London Gold Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 London Gold Cup Preview

The London Gold Cup is a Heritage Handicap that is run at Newbury in May of each year, the race is restricted to runners who are three and is contested over a distance of one mile and two furlongs.

The race usually attracts a decent field and carries a valuable prize fund for the three-year-olds early in the flat season, however, the race is more often than not won by one of the fancied runners towards the head of the market.

London Gold Cup Information:

• London Gold Cup Past Winners
• London Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
• London Gold Cup Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Newbury 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 Newbury Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the London Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2013 when the race had an over-round of 105%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 136%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the London Gold Cup, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.

London Gold Cup Trends:

• 2024 London Gold Cup Trends
• London Gold 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 London Gold Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.71. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Headman, trained by Roger Charlton and ridden by Jason Watson who set the fastest winning time in the London Gold Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 2:05.33 when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Rod Millman and jockey Steve Drowne with Prince Nureyev who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:20.64 in the 2003 renewal.

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

1. Headman (2:05.33) in 2019
2. Communique (2:05.43) in 2018
3. Green Moon (2:05.45) in 2010

London Gold Cup Past Winners

Here are the London 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. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the London Gold Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 19 winners with an additional 39 placings from 234 runners
• IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
• QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
• AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

London Gold Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the London Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Roger Charlton who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Al Kazeem (2011), Time Test (2015), Imperial Aviator (2016) and Headman (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the London Gold Cup are Sir Michael Stoute (3 wins) and Ed Dunlop (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the London Gold Cup, Richard Hannon has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top London 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):

London Gold Cup Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the London Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Cannock Chase (2014), Time Test (2015), Bay Bridge (2021) and Bertinelli (2023).

Here are some of the top London 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):

London Gold Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +25.50 is when runners had 0 career starts in Handicap races. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 starts in the past 30 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-34.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2023: Winner in 10 (14,16) [14 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 12 (8,13) [12 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 8 (4,10) [10 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 14 (6,16) [15 Runners]
• 2018: Winner in 3 (11,1) [11 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the London Gold Cup is Sandown, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Newmarket (Rowley), Newbury and Leicester, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 232 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 London Gold Cup:

• Dubawi (2 Wins)
• Red Ransom (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the London Gold Cup, that stallion is Dansili who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was High Troja in 2013, winning for Ed Dunlop at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Paul Hanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 London Gold Cup.

Other Principal races at Newbury Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Newbury racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in February

• Betfair Hurdle
• Denman Chase
• Game Spirit Chase

Races in March

• Greatwood Gold Cup

Races in April (Spring Trials)

• Fred Darling Stakes
• Greenham Stakes
• John Porter Stakes
• OLBG Spring Cup

Races in May

• Lockinge Stakes

Races in July

• Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes

Races in November

• Berkshire Novices Chase
• Coral Gold Cup
• Gerry Feilden Hurdle
• Long Distance Hurdle

Races in December

• Challow Novices Hurdle