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2025 Irish Cambridgeshire Preview
The Irish Cambridgeshire is the Irish equivalent to the English Cambridgeshire Handicap that is run at Newmarket, whilst both races are open to runners that are aged three or older, the Irish Cambridgeshire is run over a shorter trip of one mile which is about fifty-one meters shorter than the English equivalent.
The race attracts a big field, since 2005 there has been a minimum of twenty runners with the only exception being in 2012 when only eighteen went to post and since 2010 all bar one winner was sent off 10/1 or bigger so finding the winner usually results in getting a decent price!
Irish Cambridgeshire Information:
- Irish Cambridgeshire Past Winners
- Irish Cambridgeshire Trainer Statistics
- Irish Cambridgeshire Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Curragh tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Curragh Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Irish Cambridgeshire market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 131%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 167%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Irish Cambridgeshire, the over-round has been 146%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £146 which is bet.
Irish Cambridgeshire 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 Irish Cambridgeshire next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.75. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Irish Cambridgeshire 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 2009 renewal when PoetI from A P O'Brien under the guidance of Sean Levey, won in a time of 1:51.30, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Moran Gra, trained by Ms Joanna Morgan and ridden by Ronan Whelan set the quickest time of 1:35.64 in the 2013 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Irish Cambridgeshire over the last 20 renewals:
- Moran Gra (1:35.64) in 2013
- Quinmaster (1:36.60) in 2006
- Kenya (1:37.15) in 2018
Irish Cambridgeshire Past Winners
Here are the Irish Cambridgeshire 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 Irish Cambridgeshire are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:38.50 | Wigmore Street (USA) 4yo 9-2 (6 of 24) 22/1 | Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 1:37.44 | Coeur Dor (IRE) 7yo 9-12 (1 of 22) 8/1 | Chris Hayes D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2022 1:38.20 | Federal (IRE) 4yo 8-8 (21 of 25) 28/1 | Mikey Sheehy (3lbs) Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 1:38.32 | Bopedro (FR) 5yo 9-3 (5 of 27) 28/1 | Conor Hoban Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2020 1:45.67 | Laughifuwant (IRE) 5yo 9-10 (13 of 20) 14/1 | Colin Keane Gerard Keane (IRE) |
| 2019 1:37.74 | Jassaar (GB) 4yo 8-8 (24 of 25) 10/1 | Andrew Slattery (5lbs) D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2018 1:37.15 | Kenya (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (19 of 21) 20/1 | Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 1:39.37 | Elusive Time (IRE) 9yo 8-9 (27 of 27) 25/1 | Ross Coakley (3lbs) Takashi Kodama (IRE) |
| 2016 1:37.84 | Mister Sea Wolf (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (23 of 24) 9/1 | Colin Keane G M Lyons (IRE) |
| 2015 1:41.31 | Hint Of A Tint (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (2 of 22) 10/1 | Fran Berry David Wachman (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Irish Cambridgeshire have been based:
- IRE: 20 winners with an additional 54 placings from 426 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 5 placings from 30 runners
Irish Cambridgeshire Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Irish Cambridgeshire over the last 20 renewals with D K Weld, M Halford, A P O'Brien and Joseph Patrick O'Brien having all won the race two times. D K Weld winners have been with Jassaar (2019) and Coeur Dor (2023). M Halford winners have been with Quinmaster (2006) and Hujaylea (2010). A P O'Brien winners have been with PoetI (2009) and Kenya (2018). Joseph Patrick O'Brien winners have been with Federal (2022) and Wigmore Street (2024). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Irish Cambridgeshire, Adrian McGuinness (0-29), J S Bolger (0-24) and J P Murtagh (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Irish Cambridgeshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D K Weld | 26-2-6 | -6.00 | -5.12 |
| M Halford | 22-2-8 | +11.00 | +9.57 |
| A P O'Brien | 13-2-2 | +16.00 | +5.00 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 11-2-4 | +41.00 | +24.81 |
| Kevin Prendergast | 19-1-3 | -9.00 | -7.62 |
| G M Lyons | 19-1-3 | -9.00 | -8.43 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 11-1-1 | +18.00 | +7.50 |
| T J O'Mara | 6-1-1 | +15.00 | +7.50 |
| Gerard Keane | 6-1-2 | +9.00 | +4.67 |
| A Oliver | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.00 |
Irish Cambridgeshire Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Irish Cambridgeshire over the last 20 renewals with Chris Hayes, Wayne Lordan, Colin Keane and Conor Hoban having all won the race two times. Chris Hayes winners have been with Punch Your Weight (2012) and Coeur Dor (2023). Wayne Lordan winners have been with Castle Bar Sling (2011) and Sretaw (2014). Colin Keane winners have been with Mister Sea Wolf (2016) and Laughifuwant (2020). Conor Hoban winners have been with Hujaylea (2010) and Bopedro (2021). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Irish Cambridgeshire, Rory Cleary (0-17), Shane Foley (0-16), N G McCullagh (0-14), Leigh Roche (0-12) and W J Lee (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Irish Cambridgeshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 20-2-5 | +6.00 | +4.25 |
| Wayne Lordan | 16-2-2 | +17.00 | +5.38 |
| Colin Keane | 12-2-4 | +13.00 | +6.43 |
| Conor Hoban | 9-2-3 | +46.00 | +28.38 |
| Declan McDonogh | 16-1-1 | -6.00 | -9.37 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 15-1-2 | +6.00 | +0.25 |
| Ronan Whelan | 13-1-4 | +0.00 | +3.13 |
| Andrew Slattery | 6-1-3 | +5.00 | +10.50 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 3-1-1 | +26.00 | +15.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 3-1-1 | +20.00 | +11.75 |
2025 Irish Cambridgeshire Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 15, 17, 24, 3, 2, 4, 4, 14, 11, 3, 2, 5, 4, 7, 3, 5, 2, 15, 3, 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 (77%) - Off a break of 12 - 90 days
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Won within last 9 starts
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 8 races (Course)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 6 - 18 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 1 - 12 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 19 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Sex is not Filly/Horse
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 11 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Held an OR of 84+
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 19 / 20 (81%) - No more than -20lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Curragh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Irish Cambridgeshire. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Irish Cambridgeshire Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +80.00 is when runners had 1 place in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a biggest odds run of 33/1, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-76.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 6 (23,20,9) [24 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (19,14,9) [22 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 21 (16,18,4) [25 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (6,26,29) [27 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 13 (8,4,12) [20 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Irish Cambridgeshire is Galway, there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at Galway last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Curragh, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 382 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 74 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Irish Cambridgeshire, that stallion Danehill Dancer has produced 2 winners (2015,2007).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Irish Cambridgeshire despite multiple attempts:
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Fast Company (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Teofilo (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bopedro in 2021, winning for Mrs John Harrington at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Conor Hoban. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 0 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Irish Cambridgeshire 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 Irish Cambridgeshire 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 International racing.
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