Goodwood Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

2025 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:

• Goodwood Cup Past Winners
• Goodwood Cup Trainer Statistics
• Goodwood Cup Jockey Statistics

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Goodwood 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 Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

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.

Goodwood Cup Trends:

• 2025 Goodwood Cup Trends
• Goodwood 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 Goodwood Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.67. Before placing your bet on the 2025 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, the runner won the race in a time of 3:21.53 when winning the race 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.

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

1. Kyprios (3:21.53) in 2024
2. Yeats (3:21.55) in 2006
3. Illustrious Blue (3:22.35) in 2010

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.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 15 winners with an additional 34 placings from 180 runners
• IRE: 5 winners with an additional 2 placings from 28 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Goodwood Cup Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Goodwood Cup over the last 20 renewals with both A P O'Brien and John Gosden who have both won the race four times. A P O'Brien winners have been with Yeats (2006 & 2008) and Kyprios (2022 & 2024). John Gosden winners have been with Stradivarius (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Goodwood Cup are Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins), Sir Michael Stoute (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):

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).

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):

Goodwood Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +13.43 is when runners were 1st in the betting market. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 2 when last winning, 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:

• 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]
• 2020: Winner in 7 (1) [7 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Goodwood Cup is Ascot, there has been a total number 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 has been a total number of 4 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 203 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 8 runners)
• Mastercraftsman (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Rainbow Quest (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Smart Strike (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 13 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Goodwood Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.

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 detail last year's winner 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.