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2022 Royal Hunt Cup
Dark Shift (GB) won the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 15 June 2022, trained by Charles Hills and ridden by James McDonald, at 13/2, beating Intellogent (IRE) by ½ length.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Royal Hunt Cup in 2022? Dark Shift (GB) won the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 15 June 2022, trained by Charles Hills and ridden by James McDonald, at 13/2, beating Intellogent (IRE) by ½ length.
- Who came second in the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup? Intellogent (IRE) (40/1) finished second, and Tempus (GB) (28/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup? No. The 7/2 favourite Legend Of Dubai (GB) finished 20th of 29.
- What was the winning time of the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup? Dark Shift (GB) won in 1m 39.13s over 1m on Good To Firm going.
- How much prize money did the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup winner get? Dark Shift (GB) earned £94,500 for winning the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup.
- How many ran in the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup? 29 ran in the 2022 Royal Hunt Cup (average since 1990: 29.4).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Claim | Trainer | OR | Dr | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won ½ | Dark Shift (GB) | 13/2 | 4 | 9-1 | James McDonald | - | Charles Hills | 96 | 15 | - | H Frost | - | 1m 39.13s | £94,500 |
| 2 | ½ | Intellogent (IRE) | 40/1 | 7 | 9-10 | James Doyle | - | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 105 | 4 | - | Ms Fiona Carmichael | ½ | - | £44,363 |
| 3 | 1¼ | Tempus (GB) | 28/1 | 6 | 9-6 | Hollie Doyle | - | Archie Watson | 101 | 16 | - | Hambleton Racing Ltd Xxxi And Partner | 1¾ | - | £22,190 |
| 4 | 1½ | Astro King (IRE) | 17/2 | 5 | 9-7 | Ryan Moore | - | Sir Michael Stoute | 102 | 9 | - | Saeed Suhail | 3¼ | - | £11,095 |
| 5 | nk | Sinjaari (IRE) | 14/1 | 6 | 9-11 | Kieran Shoemark | - | Harry & Roger Charlton | 106 | 33 | - | Mohammed Jaber | 3½ | - | - |
| 6 | ½ | Isla Kai (IRE) | 33/1 | 4 | 9-5 | Rowan Scott | - | Nigel Tinkler | 100 | 12 | - | Martin Webb Racing | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | 1 | Bless Him (IRE) | 20/1 | 8 | 9-6 | Jamie Spencer | - | David Simcock | 101 | 22 | h | Tony Perkins & Partners | 5 | - | - |
| 8 | ¾ | Bopedro (FR) | 28/1 | 6 | 9-8 | Shane Foley | - | Mrs John Harrington | 103 | 3 | v | Zhang Yuesheng | 5¾ | - | - |
| 9 | ½ | Totally Charming (GB) | 8/1 | 4 | 9-1 | Frankie Dettori | - | George Boughey | 96 | 17 | - | Adrian McAlpine | 6¼ | - | - |
| 10 | nk | Aratus (IRE) | 22/1 | 4 | 9-6 | Adam Kirby | - | Clive Cox | 101 | 24 | - | Adrian Butler | 6½ | - | - |
| 11 | nk | Greatgadian (GER) | 40/1 | 4 | 9-7 | Ray Dawson | - | Roger Varian | 102 | 11 | - | King Power Racing Co Ltd | 7 | - | - |
| 12 | 1¾ | Escobar (IRE) | 28/1 | 8 | 9-12 | Daniel Tudhope | - | David O'Meara | 107 | 5 | t | Withernsea Thoroughbred Limited | 8¾ | - | - |
| 13 | ¾ | Percy's Lad (GB) | 33/1 | 4 | 9-1 | Richard Kingscote | - | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 96 | 31 | - | Alan Kerr | 9½ | - | - |
| 14 | nk | Notre Belle Bete (GB) | 40/1 | 4 | 9-3 | David Probert | - | Andrew Balding | 98 | 23 | - | King Power Racing Co Ltd | 9¾ | - | - |
| 15 | ½ | Real Force (GB) | 50/1 | 5 | 9-0 | Colin Keane | - | Gerard O'Leary | 95 | 13 | - | Lance Bloodstock Limited | 10¼ | - | - |
| 16 | hd | Via Serendipity (GB) | 50/1 | 8 | 9-1 | Stevie Donohoe | - | Charlie Fellowes | 96 | 20 | - | J Soiza And D Lovatt | 10½ | - | - |
| 17 | 1¼ | Etonian (IRE) | 40/1 | 4 | 9-5 | Pat Dobbs | - | Richard Hannon | 100 | 27 | - | Mrs J Wood | 11¾ | - | - |
| 18 | ½ | San Andreas (IRE) | 66/1 | 6 | 9-2 | Hugh Horgan | 7 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 104 | 14 | - | Annus Mirabilis Syndicate | 12¼ | - | - |
| 19 | nk | Symbolize (IRE) | 9/1 | 5 | 9-4 | Harry Davies | 5 | Andrew Balding | 104 | 29 | - | Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum | 12½ | - | - |
| 20 | ½ | Legend Of Dubai (GB) | 7/2F | 4 | 9-1 | Andrea Atzeni | - | Roger Varian | 96 | 10 | - | Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum | 13 | - | - |
| 21 | hd | Magical Morning (GB) | 22/1 | 5 | 9-10 | Benoit de la Sayette | 5 | John & Thady Gosden | 110 | 26 | - | Lady Bamford | 13¼ | - | - |
| 22 | nk | Hortzadar (GB) | 80/1 | 7 | 8-7 | Mark Winn | 7 | David O'Meara | 95 | 28 | - | Akela Thoroughbreds Limited | 13½ | - | - |
| 23 | 1 | Cruyff Turn (GB) | 28/1 | 5 | 9-5 | Tom Marquand | - | Tim Easterby | 100 | 18 | - | Aberdeen Park & Partner | 14½ | - | - |
| 24 | 1½ | Excel Power (IRE) | 66/1 | 4 | 9-3 | Luke Morris | - | Archie Watson | 98 | 25 | - | Mohammed Rashid | 16 | - | - |
| 25 | 1 | What's The Story (GB) | 40/1 | 8 | 9-2 | Silvestre De Sousa | - | Keith Dalgleish | 97 | 2 | - | Weldspec Glasgow Limited | 17 | - | - |
| 26 | ¾ | Lunar Space (IRE) | 125/1 | 4 | 9-2 | Saffie Osborne | 3 | Jamie Osborne | 100 | 8 | b | The Judges & Partner | 17¾ | - | - |
| 27 | nk | Humanitarian (USA) | 150/1 | 6 | 9-8 | Daniel Muscutt | - | Stuart Williams | 103 | 30 | ht | Craft Thoroughbreds And Partners | 18 | - | - |
| 28 | dist | Desert Peace (USA) | 28/1 | 5 | 9-5 | William Buick | - | Charlie Appleby | 100 | 6 | t | Godolphin | dist | - | - |
| 29 | dist | Fantastic Fox (GB) | 16/1 | 4 | 9-3 | David Egan | - | Roger Varian | 98 | 21 | - | King Power Racing Co Ltd | 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 29 have run since; 4 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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