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2025 Old Rowley Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Newmarket racecourse is the Old Rowley Cup, a heritage class two handicap that is run over a distance of one mile and four furlongs with only three-year-old runners allowed to enter.
Old Rowley Cup Information:
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How competitive is the Old Rowley Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 11 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 138%, whilst on average over the last 11 renewals of the Old Rowley Cup, the over-round has been 125%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £125 which is bet.
Old Rowley Cup Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 11 if you had followed the winner of the Old Rowley Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.00. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Old Rowley Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 11 renewals, it was First Nation, trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by William Buick who set the fastest winning time in the Old Rowley Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 2:29.13 when winning the race in 2017. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Ian Williams and jockey Richard Kingscote with Kingbrook who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:34.73 in the 2020 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Old Rowley Cup over the last 11 renewals:
- First Nation (2:29.13) in 2017
- Al Nafir (2:29.80) in 2022
- Trueshan (2:29.85) in 2019
Old Rowley Cup Past Winners
Here are the Old Rowley 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 Old Rowley Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:32.81 | Sun God (GB) 3yo 8-7 (2 of 15) 11/2 | David Egan Hughie Morrison (GB) |
| 2023 2:32.80 | Alsakib (GB) 3yo 9-3 (10 of 10) 100/30F | James Doyle Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2022 2:29.80 | Al Nafir (IRE) 3yo 8-11 (12 of 16) 16/1 | Pat Dobbs Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 2:31.61 | Siskany (GB) 3yo 9-7 (4 of 15) 3/1F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 2:34.73 | Kingbrook (GB) 3yo 8-11 (7 of 17) 14/1 | Richard Kingscote Ian Williams (GB) |
| 2019 2:29.85 | Trueshan (FR) 3yo 9-0 (17 of 19) 13/2F | William Buick Alan King (GB) |
| 2018 2:32.15 | Rock Eagle (GB) 3yo 8-7 (10 of 11) 3/1F | Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2017 2:29.13 | First Nation (GB) 3yo 9-0 (15 of 16) 12/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 2:34.23 | Scarlet Dragon (GB) 3yo 8-12 (17 of 16) 8/1 | Hollie Doyle (5lbs) Eve Johnson Houghton (GB) |
| 2015 2:32.42 | Mustard (GB) 3yo 9-2 (4 of 14) 8/1 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Old Rowley Cup have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 26 placings from 170 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 3 runners
Old Rowley Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Old Rowley Cup over the last 11 renewals is Charlie Appleby who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from First Nation (2017), Siskany (2021) and Al Nafir (2022).
Here are some of the top Old Rowley Cup trainer statistics over the last 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Appleby | 7-3-4 | +27.00 | +19.38 |
| Andrew Balding | 11-1-2 | -6.67 | -7.08 |
| Ralph Beckett | 9-1-2 | -5.00 | -2.57 |
| Alan King | 7-1-2 | +0.50 | +1.06 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 6-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.00 |
| Hughie Morrison | 6-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.25 |
| Peter Chapple-Hyam | 5-1-2 | +36.00 | +23.50 |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.00 |
| Ian Williams | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
| William Haggas | 9-0-2 | -9.00 | -6.33 |
Old Rowley Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Old Rowley Cup over the last 11 renewals is William Buick who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from First Nation (2017), Trueshan (2019) and Siskany (2021).
Here are some of the top Old Rowley Cup jockey statistics over the last 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 10-3-4 | +14.50 | +7.69 |
| Ryan Moore | 8-1-1 | +1.00 | -2.00 |
| David Egan | 6-1-3 | +0.50 | +1.42 |
| James Doyle | 5-1-1 | -0.67 | -2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 4-1-1 | +37.00 | +22.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 4-1-1 | +11.00 | +5.75 |
| Harry Bentley | 3-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.20 |
| Pat Dobbs | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +9.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 2-1-2 | +7.00 | +5.25 |
| Jim Crowley | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -3.75 |
2025 Old Rowley Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 9, 6, 8, 9, 1, 1, 10, 1, 4, 1, 2
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.
- 11 / 11 (53%) - Achieved a TS of 60+ (Class)
- 11 / 11 (56%) - Achieved an RPR of 88+ (Class)
- 11 / 11 (65%) - Held an OR of 82+ (Class)
- 11 / 11 (66%) - In a field of 8 - 18 (LTO)
- 11 / 11 (67%) - Ran in 1 - 6 races (Class)
- 11 / 11 (68%) - Highest Run is not G1-2/Cl3-5
- 11 / 11 (73%) - Off a break of 20 - 72 days
- 11 / 11 (74%) - Achieved a TS of 73+ (Last 3)
- 11 / 11 (76%) - No bigger than 11/2 (Last Win)
- 11 / 11 (79%) - No more than -17lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 11 / 11 (79%) - Break of 34 - 454 days (Last Win)
- 11 / 11 (80%) - Not in a G2-3/LST/Cl4-6 (LTO)
- 11 / 11 (82%) - Fewer than 1 wins (30 Days)
- 11 / 11 (83%) - Not on HY/STD-SLW/STD (LTO)
- 11 / 11 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 60+ (Hcps)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newmarket racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Old Rowley 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 Rowley Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 6+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +57.50 is when runners had 2 career starts in the class. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career starts in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-52.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (7,11) [15 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 10 (7,6) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 12 (6,16,5) [16 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (8,3) [15 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 7 (5,9,2) [17 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Old Rowley Cup are Ascot, Haydock, Newbury and Goodwood, there has been a total number of 2 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 11 winners from a total of 164 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 9 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Old Rowley Cup:
- Dubawi (3 Wins)
- Kingman (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Old Rowley Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Frankel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Golden Horn (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 11 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Farquhar in 2014, winning for Peter Chapple-Hyam at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Luke Morris. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 11 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Old Rowley Cup why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Old Rowley 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.
Other Principal races at Newmarket Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Newmarket racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in April (Craven Meeting)
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- Jockey Club Stakes
- King Charles II Stakes
- Newmarket Stakes
- Palace House Stakes
- Qipco 2000 Guineas
- Rowley Handicap Stakes
- Suffolk Stakes
- Dahlia Stakes
- Pretty Polly Stakes
- Qipco 1000 Guineas
Races in July (July Festival)
- Bahrain Trophy Stakes
- bet365 Sprint Handicap
- July Stakes
- Princess of Wales's Stakes
- bet365 Handicap
- Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
- Falmouth Stakes
- bet365 Mile Handicap
- Bunbury Cup
- July Cup
- Superlative Stakes
Races in September (Cambridgeshire Meeting)
- Jockey Club Rose Bowl
- Tattersall Stakes
- Godolphin Stakes
- Joel Stakes
- Princess Royal Stakes
- Rockfel Stakes
- Rosemary Stakes
- Cambridgeshire Handicap
- Cambridgeshire Meeting 7f Handicap
- Cheveley Park Stakes
- Jersey Lily Fillies Nursery
- Middle Park Stakes
- Royal Lodge Stakes
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