Newmarket
4th Flat Hcp Rated 102 This
Race 21st Jun, 25 Ascot
10th Flat Hcp Rated 97

10th

1.5L

Silver Sword (GB) 8-11 (Martians Racing & Dylan Cunha)
(Drawn 17) Rated 92
Charm Spirit (IRE) - Aurora Gray (GB)(Rip Van Winkle (IRE))
Breeder - Culworth Grounds & Fortune Bloodstock

(Morning price: 25/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 22/1 20/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 20/1 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

Dylan Cunha

Kieran Shoemark

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out

3rd May, 25 Newmarket
6th Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race 27th Sep, 25 Newmarket
11th Flat Hcp Rated 91

11th

Tolstoy (IRE) 8-2 (Mr Kristian Strangeway)
(Drawn 3)sr Rated 88
Kingman (GB) - War And Peace (GB)(Frankel (GB))

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 40/1 33/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

B Ellison

T Kiely-Marshall(5)

slowly away, held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

29th Mar, 25 Doncaster
10th Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race 13th Jun, 25 York
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 85

12th

0.5L

Metal Merchant (IRE) 9-1 (Recycled Products Limited)
(Drawn 15) Rated 96
Make Believe (GB) - Whipped (IRE)(Whipper (USA))

(Morning price: 11/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Jack Channon

David Probert

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never involved

12th Apr, 25 Newbury
10th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

13th

1.25L

Ebt's Guard (GB) 9-1 (Mr Jayant Pindolia)
(Drawn 8) Rated 96
Cable Bay (IRE) - Whims Of Desire (GB)(Nathaniel (IRE))
Breeder - Bluehills Racing Ltd

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

William & Grassick

Lewis Edmunds

prominent, not much room and lost place over 2f out, soon switched right, weakened inside final furlong

12th Apr, 25 Newbury
1st Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race 17th May, 25 Newbury
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 96

14th

2.5L

English Oak (GB) 9-11 (Wathnan Racing)
(Drawn 6) Rated 106
Wootton Bassett (GB) - Forest Crown (GB)(Royal Applause (GB))
Breeder - Car Colston Hall Stud

(Morning price: 11/1 10/1 11/1 9/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Ed Walker

W Buick

held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out

26th Apr, 25 Haydock
9th Flat Hcp Rated 108 This
Race 17th May, 25 Newbury
6th Flat Hcp Rated 103

15th

Noodle Mission (USA) 8-7 (Drake & Brown)
(Drawn 10)sr Rated 88
Noble Mission (GB) - Driver's Girl (USA)(Candy Ride (ARG))
Breeder - River City Racing LLC

(Morning price: 33/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Edward Smyth-osbourne

Rob Hornby

led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

31st Oct, 24 Southwell
13th Flat Hcp Rated 89 This
Race 1st Jun, 25 Chelmsford City
13th Flat Hcp Rated 86

16th

0.5L

Ten Pounds (IRE) 9-7 (Mr Mohammed Jaber)
(Drawn 16)sr Rated 102
Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - Lady Fashion (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))
Breeder - Glenvale Stud & Edgeridge Ltd

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 13/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

Harry Charlton

T E Whelan

tracked leaders, going well 3f out, every chance 2f out, not much room over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

16th Apr, 25 Newmarket
1st Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race 21st Jun, 25 Ascot
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 102

17th

1.25L

Metaverse (IRE) 8-7 (Graham Jones & Partners)
(Drawn 13)hd⁸sr Rated 88
Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Golden Song (GB)(Singspiel (IRE))
Breeder - Allevamento Le Gi Massimo Parri

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

D Menuisier

Harry Davies

steadied start, held up in rear, hanging left 3f out, well beaten final 2f

21st Apr, 25 Kempton
1st Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race 12th Jun, 25 Newbury
10th Flat Hcp Rated 87

Off 2.41
Time 1m. 23.66 secs, which is 3.59 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £240.50
Tote Trifecta- £1953.40
CSF- £132.72
Tricast- £727.34.

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