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2026 Goodwood Cup Preview
The Goodwood Cup features on the opening day of the Glorious Goodwood festival, which takes place in late July or early August. The race is a Group 1 for runners aged three or older and is a real test of stamina over a two-mile trip.
Three-year-old runners run off 8-8 with the older runners off 9-9, meaning there is a big allowance for the younger runners. Fillies and mares also get a 3lb allowance. The race is the second leg of the Stayers' Triple Crown, the Ascot Gold Cup being the first leg, and then the Doncaster Cup being the final leg.
The 2019 success of Stradivarius meant the runner had won the race for the third year running; the only other runner to win the race three times was Double Trigger, although not consecutively. Stradivarius went on to win in 2020, also making it four successes on the bounce!
Goodwood Cup Information:
Our dedicated Goodwood tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Goodwood Cup, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Goodwood throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Goodwood 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 110%. The race in 2006 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 Goodwood Cup, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Goodwood 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 Goodwood Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Goodwood Cup races over the last 20 renewals:
- Kyprios (3:21.53) in 2024
- Yeats (3:21.55) in 2006
- Illustrious Blue (3:22.35) in 2010
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 Goodwood Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -5.27. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Goodwood Cup, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Kyprios, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, who set the fastest winning time in the Goodwood Cup. That runner won the race in a time of 3:21.53 in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Alan King and jockey Hollie Doyle with Trueshan who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 3:37.05 in the 2021 renewal.
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Goodwood Cup Past Winners
Here are the Goodwood 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 Goodwood Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3:27.96 | Scandinavia (USA) 3yo 8-12 (5 of 8) 4/1 | Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2024 3:21.53 | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo 9-12 (1 of 6) 8/13F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 3:33.65 | Quickthorn (GB) 6yo 9-11 (4 of 11) 16/1 | Tom Marquand Hughie Morrison (GB) |
| 2022 3:26.84 | Kyprios (IRE) 4yo 9-11 (8 of 9) 6/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 3:37.05 | Trueshan (FR) 5yo 9-9 (2 of 8) 6/5F | Hollie Doyle Alan King (GB) |
| 2020 3:35.07 | Stradivarius (IRE) 6yo 9-9 (7 of 7) 4/7F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2019 3:29.11 | Stradivarius (IRE) 5yo 9-9 (2 of 8) 4/5F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 3:30.56 | Stradivarius (IRE) 4yo 9-9 (6 of 7) 4/5F | Andrea Atzeni John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 3:25.47 | Stradivarius (IRE) 3yo 8-8 (5 of 14) 6/1 | Andrea Atzeni John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 3:24.93 | Big Orange (GB) 5yo 9-8 (9 of 14) 11/4F | Jamie Spencer Michael Bell (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Goodwood Cup have been based:
- GB: 14 winners with an additional 33 placings from 176 runners
- IRE: 6 winners with an additional 3 placings from 30 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
2025 Goodwood Cup Replay
Goodwood Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Goodwood Cup over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Yeats (2006 & 2008), Kyprios (2022 & 2024) and Scandinavia (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Goodwood Cup are John Gosden (4 wins), Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins) and Michael Bell (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Goodwood 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 | 20-5-7 | -7.44 | -8.82 |
| John Gosden | 8-4-4 | +4.17 | +0.94 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 15-2-7 | -6.50 | +0.45 |
| Michael Bell | 4-2-4 | +6.75 | +7.70 |
| Alan King | 6-1-2 | -3.80 | -3.58 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +0.80 |
| Hughie Morrison | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| William Knight | 2-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.80 |
| Tom Dascombe | 2-1-2 | +5.50 | +3.67 |
| Amanda Perrett | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -1.20 |
Goodwood Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Goodwood Cup over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Schiaparelli (2009), Opinion Poll (2011) and Stradivarius (2019 & 2020). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Goodwood Cup are Ryan Moore (3 wins), Andrea Atzeni (2 wins) and Jamie Spencer (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Goodwood Cup; James Doyle has ridden 10 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Goodwood 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 | 12-4-7 | -0.63 | -0.06 |
| Ryan Moore | 16-3-6 | -2.88 | -4.29 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 9-2-4 | -0.20 | +1.05 |
| Jamie Spencer | 5-2-2 | +5.75 | +2.25 |
| Jim Crowley | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.40 |
| Richard Kingscote | 4-1-2 | +3.50 | +1.67 |
| Hollie Doyle | 4-1-2 | -1.80 | -1.58 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-1-1 | +14.00 | +7.60 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| James Doyle | 10-0-1 | -10.00 | -9.20 |
2026 Goodwood Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 5, 1, 1, PU, 1, 1, 8, 8, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6, 1, 2
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 (61%) - Break of 19 - 82 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (62%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 20 / 20 (63%) - Not in a Cl2-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (63%) - Had 1 - 2 placings (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Highest Won is not Cl2-5
- 20 / 20 (69%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Had 2 - 14 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Furthest Won 1m4½f - 2m4f
- 20 / 20 (75%) - In a field of 5 - 13 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Highest Placed is not LST/Cl2-5
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 103+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Off a break of 19 - 45 days
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Furthest Placed 1m5f - 2m4f
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Goodwood racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Goodwood 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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Goodwood Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.98, is when the runner's last win was 1 start ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-63.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 5 (8,3) [8 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 1 (3) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (6,11) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 8 (7,4) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (5,9) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Goodwood Cup is Ascot; there have been a total of 11 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newmarket (July); there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) 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 201 runners, whilst the 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 Goodwood Cup:
- Sea The Stars (4 Wins)
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Sadlers Wells (3 Wins)
- Duke Of Marmalade (2 Wins)
- Halling (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Goodwood Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Mastercraftsman (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Quickthorn in 2023, winning for Hughie Morrison at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Tom Marquand. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 12 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Goodwood Cup, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Goodwood Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Goodwood Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Scandinavia Newmarket (July) - 1st of 5 (11/8) | Bahrain Trophy Stakes |
| 2024 - Kyprios Ascot - 1st of 9 (11/10) | Ascot Gold Cup |
| 2023 - Quickthorn York - 1st of 6 (7/4) | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes |
| 2022 - Kyprios Ascot - 1st of 9 (13/8) | Ascot Gold Cup |
| 2021 - Trueshan Newcastle (AW) - 6th of 20 (5/2) | Northumberland Plate |
| 2020 - Stradivarius Ascot - 1st of 8 (4/5) | Ascot Gold Cup |
| 2019 - Stradivarius Ascot - 1st of 11 (1/1) | Ascot Gold Cup |
| 2018 - Stradivarius Ascot - 1st of 9 (7/4) | Ascot Gold Cup |
| 2017 - Stradivarius Ascot - 1st of 13 (11/2) | Queen's Vase |
| 2016 - Big Orange Newmarket (July) - 1st of 7 (8/1) | Princess of Wales's Stakes |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Goodwood Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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.
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Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood
Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog, and details of last year's winner are in the table below.
Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood
Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Chesterfield Cup Handicap | Westridge (FR) 4yo - 6/1 | John & Thady Gosden Billy Loughnane |
| 13:55 Vintage Stakes | Zavateri (IRE) 2yo - 8/1 | Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop |
| 14:30 Lennox Stakes | Witness Stand (GB) 4yo - 25/1 | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole Hollie Doyle |
| 15:05 Goodwood Cup | Scandinavia (USA) 3yo - 4/1 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood
Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day; this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:55 Oak Tree Stakes | Saqqara Sands (GB) / Tabiti (GB) 3yo - 16/1 / 3yo - 9/2 | Ralph Beckett / Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan / Ryan Moore |
| 14:30 Molecomb Stakes | Lady Iman (IRE) 2yo - 11/8 | G M Lyons Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Sussex Stakes | Qirat (GB) 4yo - 150/1 | Ralph Beckett Richard Kingscote |
Thursday at Glorious Goodwood
The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Kincsem Handicap | Best Secret (FR) 3yo - 7/2 | S Wattel James Doyle |
| 13:55 Richmond Stakes | Coppull (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Clive Cox David Probert |
| 14:30 Gordon Stakes | Merchant (IRE) 3yo - 6/5 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 15:05 Nassau Stakes | Whirl (IRE) 3yo - 6/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Friday at Glorious Goodwood
Friday features a couple of decent handicaps, with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile, which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Goodwood Handicap | Kyle Of Lochalsh (GB) 5yo - 5/1 | Hughie Morrison Oisin Murphy |
| 13:55 Thoroughbred Stakes | Seagulls Eleven (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | Hugo Palmer Oisin Murphy |
| 14:30 Golden Mile Handicap | Rhoscolyn (GB) 7yo - 11/2 | David O'Meara Daniel Tudhope |
| 15:05 King George Stakes | Jm Jungle (IRE) 5yo - 14/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
Saturday at Glorious Goodwood
Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Glorious Stakes | Al Aasy (IRE) 8yo - 13/8 | William Haggas Jim Crowley |
| 13:55 Summer Handicap | Sam Hawkens (IRE) 4yo - 4/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 14:30 Lillie Langtry Stakes | Waardah (IRE) 3yo - 7/2 | Owen Burrows Callum Rodriguez |
| 15:05 Stewards Cup | Two Tribes (GB) 4yo - 11/2 | Richard Spencer David Egan |
