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2026 Coral Gold Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Newbury racecourse is the Coral Gold Cup, a Premier Handicap run over a distance slightly short of three miles two furlongs and is open to four-year-olds and upwards. Still fondly remembered by National Hunt enthusiasts as the Hennessy Gold Cup, this top staying handicap chase was first won by Mandarin (who has a race named after him here at Newbury) in 1957, and early winners include the legendary Arkle, who won back-to-back in 1964 and 1965.
The Coral Gold Cup has been the launchpad of many a top chaser and in the last dozen years alone has been won by three Gold Cup winners (Denman (2007 & 2009), Bobs Worth (2012), Native River (2016) and Grand National winner Many Clouds (2014). As the roll of honour suggests, the Coral Gold Cup is an important pointer as regards future national hunt tips for upcoming high-quality chases throughout the current season and beyond.
Coral Gold Cup Information:
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How competitive is the Coral Gold 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 121%. The race in 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 147%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coral Gold Cup, the over-round has been 130%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ130 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Coral Gold 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 Coral Gold Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Gold Cup races over the last 20 renewals:
- Cloth Cap (6:21.10) in 2020
- Native River (6:25.00) in 2016
- Triolo DAlene (6:25.94) in 2013
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 Coral Gold Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +15.10. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Coral Gold Cup, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters 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 2007 renewal when Denman from Paul Nicholls under the guidance of Sam Thomas, won in a time of 6:58.60, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Cloth Cap, trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by Tom Scudamore set the quickest time of 6:21.10 in the 2020 renewal.
Coral Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the Coral Gold 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. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Coral Gold Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 6:40.87 | Panic Attack (IRE) 9yo 10-5 16/1 | Tristan Durrell (3lbs) Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2024 6:40.40 | Kandoo Kid (FR) 8yo 11-5 8/1 | Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2023 6:38.12 | Datsalrightgino (GER) 7yo 10-7 16/1 | Gavin Sheehan Jamie Snowden (GB) |
| 2022 6:26.10 | Le Milos (GB) 7yo 11-0 9/2F | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2021 6:36.31 | Cloudy Glen (IRE) 8yo 10-8 33/1 | Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams (GB) |
| 2020 6:21.10 | Cloth Cap (IRE) 8yo 10-0 9/1 | Tom Scudamore Jonjo O'Neill (GB) |
| 2019 6:27.40 | De Rasher Counter (GB) 7yo 10-10 12/1 | Ben Jones (5lbs) Emma Lavelle (GB) |
| 2018 6:37.10 | Sizing Tennessee (IRE) 10yo 11-3 12/1 | Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard (GB) |
| 2017 6:29.60 | Total Recall (IRE) 8yo 10-8 9/2F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 6:25.00 | Native River (IRE) 6yo 11-1 7/2F | Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coral Gold Cup have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 48 placings from 311 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 7 placings from 49 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
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Coral Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coral Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Paul Nicholls, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Denman (2007 & 2009) and Kandoo Kid (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Coral Gold Cup are Nicky Henderson (2 wins) and Dan Skelton (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Gold Cup. Nigel Twiston-Davies (0-19), Philip Hobbs (0-12) and Neil Mulholland (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Coral Gold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Nicholls | 36-3-9 | -17.25 | -9.14 |
| Nicky Henderson | 27-2-8 | -1.00 | +4.51 |
| Dan Skelton | 9-2-2 | +13.50 | +5.81 |
| David Pipe | 19-1-6 | +7.00 | +9.70 |
| Alan King | 19-1-2 | -11.00 | -11.87 |
| W P Mullins | 18-1-3 | -12.50 | -7.19 |
| Venetia Williams | 11-1-3 | +23.00 | +18.51 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 8-1-3 | +2.00 | +2.19 |
| Evan Williams | 6-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.25 |
| Mark Bradstock | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
Coral Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Coral Gold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cobden | 8-1-4 | +1.00 | +5.07 |
| Harry Skelton | 7-1-1 | -1.50 | -3.19 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 5-1-2 | +29.00 | +17.76 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +13.75 |
| Ben Jones | 4-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.50 |
| Mattie Batchelor | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.25 |
| Paul Townend | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.81 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -7.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 7-0-5 | -7.00 | +3.56 |
2026 Coral Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, F, 11, 1, 3, 11, 1, 7, 8, 5, 1, 1, PU, UR, (11, UR), PU, 1, 10, 2, F
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%) - Fewer than 2 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Ran in 2 - 6 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 14 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 142+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 10 - 34 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran over 2m4f - 3m3½f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 66/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Break of 14 - 343 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 93+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 2 placings (Season)
- 19 / 20 (68%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 19 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career Place)
- 19 / 20 (89%) - No older than a 9yo
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Newbury racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Gold 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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Coral Gold Cup Trend Analysis
â The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when a runner's last win was 3 starts ago, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-61.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Coral Gold Cup is Cheltenham; there have been a total of 6 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Aintree; there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Aintree last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 358 runners, while female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 6 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coral Gold Cup:
- Cloudings (2 Wins)
- Indian River (2 Wins)
- Presenting (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coral Gold Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 16 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 14 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Shantou (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Malinas (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Cloudy Glen in 2021, winning for Venetia Williams at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Charlie Deutsch. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Coral Gold Cup, head over to see which runners the best racing tipsters are tipping today.
Route to the Coral Gold Cup
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Coral Gold Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Panic Attack Cheltenham - 1st of 12 (6/1) | Paddy Power Gold Cup |
| 2024 - Kandoo Kid Aintree - 3rd of 24 (10/1) | Topham Chase |
| 2023 - Datsalrightgino Aintree - 8th of 11 (19/2) | Old Roan Chase |
| 2022 - Le Milos Bangor - 1st of 12 (3/1) | Sir Charles Lowther Plate |
| 2021 - Cloudy Glen Aintree - PU of 13 (10/1) | Freebooter Handicap Chase |
| 2020 - Cloth Cap Cheltenham - 3rd of 10 (13/2) | Showcase Trophy |
| 2019 - De Rasher Counter Uttoxeter - 6th of 11 (3/1) | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle |
| 2018 - Sizing Tennessee Fontwell - 1st of 5 (5/2) | James Todd & Co Ltd Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Total Recall Limerick - 1st of 16 (2/1) | Munster National |
| 2016 - Native River Wetherby - 2nd of 6 (5/2) | West Yorkshire Hurdle |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Coral Gold Cup Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team, looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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