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4:45 Ascot: Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

  • Distance 1m 7f 209y
  • Class Class 3
  • Age 3yo+
  • Going Good To Firm
  • Prize £16,200
  • Runners 6
  • Surface Turf

Ascot stages the Class 3 Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) on Friday 2 October 2026 at 4:45. Run over 1m 7f 209y, on turf, with the going good to firm. 6 runners are declared for a prize fund of £16,200. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Hot Fuss Pierre-Louis Jamin — SP - SP
Cranachan Rossa Ryan — SP - SP
Must Believe Jack Dace(5) — SP - SP
Just An Hour George Wood — SP - SP
Shipshape Isobelle Chalmers(7) — SP - SP
Vaguely Royal William Buick — SP - SP

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Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Ascot
Hot Fuss Tom Dascombe 0 from 11 · 0% — Pierre-Louis Jamin 0 from 40 · 0%
Cranachan Ralph Beckett 10 from 45 · 2200% — Rossa Ryan 0 from 249 · 0%
Must Believe George Baker 1 from 13 · 800% — Jack Dace(5) 0 from 8 · 0%
Just An Hour Rod Millman 2 from 20 · 1000% — George Wood 0 from 51 · 0%
Shipshape Bernard Llewellyn 4 from 16 · 2500% — Isobelle Chalmers(7) 0 from 1 · 0%
Vaguely Royal Ian Williams 3 from 26 · 1200% — William Buick —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 16f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Cracksman Cranachan 2m 83 0 0%
Make Believe Must Believe 2m 221 0 0%
New Bay Shipshape 2m 80 0 0%
Galileo Vaguely Royal 2m 2026 0 0%

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