Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Contested over a distance of 2m4f is the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup, which is scheduled to take place at Fairyhouse. Below, we have detailed past winners along with both trainer and jockey records in the race, and see which trends have been set based on past winners of the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup.
Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
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2027 Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Preview

Scheduled to take place on Easter Sunday of each year in April at the Fairyhouse Racecourse is the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup. This Grade 1 is contested over two miles and four furlongs, during which the runners, aged five or older, face a total of sixteen fences.

Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Fairyhouse tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at Fairyhouse Racecourse section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2014, when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Fairyhouse Easter 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 Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. One Cool Cookie I (4:49.30) in 2007
  2. Aran Concerto (4:56.90) in 2009
  3. Realt Dubh (4:58.50) in 2011

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 Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -1.14. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was One Cool Cookie I, trained by C F Swan and ridden by D J Casey, who set the fastest winning time in the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup. That runner won the race in a time of 4:49.30 in 2007. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer James Joseph Mangan and jockey Mark Walsh with Spillanes Tower who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 5:46.00 in the 2024 renewal.

What the expert says...
Don't be put off by a runner with a DNF last time out, the winners between 2018 & 2022 came here having Fell, Unseated, Fell and Fell last time out, but having said that, since 2009, 9 of the winners won last time out.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Past Winners

Here are the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2026
5:30.50
Fleur In The Park (IRE)
7yo 11-10 22/1
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery (IRE)
2025
5:13.40
Spindleberry (IRE)
7yo 11-3 3/1
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2024
5:46.00
Spillanes Tower (IRE)
6yo 11-12 7/4
Mark Walsh
James Joseph Mangan (IRE)
2023
5:15.10
Flame Bearer (IRE)
8yo 11-10 17/2
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins (IRE)
2022
5:17.60
Galopin Des Champs (FR)
6yo 11-10 2/11F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2021
5:15.00
Janidil (FR)
7yo 11-12 12/1
Jody McGarvey
W P Mullins (IRE)
2019
5:03.60
Voix Du Reve (FR)
7yo 11-10 9/4
R Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)
2018
5:35.90
Al Boum Photo (FR)
6yo 11-10 11/2
David Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2017
5:04.00
Road To Respect (IRE)
6yo 11-10 7/2
B J Cooper
Noel Meade (IRE)
2016
5:22.90
Kylemore Lough (GB)
7yo 11-10 7/4
Barry Geraghty
Kerry Lee (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup have been based:

  • IRE: 19 winners with an additional 26 placings from 137 runners
  • GB: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners

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Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Al Boum Photo (2018), Voix Du Reve (2019), Janidil (2021), Galopin Des Champs (2022), Flame Bearer (2023) and Spindleberry (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup are Noel Meade (3 wins) and James Joseph Mangan (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Fairyhouse Easter 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
W P Mullins46-6-20-8.57-4.37
Noel Meade8-3-3+6.50+2.10
James Joseph Mangan3-2-2+4.25+0.09
Gordon Elliott18-1-3-7.00-7.84
E Sheehy2-1-1+4.00+2.00
Paul John Gilligan1-1-1+25.00+15.00
Andrew Slattery1-1-1+22.00+13.20
E Bolger1-1-1+7.00+4.20
Michael Winters1-1-1+2.00+0.00
Kerry Lee1-1-1+1.75+1.09

Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Jockey Statistics

Here are some of the top Fairyhouse Easter 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Paul Townend13-1-5-11.82-7.17
Mark Walsh7-1-1-4.25-3.91
Danny Mullins6-1-3-2.00-0.97
Cian Quirke1-1-1+22.00+13.20
Jody McGarvey1-1-1+12.00+7.20
Sean O'Keeffe1-1-1+8.50+5.10
Jack Kennedy6-0-1-6.00-4.34
Mr P W Mullins3-0-2-3.00-1.33
Jonathan Burke2-0-1-2.00+1.00
Brian Hayes2-0-1-2.00-0.70

Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +55.75, is when runners had 1 win in the past 180 days.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 9 career places, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-21.

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup are Navan and Cheltenham; there have been a total of 5 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 134 runners, while female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 7 runners.

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

  • Beneficial (2 Wins)
  • Walk In The Park (2 Wins)

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

  • Oscar (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Presenting (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Jadanli in 2010, winning for Paul John Gilligan at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of A E Lynch. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 2 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 2027 Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup.

Route to the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Fleur In The Park
Thurles - 5th of 6 (7/2)
Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase
2025 - Spindleberry
Fairyhouse - 1st of 5 (8/11)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Colreevy Mares Novice Chase
2024 - Spillanes Tower
Navan - 2nd of 4 (7/4)
Flyingbolt Novice Chase
2023 - Flame Bearer
Thurles - 1st of 6 (11/10)
Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase
2022 - Galopin Des Champs
Cheltenham - F of 4 (5/6)
Discontinued Golden Miller
2021 - Janidil
Leopardstown - F of 8 (29/1)
Ladbrokes Novice Chase
2019 - Voix Du Reve
Cheltenham - UR of 10 (9/1)
Discontinued Golden Miller
2018 - Al Boum Photo
Cheltenham - F of 10 (8/1)
Brown Advisory Novices' Chase
2017 - Road To Respect
Cheltenham - 1st of 24 (14/1)
Festival Plate
2016 - Kylemore Lough
Sandown - 1st of 3 (8/15)
Esher Novices Limited Handicap Chase

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 Fairyhouse Easter Gold Cup Preview are Andy and Darren. 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 National Hunt Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for jump racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful national hunt racing blogs for OLBG.

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