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3:35 Ascot: Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

  • Distance 7f
  • Class Class 2
  • Age 3yo+
  • Going Good
  • Prize £92,772
  • Runners 18
  • Surface Turf

Ascot stages the Class 2 Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) on Saturday 3 October 2026 at 3:35. Run over 7f, on turf, with the going good. 18 runners are declared for a prize fund of £92,772. Thunder Call heads the market at 3/1, from Moonfall at 13/2 and Mezcala at 8.8/1. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Poet Master Clifford Lee 26/1 22/1 18/1 20/1 SBK
Pellitory Daniel Tudhope 23/1 16/1 14/1 14/1 SBK
Two Tribes Toby Moore(7) 18/1 18/1 16/1 16/1 bet365
Arctic Dawn Callum Shepherd 35/1 22/1 28/1 33/1 SBK
Five Ways Jason Watson 54/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 SBK
Thunder Call Harry Davies 3/1 11/4 11/4 11/4 SBK
Great Acclaim Oliver Carmichael(7) 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 SBK
Hickory P. J. McDonald 17/1 12/1 12/1 11/1 SBK
Moonfall Billy Loughnane 13/2 13/2 13/2 13/2 bet365
Mezcala George Bass 8.8/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 SBK
Desert Shadow Kieran Shoemark 21/1 12/1 12/1 11/1 SBK
Golden Mind Warren Fentiman(3) 66/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 bet365
River King Sean Levey 10/1 10/1 10/1 9/1 bet365
Machadadorp Callum Hutchinson 11/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 SBK
Realign Pat Dobbs 33/1 28/1 28/1 25/1 SBK
The Fingal Raven William Carver 25/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 bet365
Hawksbill George Wood 26/1 22/1 22/1 25/1 SBK
Aalto Lewis Edmunds 12/1 12/1 12/1 12/1 bet365

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Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Ascot
Thunder Call William Haggas 10 from 48 · 2100% — Harry Davies 0 from 93 · 0%
Moonfall George Boughey 3 from 27 · 1100% — Billy Loughnane 0 from 140 · 0%
Mezcala Jack Channon 0 from 18 · 0% — George Bass 0 from 12 · 0%
River King Richard Hannon 4 from 50 · 800% — Sean Levey 0 from 278 · 0%
Machadadorp Andrew Balding 9 from 66 · 1400% — Callum Hutchinson 0 from 21 · 0%
Aalto Ian Williams 3 from 25 · 1200% — Lewis Edmunds —
Hickory Jamie Osborne 0 from 16 · 0% — P. J. McDonald —
Two Tribes Richard Spencer 2 from 20 · 1000% — Toby Moore(7) —
Great Acclaim Eve Johnson Houghton 2 from 33 · 600% — Oliver Carmichael(7) —
Desert Shadow Saeed bin Suroor 0 from 4 · 0% — Kieran Shoemark —
Pellitory David O'Meara 4 from 53 · 800% — Daniel Tudhope —
The Fingal Raven Jamie Osborne 0 from 16 · 0% — William Carver —
Poet Master K. R. Burke 10 from 58 · 1700% — Clifford Lee —
Hawksbill Richard Spencer 2 from 20 · 1000% — George Wood —
Realign William Haggas 10 from 48 · 2100% — Pat Dobbs —
Arctic Dawn Daniel & Claire Kubler 0 from 5 · 0% — Callum Shepherd —
Five Ways Andrew Balding 9 from 66 · 1400% — Jason Watson —
Golden Mind Richard & Peter Fahey 6 from 57 · 1100% — Warren Fentiman(3) —

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 7f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Lope De Vega Poet Master 7f 2360 0 0%
Sergei Prokofiev Pellitory 7f 308 0 0%
Rajasinghe Two Tribes 7f 188 0 0%
Blue Point Arctic Dawn 7f 803 0 0%
Kameko Five Ways 7f 218 0 0%
Pinatubo Thunder Call 7f 265 0 0%
Aclaim Great Acclaim 7f 617 0 0%
Free Eagle Hickory 7f 262 0 0%
Starman Moonfall 7f 285 0 0%
Expert Eye Mezcala 7f 496 0 0%
Siyouni Desert Shadow 7f 1656 0 0%
Galileo Gold Golden Mind 7f 448 0 0%
King Of Change River King 7f 31 0 0%
Mehmas Machadadorp 7f 1634 0 0%
Zelzal Aalto 7f 348 0 0%

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