Result · Ascot · Saturday 3 October 2026

3:35 Ascot result: Mezcala wins the Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

Class 27f flatGoing Good To Firm18 ranTime 1m 26.26sWinner's prize £92,772
Mezcala silks
Winner

Mezcala (GB)

4yo gelding · 9-4
Jockey George Bass · Trainer Jack Channon
Owner Jon And Julia Aisbitt · By Expert Eye (GB) out of Why We Dream (IRE)

5/1Starting price

Mezcala won the 3:35 at Ascot on Saturday 3 October 2026, beating the 7/2 favourite Moonfall by ¼ length. Ridden by George Bass for trainer Jack Channon, the four-year-old was sent off at 5/1 and covered the 7f on good to firm ground in 1m 26.26s. Realign was a further 1 length back in third at 12/1.

3:35 Ascot full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Mezcala silks
Mezcala (GB) 4yo · 9-4
 George Bass Jack Channon — 5/1 97
2
Moonfall silks
Moonfall (IRE) 3yo · 9-6
 Billy Loughnane George Boughey ¼ l 7/2FAV 101
3
Realign silks
Realign (FR) 4yo · 9-1
 Pat Dobbs William Haggas 1 l 12/1 94
4
Pellitory silks
Pellitory (GB) 4yo · 9-11 · t
 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara ¼ l 16/1 98
5
Arctic Dawn silks
Arctic Dawn (GB) 5yo · 9-10 · p
 Callum Shepherd Daniel & Claire Kubler 1 l 28/1 103
6
Hawksbill silks
Hawksbill (GB) 4yo · 8-13
 George Wood Richard Spencer 1 l 10/1 92
7
Desert Shadow silks
Desert Shadow (GB) 4yo · 9-3 · v
 Kieran Shoemark Saeed bin Suroor ¼ l 20/1 96
8
Machadadorp silks
Machadadorp (GB) 3yo · 9-1
 Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding ¾ l 18/1 96
9
Thunder Call silks
Thunder Call (GB) 3yo · 9-7
 Harry Davies William Haggas ½ l 6/1 102
10
Hickory silks
Hickory (IRE) 8yo · 9-6 · p
 P. J. McDonald Jamie Osborne ¼ l 20/1 99
11
Poet Master silks
Poet Master (IRE) 6yo · 9-12
 Clifford Lee K. R. Burke l 22/1 105
12
River King silks
River King (IRE) 4yo · 9-2
 Sean Levey Richard Hannon 1¾ l 6/1 95
13
Great Acclaim silks
Great Acclaim (GB) 5yo · 8-13 · v · claim 7lb
 Oliver Carmichael Eve Johnson Houghton 1 l 20/1 99
14
Golden Mind silks
Golden Mind (IRE) 5yo · 8-13 · t · claim 3lb
 Warren Fentiman Richard & Peter Fahey 1 l 50/1 95
15
The Fingal Raven silks
The Fingal Raven (IRE) 4yo · 9-0 · tp
 William Carver Jamie Osborne ½ l 28/1 93
16
Two Tribes silks
Two Tribes (GB) 5yo · 9-3 · b · claim 7lb
 Toby Moore Richard Spencer ¼ l 22/1 103
17
Five Ways silks
Five Ways (GB) 3yo · 9-9
 Jason Watson Andrew Balding l 66/1 104
18
Aalto silks
Aalto (FR) 6yo · 8-11 · t
 Lewis Edmunds Ian Williams ¼ l 12/1 90

Ascot 3:35 returns

Tote win£6.60Per £1 stake
Tote place£2 £1.70 £3.20 £4.40Per £1 stake
Exacta£33.801st and 2nd in order
CSF£22.07Computer straight forecast
Trifecta£633.701st, 2nd and 3rd in order

3:35 Ascot result: FAQs

Who won the 3:35 at Ascot on Saturday 3 October 2026?

Mezcala, ridden by George Bass and trained by Jack Channon, at a starting price of 5/1.

Did the favourite win?

No. Moonfall, the 7/2 favourite, finished second, ¼ length behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

1m 26.26s over 7f on good to firm ground.

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