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2025 Old Newton Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in July of each year at the Haydock racecourse is the Old Newton Cup, a class 2 handicap that is run over a trip of one mile, three furlongs and one hundred and seventy-five yards. The race is open to runners aged four or older and is run around this left-handed course.
Old Newton Cup Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Haydock 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 Haydock Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Old Newton Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Old Newton Cup, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.
Old Newton Cup 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 Old Newton Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -11.75. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Old Newton 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 2020 renewal when Deja from Peter Chapple-Hyam under the guidance of Harry Bentley, won in a time of 2:36.49, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Rainbow Rebel, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning set the quickest time of 2:27.36 in the 2018 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Old Newton Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Rainbow Rebel (2:27.36) in 2018
- Dangerous Midge (2:28.66) in 2010
- Consular (2:28.83) in 2006
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Old Newton Cup Past Winners
Here are the Old Newton 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 at the time of winning the Old Newton Cup and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The race was abandoned in 2024 due to unsafe ground.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 2:34.52 | WoottonSun (FR) 4yo 8-6 (7 of 13) 15/2 | Joe Fanning Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2022 2:34.33 | Get Shirty (IRE) 6yo 9-8 (2 of 17) 10/1 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2021 2:35.32 | Alounak (FR) 6yo 9-6 (6 of 12) 14/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2020 2:36.49 | Deja (FR) 5yo 9-10 (13 of 16) 5/1 | Harry Bentley Peter Chapple-Hyam (GB) |
| 2019 2:30.20 | Kellys Dino (FR) 6yo 8-12 (18 of 17) 14/1 | Ben Curtis K R Burke (GB) |
| 2018 2:27.36 | Rainbow Rebel (IRE) 5yo 8-11 (2 of 16) 12/1 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2017 2:29.39 | Dylan Mouth (IRE) 6yo 9-10 (8 of 16) 25/1 | Harry Bentley Marco Botti (GB) |
| 2016 2:35.25 | Tawdeea (GB) 4yo 9-3 (2 of 17) 8/1 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2015 2:31.70 | Notarised (GB) 4yo 8-13 (10 of 14) 12/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2014 2:32.35 | De Rigueur (GB) 6yo 9-4 (19 of 15) 9/1 | Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Old Newton Cup have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 48 placings from 300 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- UAE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Old Newton Cup Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Old Newton Cup over the last 20 renewals with David O'Meara, Clive Cox and Marco Botti having all won the race two times. David O'Meara winners have been with Tawdeea (2016) and Get Shirty (2022). Clive Cox winners have been with Dansili Dancer (2007) and Red Merlin (2009). Marco Botti winners have been with De Rigueur (2014) and Dylan Mouth (2017).
Here are some of the top Old Newton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David O'Meara | 9-2-2 | +11.00 | +4.25 |
| Clive Cox | 5-2-2 | +12.00 | +6.19 |
| Marco Botti | 3-2-3 | +33.00 | +22.01 |
| Andrew Balding | 16-1-2 | -1.00 | -4.25 |
| Richard Fahey | 8-1-2 | +0.50 | +0.19 |
| Brian Meehan | 3-1-2 | +6.50 | +4.69 |
| Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2-1-2 | +4.00 | +4.63 |
| K R Burke | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 9-0-3 | -9.00 | -5.12 |
| Tim Easterby | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -6.00 |
Old Newton Cup Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Old Newton Cup over the last 20 renewals with Joe Fanning, Silvestre De Sousa, Daniel Tudhope and Harry Bentley having all won the race two times. Joe Fanning winners have been with Rainbow Rebel (2018) and WoottonSun (2023). Silvestre De Sousa winners have been with Notarised (2015) and Alounak (2021). Daniel Tudhope winners have been with Tawdeea (2016) and Get Shirty (2022). Harry Bentley winners have been with Dylan Mouth (2017) and Deja (2020).
Here are some of the top Old Newton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 11-2-3 | +10.50 | +4.50 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 8-2-3 | +20.00 | +12.75 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 7-2-2 | +13.00 | +6.25 |
| Harry Bentley | 2-2-2 | +30.00 | +18.76 |
| Neil Callan | 7-1-2 | +10.00 | +7.00 |
| Franny Norton | 7-1-1 | +2.00 | -1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4-1-1 | +4.50 | +1.50 |
| Ben Curtis | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
| Nicky Mackay | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +5.63 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +4.69 |
2025 Old Newton Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, (5, 11), (4, 12), 2, 1, (1, 10), 9, (4, 8), 6, 5, 6, (4, 8), 3, 3, 4, (11, 17), 2, (9, 10), 3, PU
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 (83%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 38+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No more than -16lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest ran 1m2½f - 2m½f
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Placed is not LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in AUS/IRL/SCO/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - In a field of 5 - 16 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Beaten no more -18l (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 78+ (Hcps)
- 19 / 20 (87%) - No more than +2yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 19 / 20 (87%) - No older than a 6yo
- 18 / 20 (66%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 83+ (Career)
- 16 / 20 (59%) - Achieved a TS of 78+ (Going)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Old Newton Cup. 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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Old Newton Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.00 is when runners had 0 career wins in the class. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-93.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2023: Winner in 7 (2,8) [13 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (8,5,15) [17 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 6 (4,15) [12 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 13 (6,1,19) [16 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 18 (1,4,2) [17 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Old Newton Cup is Ascot, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 288 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 15 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Old Newton Cup:
- Cape Cross (2 Wins)
- Singspiel (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Old Newton Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Galileo (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Mastercraftsman (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Rock Of Gibraltar (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- High Chaparral (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Dylan Mouth in 2017, winning for Marco Botti at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Harry Bentley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 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 2025 Old Newton Cup.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Old Newton Cup 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 Flat Racing.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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