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2018 Royal Hunt Cup
Settle For Bay (FR) won the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 20 June 2018, trained by David Marnane and ridden by Billy Lee, at 16/1, beating Afaak (GB) by 2¼ lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Royal Hunt Cup in 2018? Settle For Bay (FR) won the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 20 June 2018, trained by David Marnane and ridden by Billy Lee, at 16/1, beating Afaak (GB) by 2¼ lengths.
- Who came second in the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup? Afaak (GB) (10/1) finished second, and Circus Couture (IRE) (100/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup? No. The 7/1 favourite Seniority (GB) finished 8th of 30.
- What was the winning time of the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup? Settle For Bay (FR) won in 1m 39.42s over 1m on Good To Firm going.
- How much prize money did the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup winner get? Settle For Bay (FR) earned £108,938 for winning the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup.
- How many ran in the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup? 30 ran in the 2018 Royal Hunt Cup (average since 1990: 29.4).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Dr | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 2¼ | Settle For Bay (FR) | 16/1 | 4 | 9-1 | Billy Lee | David Marnane | 99 | 22 | - | McGettigans Management Services Jlt Maurice Casey | - | 1m 39.42s | £108,938 |
| 2 | 2¼ | Afaak (GB) | 10/1 | 4 | 9-5 | Jim Crowley | Charles Hills | 103 | 17 | - | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2¼ | - | £32,620 |
| 3 | hd | Circus Couture (IRE) | 100/1 | 6 | 9-8 | John Egan | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 106 | 13 | - | Jane Chapple Hyam Bryan Hirst | 2½ | - | £16,310 |
| 4 | nk | What's The Story (GB) | 33/1 | 4 | 9-0 | Fran Berry | Keith Dalgleish | 98 | 19 | p | Weldspec Glasgow Limited | 2¾ | - | £8,155 |
| 5 | ¾ | Flaming Spear (IRE) | 14/1 | 6 | 9-7 | Robert Winston | Dean Ivory | 105 | 5 | - | Tony Bloom | 3½ | - | £4,078 |
| 6 | nk | Hors De Combat (GB) | 33/1 | 7 | 9-5 | Adam Kirby | Denis Coakley | 103 | 15 | - | Chris Van Hoorn Racing | 3¾ | - | £2,048 |
| 7 | hd | Raising Sand (GB) | 14/1 | 6 | 9-2 | Jamie Spencer | Jamie Osborne | 100 | 9 | - | Nick Bradley Racing 22 & Partner | 4 | - | - |
| 8 | nk | Seniority (GB) | 7/1F | 4 | 8-12 | James Doyle | William Haggas | 96 | 30 | - | The Queen | 4¼ | - | - |
| 9 | 1¼ | Bless Him (IRE) | 20/1 | 4 | 9-2 | Oisin Murphy | David Simcock | 100 | 10 | h | Qatar Racing Limited | 5½ | - | - |
| 10 | nk | Tricorn (IRE) | 16/1 | 4 | 9-5 | James McDonald | John Gosden | 103 | 23 | b | Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan | 5¾ | - | - |
| 11 | ½ | Escobar (IRE) | 12/1 | 4 | 9-1 | Martin Harley | David O'Meara | 99 | 16 | - | Withernsea Thoroughbred Limited | 6¼ | - | - |
| 12 | ½ | Master Merion (USA) | 25/1 | 4 | 9-7 | Ryan Moore | Wesley A Ward | 105 | 14 | t | Vivienne Day And Kate Rose | 6¾ | - | - |
| 13 | hd | Cape Byron (GB) | 14/1 | 4 | 9-2 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 100 | 25 | p | Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum | 7 | - | - |
| 14 | 1½ | Firmament (GB) | 16/1 | 6 | 9-3 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 101 | 26 | - | Gallop Racing Partner | 8½ | - | - |
| 15 | ½ | Surrey Hope (USA) | 50/1 | 4 | 8-12 | Edward Greatrex | Joseph Tuite | 96 | 33 | - | Surrey Racing Sh | 9 | - | - |
| 16 | nk | Burnt Sugar (IRE) | 33/1 | 6 | 9-1 | Paul Mulrennan | Roger Fell | 99 | 8 | - | Middleham Park Racing Xl Partner | 9¼ | - | - |
| 17 | 1¼ | Mukalal (GB) | 33/1 | 4 | 8-13 | Dane O'Neill | Marcus Tregoning | 97 | 32 | - | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 10½ | - | - |
| 18 | 1¾ | Saltonstall (GB) | 10/1 | 4 | 9-5 | William Buick | M Halford | 103 | 3 | t | Godolphin | 12¼ | - | - |
| 19 | ¾ | Tony Curtis (GB) | 40/1 | 5 | 9-3 | Wayne Lordan | Richard Hannon | 101 | 18 | - | Chelsea Thoroughbreds Saint Tropez | 13 | - | - |
| 20 | ½ | Medahim (IRE) | 20/1 | 4 | 9-0 | Tom Marquand | Richard Hannon | 98 | 28 | - | Al Shaqab Racing | 13½ | - | - |
| 21 | 1¾ | Kynren (IRE) | 12/1 | 4 | 8-12 | Ben Curtis | David Barron | 96 | 11 | - | Elliott Brothers Peacock Partner | 15¼ | - | - |
| 22 | 9 | Gabrial (IRE) | 16/1 | 9 | 9-5 | Frankie Dettori | Richard Fahey | 103 | 31 | - | Dr Marwan Koukash | 24¼ | - | - |
| 23 | nk | Zhui Feng (IRE) | 20/1 | 5 | 9-10 | Pat Dobbs | Amanda Perrett | 108 | 2 | p | John Connolly Odile Griffith | 24¾ | - | - |
| 24 | dh | Goring (GER) | 100/1 | 6 | 9-4 | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton | 102 | 27 | v | G C Stevens | 27¾ | - | - |
| 24 | 3 | Repercussion (GB) | 50/1 | 5 | 9-4 | Seamie Heffernan | Charlie Fellowes | 102 | 29 | t | Seventh Lap Racing Partners | 27¾ | - | - |
| 26 | 1¾ | Love Dreams (IRE) | 40/1 | 4 | 9-8 | PJ McDonald | Mark Johnston | 106 | 1 | b | Crone Stud Farms Ltd | 29½ | - | - |
| 27 | ¾ | Mountain Rescue (IRE) | 50/1 | 6 | 8-12 | Gerald Mosse | Chris Wall | 96 | 4 | - | Valueracingclubcouk | dist | - | - |
| 28 | 2 | Arcanada (IRE) | 33/1 | 5 | 9-5 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 103 | 21 | p | The Arcanada Partnership | dist | - | - |
| 29 | 2¼ | Archetype (FR) | 20/1 | 4 | 9-5 | Silvestre De Sousa | Simon Crisford | 103 | 20 | - | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Wordsworth | dist | - | - |
| 30 | 7 | Keyser Soze (IRE) | 16/1 | 4 | 8-12 | Tom Queally | Richard Spencer | 96 | 7 | - | Rebel Racing 2 | dist | - | - |
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
28 of 30 have run since; 3 won next time out.
Royal Hunt Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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