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2026 OLBG Spring Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Newbury Racecourse is the OLBG Spring Cup which we are very proud to sponsor for the first time in 2024, this class two handicap can attract a large field with normally over twenty runners lining up in the race.
It is open to runners who are aged four or older and is run over a trip of one mile, and if you can find the correct runner, then you could be rewarded with decent odds.
OLBG Spring Cup Information:
If you are interested in other predictions at Newbury then head over to the Newbury 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 Other Principal Races at Newbury Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the OLBG Spring Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 141%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the OLBG Spring Cup, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £131 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 OLBG Spring 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 OLBG Spring Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run OLBG Spring Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Ayaar (1:34.41) in 2015
- Modern News (1:36.74) in 2022
- Pinpoint (1:36.92) in 2007
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 OLBG Spring Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -16.50. Before placing your bet on the 2026 OLBG Spring Cup, 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 2023 renewal when Jimi Hendrix from Ralph Beckett under the guidance of Rossa Ryan, won in a time of 1:46.17, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Ayaar, trained by Luca Cumani and ridden by Frankie Dettori set the quickest time of 1:34.41 in the 2015 renewal.
What the expert says...
Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com
OLBG Spring Cup Past Winners
Here are the OLBG Spring 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 OLBG Spring Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The 2016 renewal was switched to Chelmsford on the all-weather.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:37.45 | Ebts Guard (GB) 4yo 9-6 (11 of 14) 25/1 | Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick (GB) |
| 2024 1:37.76 | Metal Merchant (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (6 of 21) 12/1 | David Probert Jack Channon (GB) |
| 2023 1:46.17 | Jimi Hendrix (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (4 of 10) 9/2 | Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2022 1:36.74 | Modern News (GB) 4yo 9-9 (5 of 17) 5/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 1:37.14 | Nugget (GB) 4yo 8-9 (2 of 16) 4/1 | Ryan Moore Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2019 1:41.31 | Chatez (IRE) 8yo 9-4 (3 of 26) 16/1 | William Buick Alan King (GB) |
| 2018 1:40.88 | Taqdeer (IRE) 5yo 9-1 (16 of 22) 4/1F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 1:36.93 | Banksea (GB) 4yo 9-4 (12 of 21) 9/1 | Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani (GB) |
| 2016 1:38.45 | Gabrials Kaka (IRE) 6yo 8-10 (1 of 7) 4/1 | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2015 1:34.41 | Ayaar (IRE) 5yo 8-9 (5 of 22) 7/1 | Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the OLBG Spring Cup have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 55 placings from 400 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
OLBG Spring Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the OLBG Spring Cup over the last 20 renewals is Richard Fahey, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Extraterrestrial (2009) and Gabrials Kaka (2014 & 2016). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the OLBG Spring Cup is Ralph Beckett (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the OLBG Spring Cup. Brian Meehan has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Kevin Ryan has sent out 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top OLBG Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fahey | 23-3-7 | +12.00 | +9.44 |
| Ralph Beckett | 5-2-2 | +11.50 | +5.95 |
| Richard Hannon | 17-1-5 | -12.00 | -5.75 |
| Roger Charlton | 9-1-5 | +32.00 | +24.94 |
| Charles Hills | 8-1-1 | +0.00 | -2.62 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 7-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.69 |
| Jack Channon | 3-1-2 | +10.00 | +6.88 |
| John Gosden | 3-1-2 | +2.00 | +2.13 |
| William Muir & Chris Grassick | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
| Alan King | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
OLBG Spring Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the OLBG Spring Cup over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Fine Silver (2005), Ayaar (2015) and Taqdeer (2018). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the OLBG Spring Cup are Jamie Spencer (2 wins), Ryan Moore (2 wins) and William Buick (2 wins).
Here are some of the top OLBG Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 7-3-3 | +16.00 | +8.51 |
| Jamie Spencer | 14-2-4 | +5.00 | +4.76 |
| Ryan Moore | 14-2-4 | -3.50 | -2.69 |
| William Buick | 10-2-2 | +13.00 | +5.13 |
| Hayley Turner | 8-1-1 | +33.00 | +18.00 |
| David Probert | 8-1-1 | +5.00 | +0.50 |
| Adam Kirby | 7-1-3 | +2.00 | +4.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 6-1-2 | +5.00 | +2.31 |
| Nicky Mackay | 4-1-2 | +9.00 | +6.00 |
| William Carson | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.38 |
2026 OLBG Spring Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (2, 6), 4, 20, (1, 17), 19, 10, (22, 23), 2, 14, (1, 3, 23), 13, 4, PU, 1, 6, 3, (3, 8), 2, 2, (6, 11)
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 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 64+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Had 3 - 12 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Had 1 - 9 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Fewer than 4 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 77+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a G1/LST/Cl4-5 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Ran over 1m - 1m7½f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 4 - 33 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 91+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 5 races (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 80/1 (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Newbury racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the OLBG Spring 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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OLBG Spring Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +6.50, is when runners last place was 2 starts ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career places on the going, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-69.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 11 (1,3) [14 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 6 (12,15,8) [21 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (12,5) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (10,8,7) [17 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (6,1,5) [16 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the OLBG Spring Cup is Doncaster, there have been a total of 8 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster 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 382 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 19 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the OLBG Spring Cup; that stallion Jeremy, has produced 2 winners (2016,2014).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the OLBG Spring Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Green Desert (0 Wins from 8 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Brunston in 2010, winning for Roger Charlton at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Hayley Turner. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 OLBG Spring Cup, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the OLBG Spring Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the OLBG Spring Cup, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Ebts Guard Doncaster - 8th of 12 (9/1) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap |
| 2024 - Metal Merchant Newmarket (Rowley) - 13th of 14 (9/1) | Betfred Play Freds 5 Million Handicap |
| 2023 - Jimi Hendrix Doncaster - 13th of 22 (12/1) | Lincoln Handicap |
| 2022 - Modern News Doncaster - 7th of 22 (5/1) | Lincoln Handicap |
| 2021 - Nugget Nottingham - 3rd of 6 (3/1) | Download The MansionBet App Handicap |
| 2019 - Chatez Ascot - 21st of 21 (20/1) | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle |
| 2018 - Taqdeer Doncaster - 7th of 20 (7/2) | Spring Mile |
| 2017 - Banksea Newmarket (Rowley) - 19th of 31 (9/1) | Cambridgeshire Handicap |
| 2016 - Gabrials Kaka Curragh - 3rd of 22 (12/1) | Irish Lincolnshire |
| 2015 - Ayaar Veliefendi - 5th of 7 (29/10) | International Topkapi Trophy |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this OLBG Spring 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 Flat Racing.
Darren Brett
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