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2025 Chesterfield Cup Handicap Preview
Run during the Glorious Goodwood festival in July of each year at the Goodwood Racecourse is the Chesterfield Cup Handicap, this is a Class 2 handicap that is run over a trip of one mile and two furlongs and is open to runners who are aged four or older.
Chesterfield Cup Handicap Information:
- Chesterfield Cup Handicap Past Winners
- Chesterfield Cup Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Chesterfield Cup Handicap Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Goodwood then head over to the Goodwood 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 Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.
How competitive is the Chesterfield Cup Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 132%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap, the over-round has been 124%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £124 which is bet.
Chesterfield Cup Handicap Trends:
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 Chesterfield Cup Handicap 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 +18.18. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Chesterfield Cup Handicap 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 2021 renewal when Migration from David Menuisier under the guidance of William Buick, won in a time of 2:13.30, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Sennockian Star, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning set the quickest time of 2:02.84 in the 2014 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Chesterfield Cup Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Sennockian Star (2:02.84) in 2014
- Fire Fighting (2:03.60) in 2016
- Mount Logan (2:04.94) in 2015
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Chesterfield Cup Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Chesterfield Cup Handicap 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 Chesterfield Cup Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:06.23 | Take Heart (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (18 of 17) 7/1 | Ben Coen J P Murtagh (IRE) |
| 2023 2:09.90 | Ancient Rome (USA) 4yo 9-7 (16 of 15) 33/1 | Jamie Spencer Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2022 2:05.31 | Forest Falcon (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (16 of 18) 14/1 | Frankie Dettori Charlie & Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2021 2:13.30 | Migration (IRE) 5yo 8-10 (14 of 11) 2/1F | William Buick David Menuisier (GB) |
| 2020 2:06.97 | Maydanny (IRE) 4yo 8-6 (1 of 18) 5/1F | Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2019 2:09.26 | Fayez (IRE) 5yo 8-12 (11 of 16) 25/1 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2018 2:08.50 | Alfarris (FR) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 15) 13/2F | Jim Crowley William Haggas (GB) |
| 2017 2:07.79 | Fabricate (GB) 5yo 9-4 (6 of 16) 20/1 | Adam Kirby Michael Bell (GB) |
| 2016 2:03.60 | Fire Fighting (IRE) 5yo 9-5 (16 of 17) 8/1F | Adam Kirby Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2015 2:04.94 | Mount Logan (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (10 of 16) 8/1F | Adam Kirby Luca Cumani (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 55 placings from 324 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Chesterfield Cup Handicap Trainer Statistics
Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Chesterfield Cup Handicap, Saeed bin Suroor (0-13), Richard Fahey (0-13), Amanda Perrett (0-11), Andrew Balding (0-10) and Ed Dunlop (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Chesterfield Cup Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 14-1-5 | -3.00 | -1.07 |
| William Haggas | 7-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.31 |
| Charles Hills | 5-1-2 | +29.00 | +19.63 |
| Michael Bell | 5-1-3 | +16.00 | +13.69 |
| David O'Meara | 3-1-1 | +23.00 | +13.63 |
| David Menuisier | 3-1-1 | +0.00 | -0.80 |
| Charlie & Mark Johnston | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| J P Murtagh | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Richard Fahey | 13-0-5 | -13.00 | -1.87 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 13-0-4 | -13.00 | -6.56 |
Chesterfield Cup Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Chesterfield Cup Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Adam Kirby who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Mount Logan (2015), Fire Fighting (2016) and Fabricate (2017).
Here are some of the top Chesterfield Cup Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 4-3-3 | +35.00 | +21.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 16-1-5 | -5.00 | -1.95 |
| Joe Fanning | 12-1-3 | +3.00 | +4.38 |
| Jamie Spencer | 10-1-2 | +24.00 | +13.13 |
| William Buick | 10-1-3 | -7.00 | -4.80 |
| Jim Crowley | 9-1-3 | -1.50 | -1.69 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-1-4 | -3.00 | +3.13 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 6-1-4 | +20.00 | +15.27 |
| Frankie Dettori | 5-1-2 | +10.00 | +6.13 |
| Royston Ffrench | 4-1-2 | +9.00 | +8.13 |
2025 Chesterfield Cup Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 11, 11, 5, 7, 2, 5, 2, 9, (8, 10), 9, (1, 7), (1, 3, 4, 9, 14), 7, 1, (3, 9), 1, 1, 11, 7, 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 (78%) - No older than a 5yo
- 20 / 20 (80%) - In a field of 6 - 15 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Within the first 13 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 95+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not on HY/SFT/FM/STD-SLW/STD (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Beaten no more -14½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Held an OR of 90+
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 67+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Placed 1m½f - 1m5½f
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 35+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G3/Cl3/Cl6 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 18 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 17 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 98+ (Career)
- 16 / 20 (64%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Goodwood racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap. 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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Chesterfield Cup Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +57.00 is when runners had 1 career win in the class. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £3,000 on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-78.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 18 (13,12,11) [17 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 16 (1,14) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 16 (2,9,6) [18 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 14 (6,2) [11 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 1 (13,4,18) [18 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap is York, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at York 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 319 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 8 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap:
- Cape Cross (2 Wins)
- Rock Of Gibraltar (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Chesterfield Cup Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Dansili (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Galileo (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Mastercraftsman (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Ancient Rome in 2023, winning for Charles Hills at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Jamie Spencer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Chesterfield Cup Handicap remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Chesterfield Cup Handicap Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Chesterfield Cup Handicap | Take Heart (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | J P Murtagh Ben Coen |
| 14:25 Vintage Stakes | Aomori City (FR) 2yo - 2/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:00 Lennox Stakes | Audience (GB) 5yo - 4/1 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
| 15:35 Goodwood Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14:25 Oak Tree Stakes | Raqiya (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| 15:00 Molecomb Stakes | Big Mojo (IRE) 2yo - 25/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
| 15:35 Sussex Stakes | Notable Speech (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Kincsem Handicap | Approval (GB) 3yo - 11/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 Richmond Stakes | Black Forza (USA) 2yo - 9/1 | M D O'Callaghan Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| 15:00 Gordon Stakes | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 4/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 Nassau Stakes | Opera Singer (USA) 3yo - 9/4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Goodwood Handicap | Master Milliner (IRE) 8yo - 25/1 | Emma Lavelle Charles Bishop |
| 14:25 Thoroughbred Stakes | Lead Artist (GB) 3yo - 9/2 | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark |
| 15:00 Golden Mile Handicap | Toimy Son (FR) 5yo - 12/1 | David Menuisier Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 King George Stakes | Big Evs (IRE) 3yo - 13/8 | Michael Appleby Tom Marquand |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Glorious Stakes | Al Aasy (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Jim Crowley |
| 14:25 Summer Handicap | Align The Stars (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning |
| 15:00 Lillie Langtry Stakes | Term Of Endearment (GB) 5yo - 15/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 15:35 Stewards Cup | Get It (GB) 6yo - 40/1 | George Baker Pat Cosgrave |
