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2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Preview
The Jockey Club Cup takes place at Sha Tin Racecourse in November of each year, the race is a Group 2 that is open to runners aged three or older and is run over a distance of one mile and two furlongs (2,000m).
The race serves as a trial for the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup which takes place a month later and it is run on the same day as two other Group 2 races, the Jockey Club Mile and the Jockey Club Sprint.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Information:
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Past Winners
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Trainer Statistics
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Sha Tin 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 in Hong Kong section for links to these.
How competitive is the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 15 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 15 renewals of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 15 if you had followed the winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -8.90. Ahead of the 2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 15 renewals, it was Romantic Warrior, trained by C S Shum and ridden by James McDonald who set the fastest winning time in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 1:59.23 when winning the race in 2022. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer F C Lor and jockey K C Leung with Reliable Team who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:03.86 in the 2021 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup over the last 15 renewals:
- Romantic Warrior (1:59.23) in 2022
- Eagle Way (1:59.30) in 2018
- Furore (1:59.32) in 2020
What the expert says...
Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com
Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Past Winners
Here are the Hong Kong Jockey Club 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 Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:59.70 | Romantic Warrior (IRE) 6yo 9-2 (1 of 11) 1/10F | James McDonald C S Shum (HK) |
| 2023 2:01.84 | Straight Arron (AUS) 5yo 8-11 (6 of 9) 47/10 | C Y Ho C Fownes (HK) |
| 2022 1:59.23 | Romantic Warrior (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (9 of 9) 6/5F | James McDonald C S Shum (HK) |
| 2021 2:03.86 | Reliable Team (NZ) 6yo 8-11 (2 of 7) 163/10 | K C Leung F C Lor (HK) |
| 2020 1:59.32 | Furore (NZ) 6yo 8-11 (3 of 9) 29/20 | Joao Moreira A S Cruz (HK) |
| 2019 1:59.77 | Exultant (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (3 of 9) 9/10F | Zac Purton A S Cruz (HK) |
| 2018 1:59.30 | Eagle Way (AUS) 6yo 8-11 (8 of 9) 126/10 | Silvestre De Sousa John Moore (HK) |
| 2017 2:01.52 | Werther (NZ) 6yo 9-2 (1 of 8) 6/5F | Tommy Berry John Moore (HK) |
| 2016 2:00.92 | Secret Weapon (GB) 6yo 8-11 (4 of 9) 604/100 | Nash Rawiller C H Yip (HK) |
| 2015 2:01.84 | Military Attack (IRE) 7yo 8-11 (3 of 9) 27/10 | Zac Purton C Fownes (HK) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup have been based:
- HK: 15 winners with an additional 29 placings from 146 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup over the last 15 renewals is A S Cruz who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from California Memory (2012), Blazing Speed (2014), Exultant (2019) and Furore (2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup are John Moore (3 wins), C Fownes (3 wins) and C S Shum (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup trainer statistics over the last 15 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 S Cruz | 35-4-11 | -18.05 | -15.61 |
| John Moore | 28-3-8 | -7.65 | -9.26 |
| C Fownes | 16-3-8 | +0.30 | +0.78 |
| C S Shum | 6-2-3 | -2.70 | -1.95 |
| F C Lor | 11-1-4 | +6.30 | +3.98 |
| J Size | 7-1-2 | -1.60 | -1.96 |
| C H Yip | 4-1-1 | +3.04 | +0.62 |
| A T Millard | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.69 |
| L Ho | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | +10.50 |
| Douglas Whyte | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup over the last 15 renewals with Zac Purton, Brett Prebble and James McDonald having all won the race two times. Zac Purton winners have been with Military Attack (2015) and Exultant (2019). Brett Prebble winners have been with Irian (2010) and Thumbs Up (2011). James McDonald winners have been with Romantic Warrior (2022 & 2024).
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup jockey statistics over the last 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Purton | 12-2-6 | -6.40 | -5.26 |
| Brett Prebble | 7-2-3 | +4.45 | +2.07 |
| James McDonald | 2-2-2 | +1.30 | +0.78 |
| Matthew Chadwick | 9-1-2 | -4.80 | -4.88 |
| Joao Moreira | 9-1-3 | -6.55 | -5.63 |
| K C Leung | 7-1-2 | +10.30 | +5.35 |
| Neil Callan | 6-1-2 | +2.40 | +0.41 |
| C Y Ho | 5-1-4 | +0.70 | +2.34 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4-1-1 | +9.60 | +4.56 |
| Nash Rawiller | 4-1-1 | +3.04 | +0.62 |
2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 9, 1, 6, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1
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. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 15 / 15 (52%) - No bigger than 163/10
- 15 / 15 (56%) - Beaten no more -3¼l (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (62%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 15 / 15 (63%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 107+ (Last 3)
- 15 / 15 (78%) - Ran in 4 - 21 races (Course)
- 15 / 15 (78%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (Season)
- 15 / 15 (80%) - Ran in 7 - 33 races (Career)
- 15 / 15 (80%) - Dam is not ARG/BRZ/CHI/FR/GB/SAF bred
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Not in ENG/FRA/IRL/ITA/SCO/SGP/UAE (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (84%) - Carried 115 - 133lbs (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - Not in ARG/CHL/ITA/NZL/ZAF/WAL (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - In a field of 7 - 18 (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - Ran in 4 - 12 races (1 Year)
- 15 / 15 (86%) - Ran in 3 - 11 races (Season)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sha Tin racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup. If you are looking to place a bet on this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.10 is when runners last place was 1 start ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 season places, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-26.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 1 (3,4) [11 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (3,8) [9 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (1,3) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (6) [7 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 3 (9,7) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup is Sha Tin, there has been a total number of 14 winners of this race who ran at Sha Tin last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup, that stallion Acclamation has produced 2 winners (2024,2022).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Peintre Celebre (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Archipenko (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 15 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Reliable Team in 2021, winning for F C Lor at odds of 163/10 under the guidance of K C Leung. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 15 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Hong Kong Jockey Club 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 International racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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