Coral Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cheltenham Festival)

2025 Coral Cup Preview

Two miles and five furlongs Handicap Hurdle where there is usually more than one big gamble on the day of the race. However, big price winners of this race are very common so why not try for an outsider?

Below we have taken a look at the race in greater detail with previous Coral Cup trends and form picks highlighted by our expert horse racing tipsters to help you find the winner of the Coral Cup.

Coral Cup Information:

• Coral Cup Past Winners
• Coral Cup Trainer Statistics
• Coral Cup Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Cheltenham 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 the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

How competitive is the Coral Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 128%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 143%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coral Cup, the over-round has been 135%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £135 which is bet.

Coral Cup Trends:

• 2025 Coral Cup Trends
• Coral 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 Coral 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 -12.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Coral Cup.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 4:58.70 was set by Whisper in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Langer Dan won in a time of 5:32.44, booked to ride was Harry Skelton on this Dan Skelton trained runner.

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

1. Whisper (4:58.70) in 2014
2. Son Of Flicka (5:00.40) in 2012
3. Skys The Limit (5:02.50) in 2006

Coral Cup Past Winners

Here are the Coral 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 Coral Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 11 winners with an additional 36 placings from 350 runners
• IRE: 8 winners with an additional 24 placings from 167 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Coral Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Coral Cup over the last 20 renewals is Nicky Henderson who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Spirit River (2010), Whisper (2014), William Henry (2019) and Dame De Compagnie (2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Coral Cup are Gordon Elliott (3 wins) and Dan Skelton (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Cup, Philip Hobbs (0-18), David Pipe (0-16), Nigel Twiston-Davies (0-13), Jonjo O'Neill (0-11) and Gary Moore (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Coral 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):

Coral Cup Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Coral Cup over the last 20 renewals with both Nico de Boinville and Harry Skelton who have both won the race two times. Nico de Boinville winners have been with Whisper (2014) and William Henry (2019). Harry Skelton winners have been with Langer Dan (2023 & 2024). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Cup, Aidan Coleman (0-13), Daryl Jacob (0-11) and Paul Townend (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.

Here are some of the top Coral 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):

2025 Coral Cup Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 9, F, 16, 18, 10, 12, 11, (2, 7), 17, 5, 3, 22, 22, (4, 22), 7, 1, 12, PU, PU, 14

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 (72%) - Had 2 - 5 wins (Career)
• 20 / 20 (77%) - Achieved an RPR of 131+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (77%) - Ran over 2m - 2m5½f (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in a G1/Cl4-6 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Had 2 - 5 wins (Hurdle)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - In a field of 8 - 18 (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Not BL/BR/CH in colour
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 123 - 160lbs (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Furthest ran 2m1½f - 3m½f
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Off a break of 22 - 181 days
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Beaten no more -17l (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 50/1
• 19 / 20 (72%) - Held an OR of 119+ (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (84%) - No more than 0 falls (Season)
• 18 / 20 (65%) - Won within last 4 starts

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Cup. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.

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Coral Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +110.00 is when runners had 1 career win in Handicap races. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 4 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-84.

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Coral Cup are Kempton, Leopardstown, Cheltenham, Navan, Newbury, Fairyhouse and Ffos Las, there has been a total number of 2 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 500 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 20 runners.

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

• Kings Theatre (2 Wins)
• Ocovango (2 Wins)

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

• Oscar (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Presenting (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Sadlers Wells (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Accordion (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 7 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Commander Of Fleet in 2022, winning for Gordon Elliott at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Shane Fitzgerald. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival

Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.

Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival

The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!

Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival

Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.

Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival

The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.