Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2025 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:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Royal Ascot tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners? 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.
Best Horse Racing Betting Sites 2025
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 2025 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:
- Rite Of Passage (4:16.92) in 2010
- Kyprios (4:18.06) in 2024
- Westerner (4:19.49) in 2005
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 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -3.12. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Ascot Gold Cup.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Colour Vision from Saeed bin Suroor under the guidance of Frankie Dettori, won in a time of 4:42.05, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Rite Of Passage, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Pat Smullen set the quickest time of 4:16.92 in the 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (640k) 4:18.06 | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo 9-4 (8 of 9) 11/10F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 (590k) 4:20.97 | Courage Mon Ami (GB) 4yo 9-3 (9 of 12) 15/2 | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 (490k) 4:26.52 | Kyprios (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (5 of 9) 13/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 (370k) 4:20.28 | Subjectivist (GB) 4yo 9-1 (4 of 12) 13/2 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2020 (245k) 4:32.60 | Stradivarius (IRE) 6yo 9-2 (2 of 8) 4/5F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2019 (490k) 4:30.88 | Stradivarius (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (2 of 11) 1/1F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 (490k) 4:21.08 | Stradivarius (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (6 of 9) 7/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 (395k) 4:22.40 | Big Orange (GB) 6yo 9-2 (7 of 14) 5/1 | James Doyle Michael Bell (GB) |
| 2016 (395k) 4:26.21 | Order Of St George (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (10 of 17) 10/11F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 (400k) 4:22.61 | Trip To Paris (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (13 of 12) 12/1 | Graham Lee Ed Dunlop (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ascot Gold Cup have been based:
- IRE: 10 winners with an additional 11 placings from 51 runners
- GB: 9 winners with an additional 23 placings from 157 runners
- FR: 1 winner 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
- CZE: 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
2024 Ascot Gold Cup Replay
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). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Ascot Gold Cup is John Gosden (3 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 10 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 | 24-9-12 | +1.43 | -2.34 |
| John Gosden | 9-3-3 | -2.45 | -3.87 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 16-1-1 | -9.00 | -11.40 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 8-1-4 | -3.50 | -2.70 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 6-1-4 | +2.50 | +2.80 |
| D K Weld | 4-1-3 | +17.00 | +10.25 |
| Ed Dunlop | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.20 |
| Michael Bell | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 10-0-2 | -10.00 | -8.03 |
| 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). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Ascot Gold Cup; William Buick has ridden 14 runners in the race without recording any 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 | 19-4-8 | -7.86 | -6.67 |
| Jamie Spencer | 8-1-2 | -5.62 | -4.47 |
| James Doyle | 7-1-2 | -1.00 | -1.80 |
| Joe Fanning | 5-1-2 | +2.50 | +0.85 |
| William Buick | 14-0-2 | -14.00 | -11.60 |
| Jim Crowley | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | +0.30 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -5.15 |
| Oisin Murphy | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -5.23 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 4-0-3 | -4.00 | +0.30 |
2025 Ascot Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 7, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, (1, 4), 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 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 (65%) - No bigger than 13/2 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Won within last 4 starts
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Ran in 3 - 24 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 74+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 41+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not on HY/GS (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 104+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Had 3 - 14 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 60/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not in a LST/Cl2/Cl6 (Debut)
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.
Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, it is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Ascot Gold Cup by adding a tip on the race here.
101 Ways to find Winners in Horse Racing
Ascot Gold Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.23, 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 1 win in the past year, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-79.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 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]
- 2020: Winner in 2 (1,6) [8 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 course, which has produced the second most winners, is Navan; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Navan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 216 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 9 runners)
- Halling (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Kahyasi (0 Wins from 5 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. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Ascot Gold Cup, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015 - Trip To Paris Sandown - 2nd of 7 (4/1) | Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Trusts 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 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 | Charyn (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Rashabar (IRE) 2yo - 80/1 | Brian Meehan Billy Loughnane |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | Asfoora (AUS) 5yo - 5/1 | Henry Dwyer Oisin Murphy |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Rosallion (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | Richard Hannon Sean Levey |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Pledgeofallegiance (IRE) 4yo - 20/1 | Sir Mark Prescott Bt Luke Morris |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Israr (GB) 5yo - 11/4 | John & Thady Gosden Jim Crowley |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | Belloccio (FR) 6yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins William Buick |
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 | Leovanni (IRE) 2yo - 22/1 | K R Burke James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Illinois (IRE) 3yo - 7/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Running Lion (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | John & Thady Gosden Oisin Murphy |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Auguste Rodin (IRE) 4yo - 13/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | Wild Tiger (GB) 5yo - 11/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Doha (GB) 4yo - 10/1 | Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | Aint Nobody (IRE) 2yo - 5/1 | Kevin Ryan Jamie Spencer |
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 | Shareholder (USA) 2yo - 12/1 | K R Burke James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Going The Distance (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Port Fairy (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 11/10 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Mickley (IRE) 3yo - 15/2 | Edward Bethell Callum Rodriguez |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Jayarebe (FR) 3yo - 7/1 | Brian Meehan Sean Levey |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | English Oak (GB) 4yo - 100/30 | Ed Walker James Doyle |
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 | Fairy Godmother (IRE) 2yo - 15/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Inisherin (GB) 3yo - 9/4 | Kevin Ryan Tom Eaves |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Crystal Black (IRE) 6yo - 11/1 | Gerard Keane Colin Keane |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo - 7/2 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Soprano (IRE) 3yo - 14/1 | George Boughey Billy Loughnane |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Calandagan (IRE) 3yo - 11/2 | F-H Graffard Stephane Pasquier |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Pilgrim (GB) 3yo - 18/1 | David & Nicola Barron Joe Fanning |
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 | Bedtime Story (IRE) 2yo - 11/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Isle Of Jura (GB) 4yo - 16/1 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Khaadem (IRE) 8yo - 14/1 | Charles Hills Oisin Murphy |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Haatem (IRE) 3yo - 7/2 | Richard Hannon James Doyle |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Unequal Love (GB) 4yo - 12/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Hand Of God (GB) 3yo - 9/4 | Harry Charlton William Buick |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Uxmal (IRE) 5yo - 2/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
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.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
