Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2025 Stewards Cup Preview
This Stewards Cup first took place in 1840 and was traditionally run on the first day of Glorious Goodwood until 1993 when it was moved to its current Saturday slot for commercial purposes. Open to three-year-olds and upwards over Goodwood's straight-six furlongs, the Stewards Cup field is a sight to behold for sprint handicap enthusiasts with the best part of 25 to 30 runners appearing like the cavalry over the brow after a furlong or so from the starting stalls.
Won by top sprinters down the years like the flying filly Lochsong in 1992 who carried only 8-0, she was one of many who went on to be successful at Group 1 level. The quality of winners has continued in the past ten years with eight of the last nine officially rated between 102 and 111.
Stewards Cup Information:
Our dedicated Goodwood tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Stewards Cup but will also have predictions for each meeting at Goodwood throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.
How competitive is the Stewards Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 128%. The race in 2022 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 Stewards Cup, the over-round has been 138%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £138 which is bet.
Stewards 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 Stewards Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -19.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Stewards Cup.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:09.56 was set by Gifted Master in 2018, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Hugo Palmer and ridden by Jason Watson. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Aberama Gold won in a time of 1:16.93, booked to ride was Andrea Atzeni by the trainer David O'Meara.
These are the top three quickest-run Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Gifted Master (1:09.56) in 2018
- Khaadem (1:09.79) in 2019
- Dancing Star (1:09.81) in 2016
Stewards Cup Past Winners
Here are the Stewards 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 Stewards Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:10.17 | Get It (GB) 6yo 9-5 (28 of 25) 40/1 | Pat Cosgrave George Baker (GB) |
| 2023 1:16.93 | Aberama Gold (GB) 6yo 8-13 (15 of 27) 18/1 | Andrea Atzeni David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2022 1:10.01 | Commanche Falls (GB) 5yo 9-5 (19 of 28) 25/1 | Connor Beasley Michael Dods (GB) |
| 2021 1:15.86 | Commanche Falls (GB) 4yo 9-1 (23 of 24) 10/1 | Connor Beasley Michael Dods (GB) |
| 2020 1:10.83 | Summerghand (IRE) 6yo 9-10 (17 of 27) 22/1 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2019 1:09.79 | Khaadem (IRE) 3yo 9-6 (3 of 27) 4/1F | Jim Crowley Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2018 1:09.56 | Gifted Master (IRE) 5yo 9-6 (25 of 26) 20/1 | Jason Watson (5lbs) Hugo Palmer (GB) |
| 2017 1:12.28 | Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) 7yo 9-5 (15 of 26) 25/1 | Frankie Dettori Dean Ivory (GB) |
| 2016 1:09.81 | Dancing Star (GB) 3yo 8-12 (4 of 27) 9/2F | David Probert Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2015 1:10.28 | Magical Memory (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (1 of 27) 6/1F | Frankie Dettori Charles Hills (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Stewards Cup have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 58 placings from 523 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
- SWE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Stewards Cup Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals with David O'Meara, William Haggas, Charles Hills and Michael Dods having all won the race two times. David O'Meara winners have been with Summerghand (2020) and Aberama Gold (2023). William Haggas's winners have been with Conquest I (2008) and Rex Imperator (2013). Charles Hills winners have been with Magical Memory (2015) and Khaadem (2019). Michael Dods winners have been with Commanche Falls (2021 & 2022). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Stewards Cup, Richard Fahey (0-41), Kevin Ryan (0-31), Richard Hannon (0-12), David Barron (0-12), Clive Cox (0-11) and Michael Appleby (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Stewards 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 | 17-2-4 | +25.00 | +14.75 |
| William Haggas | 10-2-4 | +44.00 | +29.00 |
| Charles Hills | 10-2-2 | +2.00 | -1.75 |
| Michael Dods | 6-2-2 | +31.00 | +17.88 |
| Andrew Balding | 12-1-1 | -6.50 | -8.19 |
| Robert Cowell | 10-1-4 | -3.00 | +6.38 |
| Dean Ivory | 9-1-1 | +17.00 | +7.63 |
| Roger Charlton | 6-1-1 | +9.00 | +3.75 |
| Michael Easterby | 6-1-1 | +1.50 | -0.94 |
| James Fanshawe | 6-1-3 | +1.00 | +1.19 |
Stewards Cup Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals with both Frankie Dettori and Connor Beasley who have both won the race two times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Magical Memory (2015) and Lancelot Du Lac (2017). Connor Beasley winners have been with Commanche Falls (2021 & 2022). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Stewards Cup, Ryan Moore (0-17), Silvestre De Sousa (0-11), Adam Kirby (0-10) and Joe Fanning (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Stewards 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 | 9-2-3 | +24.00 | +13.51 |
| Connor Beasley | 3-2-2 | +34.00 | +20.88 |
| Jim Crowley | 13-1-4 | -8.00 | -0.12 |
| Neil Callan | 8-1-2 | +5.00 | +2.50 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 6-1-5 | +35.00 | +26.63 |
| Jamie Spencer | 6-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.25 |
| Royston Ffrench | 5-1-2 | +6.00 | +4.25 |
| David Probert | 5-1-1 | +0.50 | -1.19 |
| Dane O'Neill | 4-1-1 | +37.00 | +22.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 4-1-1 | +19.00 | +10.75 |
2025 Stewards Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 3, 1, 12, 4, 24, (1, 3), 4, 6, 5, 1, 1, 22, 6, 1, 9, PU, 8, 18, 21
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 (68%) - Fewer than 2 races (Course)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Achieved an RPR of 101+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 82+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Won within last 10 starts
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not on HY/GS/FM/STD-SLW/STD-FS (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Held an OR of 88+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 85+ (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in a G1-3/Cl4-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Highest Run is not G2/Cl3
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than -15lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 19 / 20 (81%) - No older than a 6yo
- 19 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 93+ (Career)
- 17 / 20 (60%) - Beaten no more -4¾l (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Goodwood racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Stewards Cup. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Stewards Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +39.00 is when runners had 1 career start at the track. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 5 career wins, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-81.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 28 (27,4,24) [25 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 15 (27,26,14) [27 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 19 (28,27,26) [28 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 23 (22,7,13) [24 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 17 (1,28,23) [27 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Stewards Cup is Ascot, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) 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 510 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 21 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Stewards Cup, that stallion Lethal Force has produced 2 winners (2022,2021).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Stewards Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 14 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Clodovil (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 8 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Get It in 2024, winning for George Baker at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Pat Cosgrave. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Stewards Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Stewards 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.
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Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood
Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood
Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Chesterfield Cup Handicap | Take Heart (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | J P Murtagh Ben Coen |
| 14:25 Vintage Stakes | Aomori City (FR) 2yo - 2/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:00 Lennox Stakes | Audience (GB) 5yo - 4/1 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
| 15:35 Goodwood Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood
Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day, this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:25 Oak Tree Stakes | Raqiya (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| 15:00 Molecomb Stakes | Big Mojo (IRE) 2yo - 25/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
| 15:35 Sussex Stakes | Notable Speech (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
Thursday at Glorious Goodwood
The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Kincsem Handicap | Approval (GB) 3yo - 11/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 Richmond Stakes | Black Forza (USA) 2yo - 9/1 | M D O'Callaghan Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| 15:00 Gordon Stakes | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 4/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 Nassau Stakes | Opera Singer (USA) 3yo - 9/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Friday at Glorious Goodwood
Friday features a couple of decent handicaps with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Goodwood Handicap | Master Milliner (IRE) 8yo - 25/1 | Emma Lavelle Charles Bishop |
| 14:25 Thoroughbred Stakes | Lead Artist (GB) 3yo - 9/2 | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark |
| 15:00 Golden Mile Handicap | Toimy Son (FR) 5yo - 12/1 | David Menuisier Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 King George Stakes | Big Evs (IRE) 3yo - 13/8 | Michael Appleby Tom Marquand |
Saturday at Glorious Goodwood
Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Glorious Stakes | Al Aasy (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Jim Crowley |
| 14:25 Summer Handicap | Align The Stars (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning |
| 15:00 Lillie Langtry Stakes | Term Of Endearment (GB) 5yo - 15/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 15:35 Stewards Cup | Get It (GB) 6yo - 40/1 | George Baker Pat Cosgrave |
