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2025 Tattersalls Gold Cup Preview
Established in 1962, the Tattersalls Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat race that takes place at the Curragh in May of each year. The race is open to runners who are aged four or older with the race being run over one mile, two and a half furlongs.
Tattersalls Gold Cup Information:
- Tattersalls Gold Cup Past Winners
- Tattersalls Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
- Tattersalls Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Curragh tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Curragh Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Tattersalls Gold 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 107%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Tattersalls Gold Cup, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Tattersalls Gold 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 Tattersalls Gold Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.62. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Tattersalls Gold Cup.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2006 renewal when Hurricane Run from A Fabre under the guidance of Kieren Fallon, won in a time of 2:26.40, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Magical, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan set the quickest time of 2:10.39 in the 2020 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Tattersalls Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Magical (2:10.39) in 2020
- Alenquer (2:11.44) in 2022
- White Birch (2:11.61) in 2024
Tattersalls Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the Tattersalls 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 Tattersalls Gold Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:11.61 | White Birch (GB) 4yo 9-5 (2 of 8) 15/8 | Colin Keane John Joseph Murphy (IRE) |
| 2023 2:13.62 | Luxembourg (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (2 of 6) 11/4 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:11.44 | Alenquer (FR) 4yo 9-5 (7 of 8) 7/2 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 2:21.11 | Helvic Dream (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (2 of 8) 8/1 | Colin Keane Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2020 2:10.39 | Magical (IRE) 5yo 9-9 (6 of 6) 2/9F | Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 2:13.85 | Magical (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (1 of 5) 2/7F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 2:14.05 | Lancaster Bomber (USA) 4yo 9-3 (3 of 5) 100/30 | Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 2:18.03 | Decorated Knight (GB) 5yo 9-3 (1 of 8) 7/2F | Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton (GB) |
| 2016 2:20.72 | Fascinating Rock (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (4 of 6) 9/4 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2015 2:13.37 | Al Kazeem (GB) 7yo 9-3 (2 of 6) 3/1 | James Doyle Roger Charlton (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Tattersalls Gold Cup have been based:
- IRE: 13 winners with an additional 19 placings from 100 runners
- GB: 6 winners with an additional 3 placings from 17 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
Tattersalls Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Tattersalls Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race eight times with those eight winners coming from Duke Of Marmalade (2008), Fame And Glory (2010), So You Think (2011 & 2012), Lancaster Bomber (2018), Magical (2019 & 2020) and Luxembourg (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Tattersalls Gold Cup are D K Weld (3 wins) and Roger Charlton (3 wins).
Here are some of the top Tattersalls 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 35-8-19 | -19.23 | -8.43 |
| D K Weld | 12-3-6 | +2.50 | +1.79 |
| Roger Charlton | 3-3-3 | +8.75 | +3.98 |
| Noel Meade | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +0.80 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 2-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.95 |
| John Joseph Murphy | 2-1-1 | +0.88 | +0.13 |
| William Haggas | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.10 |
| A Fabre | 1-1-1 | +0.25 | +0.00 |
| J S Bolger | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -7.06 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -4.30 |
Tattersalls Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Tattersalls Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and James Doyle who have both won the race three times. Ryan Moore winners have been with So You Think (2011), Magical (2019) and Luxembourg (2023). James Doyle winners have been with Al Kazeem (2013 & 2015) and Noble Mission (2014). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Tattersalls Gold Cup is Colin Keane (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Tattersalls 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 11-3-9 | -4.82 | -0.12 |
| James Doyle | 3-3-3 | +6.25 | +2.51 |
| Colin Keane | 5-2-2 | +6.88 | +2.93 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 10-1-3 | -5.67 | -4.47 |
| Wayne Lordan | 6-1-1 | -4.78 | -4.86 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.10 |
| Tom Marquand | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.10 |
| Shane Foley | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -0.37 |
| Declan McDonogh | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
2025 Tattersalls Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, (1, 2), 4, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, (3, 4), 5, 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.
- 20 / 20 (49%) - No bigger than 8/1
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Within the first 4 of the market
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Highest Placed is not G3/LST/Cl2-4
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Achieved an RPR of 112+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 4 - 15 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran in 5 - 22 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 4 - 17 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in a LST/Cl2/Cl4 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST/Cl2
- 19 / 20 (80%) - Won within last 5 starts
- 19 / 20 (83%) - No older than a 5yo
- 18 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Beaten no more -8l (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Curragh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Tattersalls Gold Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +4.79 is when runners had a furthest trip won of 1m4f. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career start on the going, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-25.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (7,3) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 2 (1) [6 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (2,5) [8 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (1,8) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 6 (3) [6 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Tattersalls Gold Cup is Curragh, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 97 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 23 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Tattersalls Gold Cup:
- Galileo (4 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- High Chaparral (2 Wins)
- Montjeu (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 Tattersalls Gold Cup, that stallion is Australia 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 Helvic Dream in 2021, winning for Noel Meade at odds of 8/1 under the guidance of Colin Keane. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Other Principal races at Curragh racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Curragh racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in March
Races in May (Irish Guineas Festival)
Races in June
Races in July
Races in August
Races in September
Races in October
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Tattersalls Gold 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 International racing.
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