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2027 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, the American writer Mark Twain made a visit to the country. The morning headlines in 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:
Our dedicated Royal Ascot tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Ascot Gold Cup, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Royal Ascot throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. 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 2027 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 -2.20. Ahead of the 2027 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 race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed is the stall from which the horse came 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 4:18.53 | Scandinavia (USA) 4yo 9-3 (3 of 11) 11/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 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) |
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 24 placings from 149 runners
- IRE: 10 winners with an additional 11 placings from 51 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 4 placings from 18 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 7 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SPA: 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 (2007, 2008 & 2009), Fame And Glory (2011), Leading Light (2014), Order Of St George (2016), Kyprios (2022 & 2024) and Scandinavia (2026). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ascot Gold Cup are John Gosden (3 wins) and John & Thady Gosden (2 wins). One trainer has not had the best of times in the Ascot Gold Cup; Andrew Balding has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording a win.
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 | -4.19 | -4.99 |
| John Gosden | 9-3-3 | -2.45 | -3.87 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 10-2-7 | +1.63 | +3.51 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 14-1-2 | -7.00 | -6.10 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 6-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.95 |
| Ed Dunlop | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.20 |
| D K Weld | 2-1-2 | +19.00 | +11.75 |
| Michael Bell | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 12-0-2 | -12.00 | -10.03 |
| 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 Ryan Moore, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Estimate (2013), Order Of St George (2016), Kyprios (2022 & 2024) and Scandinavia (2026).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 20-5-10 | -6.48 | -5.12 |
| William Buick | 16-1-4 | -12.87 | -10.49 |
| James Doyle | 8-1-2 | -2.00 | -2.80 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7-1-2 | -4.62 | -3.47 |
| Joe Fanning | 3-1-2 | +4.50 | +2.85 |
| Jim Crowley | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | +0.30 |
| Oisin Murphy | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -7.23 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -5.15 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 5-0-3 | -5.00 | -0.70 |
| Martin Harley | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -3.50 |
2027 Ascot Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 7, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, (1, 4), 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1
The percentage shown is the proportion 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 (65%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (67%) - No bigger than 13/2 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Ran in 3 - 23 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO/ZAF (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved a TS of 74+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran over 1m5f - 2m4f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Not in FRA/DEU/ITA/SAU/SCO/ESP (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl3-5
- 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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2027 Ascot Gold Cup Runners & Shortlist
The runners and the final trends shortlist for the 2027 renewal of the Ascot Gold Cup will be added once the final declarations are confirmed, which are usually 48 hours before the race.
Ascot Gold Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +12.99, is when runners were 1st in the betting market.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 wins in the past year, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-39.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2026: Winner in 3 (2,9) [11 Runners]
- 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]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Ascot Gold Cup is Leopardstown; there have been a total of 6 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 male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 206 runners, while 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:
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Sadlers Wells (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 12 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 14 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2027 Ascot Gold Cup, head over to see which runners the best racing tipsters are tipping today.
Route to the Ascot Gold Cup
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Ascot Gold Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2026 - Scandinavia Leopardstown - 1st of 6 (2/9) | Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes |
| 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 |
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 III 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 | Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 5yo - 50/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Great Barrier Reef (IRE) 2yo - 6/1 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | Mission Central (IRE) 3yo - 14/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Bow Echo (IRE) 3yo - 5/6 | George Boughey Billy Loughnane |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Kizlyar (IRE) 4yo - 25/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien J M Sheridan |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Map Of Stars (GB) 5yo - 13/2 | F-H Graffard James McDonald |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | Daiquiri Bay (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | Alan King Rossa Ryan |
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 | Victorious (IRE) 2yo - 100/30 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Limestone (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Blue Bolt (IRE) 4yo - 5/2 | Andrew Balding Colin Keane |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Ombudsman (IRE) 5yo - 11/10 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | Rogue Diplomat (IRE) 4yo - 28/1 | James Owen Harry Davies |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Alobayyah (GB) 4yo - 11/4 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | King Of Cloughan (IRE) 2yo - 33/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Billy Loughnane |
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 Chesham Stakes | Nola Soul (USA) 2yo - 11/2 | J A Stack Seamie Heffernan |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Enceladus (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Earth Shot (IRE) 3yo - 4/1 | William Haggas James Doyle |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Scandinavia (USA) 4yo - 11/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Moonfall (IRE) 3yo - 13/2 | George Boughey Zac Lloyd |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Generic (IRE) 3yo - 18/1 | Andrew Balding James Doyle |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | Mezcala (GB) 4yo - 9/2 | Jack Channon Tom Marquand |
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 | Libertango (IRE) 2yo - 6/1 | George Boughey Billy Loughnane |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Venetian Sun (IRE) 3yo - 11/8 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Opportunity (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | William Haggas James McDonald |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Precise (IRE) 3yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Green Carrera (GB) 3yo - 8/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mickael Barzalona |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Causeway (IRE) 3yo - 1/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Bacio (USA) 3yo - 3/1 | Wesley A Ward Juan J Hernandez |
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 £1 million.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Norfolk Stakes | Orthodox (GB) 2yo - 9/2 | Clive Cox Rossa Ryan |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Giavellotto (IRE) 7yo - 9/1 | Marco Botti Oisin Murphy |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Almeraq (GB) 4yo - 25/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Thesecretadversary (IRE) 3yo - 20/1 | J A Stack Seamie Heffernan |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Double Rush (IRE) 4yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Shane Foley |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Lost Boys (IRE) 3yo - 2/1 | David Menuisier James McDonald |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Illinois (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Ascot Gold Cup Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.
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Other Principal Races at Ascot Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Ascot racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in January
Races in February
Races in May
Races in July
- Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint
- International Stakes Heritage Handicap
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- Summer Mile Stakes
Races in August (Shergar Cup)
- Shergar Cup Challenge
- Shergar Cup Classic
- Shergar Cup Dash
- Shergar Cup Mile
- Shergar Cup Sprint
- Shergar Cup Stayers
Races in September
Races in October (Champions Day)
- Balmoral Handicap
- British Champion Stakes
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes
- British Champions Long Distance Cup
- British Champions Sprint Stakes
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
