Ascot Silver Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 Ascot Silver Cup Preview

Scheduled to take place in December of each year at the Ascot racecourse is the Ascot Silver Cup, a race first established in 1965 and is currently known as the Dave Dawes Silver Cup for sponsorship purposes. It's a Premier Handicap Chase that is run over a trip of three miles where runners will face a total of twenty fences.

Ascot Silver Cup Information:

• Ascot Silver Cup Past Winners
• Ascot Silver Cup Trainer Statistics
• Ascot Silver Cup Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Ascot then head over to the Ascot tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Ascot Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Ascot Silver Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2002 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ascot Silver Cup, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.

Ascot Silver Cup Trends:

• 2024 Ascot Silver Cup Trends
• Ascot Silver Cup Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Ascot Silver Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.50. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Ascot Silver Cup see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2002 renewal when Behrajan from Henry Daly under the guidance of Richard Johnson, won in a time of 6:42.30, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Vodka Bleu, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Timmy Murphy set the quickest time of 6:00.00 in the 2007 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Ascot Silver Cup over the last 20 renewals:

1. Vodka Bleu (6:00.00) in 2007
2. The Young Master (6:02.70) in 2014
3. Valtor (6:03.20) in 2018

Ascot Silver Cup Past Winners

Here are the Ascot Silver 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. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Ascot Silver Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Race Notes: Abandoned in 2022 due to a frozen track.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ascot Silver Cup have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 36 placings from 208 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Ascot Silver Cup Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Ascot Silver Cup over the last 20 renewals with Nicky Henderson, Venetia Williams, Henry Daly and Anthony Honeyball having all won the race two times. Nicky Henderson's winners have been with Gold Present (2017) and Valtor (2018). Venetia Williams's winners have been Houblon Des Obeaux (2013) and Victtorino (2023). Henry Daly winners have been with Behrajan (2002) and Billyvoddan (2006). Anthony Honeyball winners have been with Regal Encore (2016 & 2019). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Ascot Silver Cup, Nigel Twiston-Davies has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Philip Hobbs has sent out 10 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Ascot Silver 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):

Ascot Silver Cup Jockey Statistics

Here are some of the top Ascot Silver 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):

2024 Ascot Silver Cup Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 1, F, 2, 3, PU, 3, 5, (1, 3), UR, 1, 1, 5, 2, 5, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4

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 (84%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest ran 2m6½f - 4m2½f
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Break of 21 - 424 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 25/1 (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Furthest Placed 2m4½f - 3m7f
• 19 / 20 (75%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Hcps)
• 19 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 138+ (Last 5)
• 19 / 20 (84%) - No older than 9yo
• 19 / 20 (86%) - No more than 0 falls (Season)
• 19 / 20 (86%) - Carried 150 - 166lbs (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (87%) - Not on HY/GF (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (87%) - Not in IRL/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (89%) - In a field of 3 - 16 (Last Win)
• 18 / 20 (84%) - Placed within last 4 starts
• 18 / 20 (87%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ascot racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Ascot Silver Cup. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.

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Ascot Silver Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +80.50 is when runners had recorded 1 career fall. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career places on the going, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-49.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Ascot Silver Cup is Newbury, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Newbury last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 213 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ascot Silver Cup:

• Kings Theatre (3 Wins)
• Presenting (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ascot Silver Cup despite multiple attempts:

• Arcadio (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Beneficial (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Niche Market in 2008, winning for Bob Buckler at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Harry Skelton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 Ascot Silver Cup.

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

• Clarence House Chase

Races in February

• Ascot Chase
• Swinley Handicap Chase

Races in May

• Victoria Cup

Races in June (Royal Ascot)

• Ascot Stakes
• Copper Horse Stakes
• Coventry Stakes
• Kings Stand Stakes
• Queen Anne Stakes
• St James's Palace Stakes
• Wolferton Stakes
• Duke of Cambridge Stakes
• Kensington Palace Stakes
• Prince of Wales's Stakes
• Queen Mary Stakes
• Queen's Vase
• Royal Hunt Cup
• Windsor Castle Stakes
• Ascot Gold Cup
• Britannia Stakes
• Buckingham Palace Stakes
• Hampton Court Stakes
• King George V Stakes
• Norfolk Stakes
• Ribblesdale Stakes
• Albany Stakes
• Commonwealth Cup
• Coronation Stakes
• Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
• King Edward VII Stakes
• Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
• Sandringham Stakes
• Chesham Stakes
• Golden Gates Stakes
• Hardwicke Stakes
• Jersey Stakes
• Queen Alexandra Stakes
• Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
• Wokingham Stakes

Races in July

• International Stakes Heritage Handicap
• King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 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 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

Races in November

• Ascot Hurdle
• Sodexo Gold Cup

Races in December

• Betfair Exchange Trophy
• Long Walk Hurdle