2025 Royal Hunt Cup Betting Preview
Place your bets on one of the toughest handicaps of the summer!
Race Details:
Date: 18 June 2025
Grade: Flat/Thoroughbred
Open To: Three-years-old and up
Track: Turf
Length: 1,609 Metres
Location: United Kingdom
One of Royal Ascot's most notorious betting puzzles returns: the Royal Hunt Cup 🏇⚡. This fiercely competitive heritage handicap over the straight mile often features a cavalry charge of over 30 runners, and 2025 looks no different. With layers of potential angles, value plays, and hard-luck stories almost guaranteed, it's a race that captures the imagination of punters year after year.
Wide Open Field - My Cloud Leads the Market ☁️
Sitting at the top of the betting at 7.00, My Cloud is the early favourite - and it's not hard to see why. Consistent, battle-hardened, and seemingly well-handicapped, this runner will draw a lot of support. But as always in the Hunt Cup, favourites rarely get a clear passage through the Ascot mayhem.
Hot on the heels are The Liffey and Volterra, both trading at 10.00. The former has been quietly progressive while the latter showed a smart turn of foot last time out - both seem tailor-made for the fast-run, straight mile test.
Mid-Priced Contenders: Strength in Numbers
This race is a playground for each-way thieves, and there's a cluster of contenders in the 16.00 to 27.00 range that will catch plenty of eyes:
- Bullet Point and Greek Order (16.00) are capable types with solid handicapping credentials.
- Qirat, Roi De France, and Treasure Time all sit at 18.00 and could benefit from a strong pace up front.
- Tony Montana and Fox Legacy (22.00) offer intrigue - especially if there's any ease in the ground.
- Great Chieftain, Urban Lion, and Tokenomics are all nestled in at 27.00, and any of them could outrun their odds on their day.
And then there's Witch Hunter and Godwinson (35.00) - names that've popped up in big handicaps before. You wouldn't rule out a bold show.
Double-Digit Longshots with Bite 💥
Every Hunt Cup has a tale of near-misses from the big-odds brigade. Plenty sit in the 42.00 to 68.00 bracket this year - perfect territory for surprise packages.
Names like Jeff Koons, Sean, and Epictetus at 42.00 will have their backers, especially among those playing big-priced place markets.
Then there's the wild bunch at 52.00 and above:
Mr Professor, Silent Film, Whip Cracker, Tribal Chief, and Superposition, to name just a few. And if you're a fan of triple-digit vibes in spirit if not in price, horses like Blue Brother, Popmaster, and Soldier's Empire (68.00) bring that unpredictable edge Hunt Cup bettors live for.
One to Watch 👀
No prediction here - but it's always worth checking how the draw shapes up. With a straight mile at Ascot, low vs. high draw biases have played a major role in the past. Once the declarations come in, keep an eye on the stalls. And if there's any rain? That just makes things even more chaotic... and fun.
Want a reminder of why the Royal Hunt Cup is a bookmaker's dream and a punter's conundrum? Just look at this list - wall-to-wall potential with chaos guaranteed. Good luck finding your angle. 🍀
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