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2026 Ascot Gold Cup Preview
First established back in 1807, the Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 horse race run over a marathon trip of just shy of two miles and four furlongs. The race was originally open to three-year-olds and older, but was changed to four-year-olds and older, which is how it is to the present day.
A couple of fun facts regarding the Ascot Gold Cup, the 1844 winner was unnamed at the point of winning the race, because Nicholas I of Russia was in attendance, and the horse was named 'The Emperor' in honour of the monarch.
In 1907, the Gold Cup was stolen, and at the same time as the American writer Mark Twain made a visit to the country, the morning headlines on the paper read 'Mark Twain Arrives' and 'Ascot Gold Cup Stolen', which Twain found amusing.
The legendary Yeats won this race four years on the bounce (2006-2009), which makes him the most successful runner in the race. Lester Piggott had an incredible record in the race, between 1957 & 1982, the jockey won the race no fewer than eleven times!
Ascot Gold Cup Information:
We also have a dedicated Royal Ascot tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season; you can find links to those here.
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How competitive is the Ascot Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ascot Gold Cup, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Ascot Gold Cup Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Ascot Gold Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Ascot Gold Cup races over the last 20 renewals:
- Trawlerman (4:15.02) in 2025
- Rite Of Passage (4:16.92) in 2010
- Kyprios (4:18.06) in 2024
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Ascot Gold Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 10 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -2.12. Ahead of the 2026 Ascot Gold Cup, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Trawlerman, trained by John & Thady Gosden and ridden by William Buick, who set the fastest winning time in the Ascot Gold Cup. That runner won the race in a time of 4:15.02 in 2025. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Saeed bin Suroor and jockey Frankie Dettori with Colour Vision who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 4:42.05 in the 2012 renewal.
Ascot Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the Ascot Gold Cup past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ascot Gold Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 4:15.02 | Trawlerman (IRE) 7yo 9-4 (2 of 8) 85/40F | William Buick John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2024 4:18.06 | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo 9-4 (8 of 9) 11/10F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 4:20.97 | Courage Mon Ami (GB) 4yo 9-3 (9 of 12) 15/2 | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 4:26.52 | Kyprios (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (5 of 9) 13/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 4:20.28 | Subjectivist (GB) 4yo 9-1 (4 of 12) 13/2 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2020 4:32.60 | Stradivarius (IRE) 6yo 9-2 (2 of 8) 4/5F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2019 4:30.88 | Stradivarius (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (2 of 11) 1/1F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 4:21.08 | Stradivarius (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (6 of 9) 7/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 4:22.40 | Big Orange (GB) 6yo 9-2 (7 of 14) 5/1 | James Doyle Michael Bell (GB) |
| 2016 4:26.21 | Order Of St George (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (10 of 17) 10/11F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ascot Gold Cup have been based:
- GB: 10 winners with an additional 23 placings from 150 runners
- IRE: 10 winners with an additional 11 placings from 50 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 5 placings from 19 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 7 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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Ascot Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Ascot Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race nine times, with those nine winners coming from Yeats (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009), Fame And Glory (2011), Leading Light (2014), Order Of St George (2016) and Kyprios (2022 & 2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ascot Gold Cup are John Gosden (3 wins) and John & Thady Gosden (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Ascot Gold Cup; Andrew Balding has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Ascot Gold Cup trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 24-9-13 | +1.43 | -1.62 |
| John Gosden | 9-3-3 | -2.45 | -3.87 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 8-2-5 | +3.63 | +3.08 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 14-1-2 | -7.00 | -6.10 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 7-1-3 | -2.50 | -2.20 |
| D K Weld | 3-1-2 | +18.00 | +10.75 |
| Ed Dunlop | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.20 |
| Michael Bell | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 11-0-2 | -11.00 | -9.03 |
| W P Mullins | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -8.00 |
Ascot Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Ascot Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Colour Vision (2012), Stradivarius (2018, 2019 & 2020) and Courage Mon Ami (2023). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Ascot Gold Cup is Ryan Moore (4 wins).
Here are some of the top Ascot Gold Cup jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 17-5-6 | +5.05 | -1.07 |
| Ryan Moore | 20-4-9 | -8.86 | -6.95 |
| William Buick | 15-1-3 | -11.87 | -10.32 |
| James Doyle | 7-1-2 | -1.00 | -1.80 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7-1-2 | -4.62 | -3.47 |
| Joe Fanning | 4-1-2 | +3.50 | +1.85 |
| Jim Crowley | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | +0.30 |
| Oisin Murphy | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -6.23 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -5.15 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 5-0-3 | -5.00 | -0.70 |
2026 Ascot Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 7, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, (1, 4), 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (59%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (66%) - No bigger than 13/2 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Won within last 4 starts
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Ran in 3 - 23 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 74+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO/ZAF (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Not in FRA/DEU/ITA/SAU/SCO/ESP (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not on HY/GS (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved a TS of 41+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 104+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Had 3 - 14 wins (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Ascot Gold Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.61, is when runners were 1st in the betting market.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 3yo on debut, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 2 (1,5) [8 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 8 (3,9) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (12,11) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (7,2) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (5,6) [12 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Ascot Gold Cup is Leopardstown; there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out. The next best courses, which have produced the second most winners, are Sandown and Navan; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 207 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ascot Gold Cup:
- Sadlers Wells (4 Wins)
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Sea The Stars (3 Wins)
- Montjeu (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Halling (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Rite Of Passage in 2010, winning for D K Weld at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Pat Smullen. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 13 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Ascot Gold Cup.
Route to the Ascot Gold Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Ascot Gold Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Trawlerman Sandown - 1st of 4 (4/5) | Star Sports Henry II Stakes |
| 2024 - Kyprios Leopardstown - 1st of 6 (1/12) | Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes |
| 2023 - Courage Mon Ami Goodwood - 1st of 8 (6/4) | Tony Barrett Memorial Handicap |
| 2022 - Kyprios Leopardstown - 1st of 4 (1/10) | Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes |
| 2021 - Subjectivist Meydan - 1st of 11 (13/2) | Dubai Gold Cup |
| 2020 - Stradivarius Newmarket (Rowley) - 3rd of 7 (4/1) | Coronation Cup |
| 2019 - Stradivarius York - 1st of 8 (4/5) | Yorkshire Cup |
| 2018 - Stradivarius York - 1st of 8 (4/6) | Yorkshire Cup |
| 2017 - Big Orange Sandown - 1st of 7 (4/5) | Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes |
| 2016 - Order Of St George Leopardstown - 1st of 5 (2/7) | Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes | Docklands (GB) 5yo - 14/1 | Harry Eustace Mark Zahra |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Gstaad (GB) 2yo - 7/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | American Affair (GB) 5yo - 11/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Field Of Gold (IRE) 3yo - 8/11 | John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Ascending (IRE) 6yo - 20/1 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Haatem (IRE) 4yo - 8/1 | Richard Hannon James Doyle |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | French Master (IRE) 4yo - 5/2 | John & Thady Gosden James Doyle |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Mary Stakes | True Love (IRE) 2yo - 9/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Carmers (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | P Twomey W J Lee |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Crimson Advocate (USA) 4yo - 13/2 | John & Thady Gosden James McDonald |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Ombudsman (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | My Cloud (IRE) 4yo - 3/1 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Miss Information (IRE) 4yo - 11/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | Havana Hurricane (GB) 2yo - 7/1 | Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop |
Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Norfolk Stakes | Charles Darwin (IRE) 2yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Merchant (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Garden Of Eden (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Trawlerman (IRE) 7yo - 85/40 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Arabian Story (IRE) 3yo - 15/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Trinity College (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | Never So Brave (IRE) 4yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Albany Stakes | Venetian Sun (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Time For Sandals (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Harry Eustace Richard Kingscote |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Ethical Diamond (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Cercene (IRE) 3yo - 33/1 | Joseph G Murphy Gary Carroll |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Never Let Go (GB) 3yo - 22/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Amiloc (GB) 3yo - 11/8 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Adrestia (GB) 3yo - 10/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Chesham Stakes | Humidity (GB) 2yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Rebels Romance (IRE) 7yo - 6/4 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Lazzat (FR) 4yo - 9/2 | J Reynier James Doyle |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Noble Champion (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Get It (GB) 7yo - 28/1 | George Baker Seamie Heffernan |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Quai De Bethune (FR) 3yo - 12/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Sober (FR) 6yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ascot Gold Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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