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2026 Coral Cup Preview
Two miles and five furlongs Handicap Hurdle where there is usually more than one big gamble on the day of the race. However, big price winners of this race are very common so why not try for an outsider?
Below we have taken a look at the race in greater detail with previous Coral Cup trends and form picks highlighted by our expert horse racing tipsters to help you find the winner of the Coral Cup.
Uncover Coral Cup winning strategies through our deep dive into past race patterns and trainer performance, and supercharge your bets with these top free bets for Cheltenham.
Coral Cup Information:
Our dedicated Cheltenham tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Coral Cup but will also have predictions for each meeting at Cheltenham throughout the season so be sure to head over there. We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
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How competitive is the Coral Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 128%. The race in 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 146%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coral Cup, the over-round has been 136%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £136 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Coral 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 Coral Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Whisper (4:58.70) in 2014
- Son Of Flicka (5:00.40) in 2012
- Skys The Limit (5:02.50) in 2006
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 Coral Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -12.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Coral Cup.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 4:58.70 was set by Whisper in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Langer Dan won in a time of 5:32.44, booked to ride was Harry Skelton by the trainer Dan Skelton.
Coral Cup Past Winners
Here are the Coral 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. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Coral Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 5:11.98 | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) 6yo 11-7 16/1 | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 5:32.44 | Langer Dan (IRE) 8yo 11-8 13/2 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2023 5:14.46 | Langer Dan (IRE) 7yo 11-4 9/1 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2022 5:19.82 | Commander Of Fleet (IRE) 8yo 11-5 50/1 | Shane Fitzgerald (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2021 5:08.59 | Heaven Help Us (IRE) 7yo 10-2 33/1 | Richard Condon (7lbs) Paul Hennessy (IRE) |
| 2020 5:25.40 | Dame De Compagnie (FR) 7yo 10-12 5/1F | Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2019 5:08.04 | William Henry (IRE) 9yo 11-10 28/1 | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2018 5:20.80 | Bleu Berry (FR) 7yo 11-2 20/1 | Mark Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 5:04.60 | Supasundae (GB) 7yo 11-4 16/1 | Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2016 5:02.90 | Diamond King (IRE) 8yo 11-3 12/1 | Davy Russell Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coral Cup have been based:
- GB: 10 winners with an additional 36 placings from 334 runners
- IRE: 9 winners with an additional 24 placings from 180 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Coral Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coral Cup over the last 20 renewals is Nicky Henderson who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Spirit River (2010), Whisper (2014), William Henry (2019) and Dame De Compagnie (2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Coral Cup are Gordon Elliott (3 wins), W P Mullins (2 wins) and Dan Skelton (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Cup, David Pipe (0-16), Philip Hobbs (0-16), Nigel Twiston-Davies (0-12), Jonjo O'Neill (0-11) and Gary Moore (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Coral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 56-4-9 | +9.00 | -2.24 |
| Gordon Elliott | 38-3-8 | +43.00 | +27.01 |
| W P Mullins | 54-2-9 | -16.00 | -4.62 |
| Dan Skelton | 8-2-3 | +9.50 | +6.19 |
| Paul Nicholls | 21-1-5 | -11.00 | -7.36 |
| Alan King | 19-1-4 | +15.00 | +11.51 |
| Donald McCain | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.00 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +9.25 |
| Dr Richard Newland | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| T J Taaffe | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
Coral Cup Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Coral Cup over the last 20 renewals with both Nico de Boinville and Harry Skelton who have both won the race two times. Nico de Boinville winners have been with Whisper (2014) and William Henry (2019). Harry Skelton winners have been with Langer Dan (2023 & 2024). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Coral Cup, Paul Townend has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 11-2-3 | +33.00 | +18.56 |
| Harry Skelton | 11-2-3 | +6.50 | +3.19 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 13-1-4 | -3.00 | -0.74 |
| Mark Walsh | 10-1-1 | +11.00 | +3.50 |
| Danny Mullins | 9-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1-1-1 | +50.00 | +31.25 |
| Richard Condon | 1-1-1 | +33.00 | +20.63 |
| Paul Townend | 11-0-1 | -11.00 | -8.00 |
| David Bass | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -4.37 |
| Jack Kennedy | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -4.50 |
2026 Coral Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): F, 16, 18, 10, 12, 11, (2, 7), 17, 5, 3, 22, 22, (4, 22), 7, 1, 12, PU, PU, 14, 8
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 (76%) - Ran over 2m - 2m5½f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 131+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 1 - 5 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Carried 123 - 160lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - In a field of 8 - 18 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Furthest ran 2m1½f - 3m½f
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not BL/BR/CH in colour
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Off a break of 22 - 313 days
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not on GF/FM/STD/FS (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 50/1
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Placed is not Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 3 wins (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Beaten no more -17l (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - Not fallen (Season)
- 18 / 20 (64%) - Won within last 4 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral 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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Coral Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +38.50 is when runners finished in 1st on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career places in Handicap, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-86.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Coral Cup are Punchestown, Fairyhouse, Leopardstown, Cheltenham, Navan, Kempton and Ffos Las, 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 18 winners from a total of 496 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 21 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coral Cup:
- Kings Theatre (2 Wins)
- Ocovango (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coral Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 14 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Accordion (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Presenting (0 Wins from 8 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Commander Of Fleet in 2022, winning for Gordon Elliott at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Shane Fitzgerald. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Coral Cup why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Coral Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Coral Cup, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Jimmy Du Seuil Punchestown - 5th of 6 (41/1) | Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle |
| 2024 - Langer Dan Kempton - 14th of 19 (66/1) | Lanzarote Hurdle |
| 2023 - Langer Dan Cheltenham - 8th of 9 (25/1) | careers@dornangroup.com Relkeel Hurdle |
| 2022 - Commander Of Fleet Navan - 3rd of 9 (16/1) | BetVictor Boyne Hurdle |
| 2021 - Heaven Help Us Leopardstown - 1st of 20 (16/1) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle |
| 2020 - Dame De Compagnie Cheltenham - 1st of 16 (2/1) | Park Mares Handicap Hurdle |
| 2019 - William Henry Wincanton - PU of 11 (6/1) | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle |
| 2018 - Bleu Berry Leopardstown - 17th of 28 (12/1) | Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle |
| 2017 - Supasundae Navan - 4th of 9 (6/1) | Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle |
| 2016 - Diamond King Punchestown - 1st of 6 (6/5) | Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Rated Hurdle |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival
Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Supreme Novices Hurdle | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy | Jango Baie (FR) 6yo - 5/1 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase | Myretown (IRE) 8yo - 13/2 | Lucinda Russell Patrick Wadge |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 6yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle | Golden Ace (GB) 7yo - 25/1 | Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Puturhandstogether (IRE) 4yo - 17/2 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mark Walsh |
| 17:20 Cheltenham National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Haiti Couleurs (FR) 8yo - 7/2 | Rebecca Curtis Ben Jones |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival
The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Turners Novices Hurdle | The New Lion (GB) 6yo - 3/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices Chase | Lecky Watson (IRE) 7yo - 20/1 | W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Coral Cup | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) 6yo - 16/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Cross Country Chase | Stumptown (IRE) 8yo - 5/2 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase | Marine Nationale (IRE) 8yo - 5/1 | Barry Connell Sean Flanagan |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual | Jazzy Matty (FR) 6yo - 15/2 | Cian Collins Danny Gilligan |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Champion Bumper | Bambino Fever (IRE) 5yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Miss J Townend |
Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival
Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Mares Novices Hurdle | Air Of Entitlement (IRE) 6yo - 16/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 14:00 Cheltenham Novices Limited Handicap Chase | Caldwell Potter (FR) 7yo - 7/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final | Doddiethegreat (IRE) 9yo - 25/1 | Nicky Henderson Brian Hughes |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase | Fact To File (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle | Bob Olinger (IRE) 10yo - 8/1 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Plate | Jagwar (FR) 6yo - 3/1 | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Daily Present (IRE) 8yo - 12/1 | Paul Nolan Mr B T Stone |
Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival
The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle | Poniros (GB) 4yo - 100/1 | W P Mullins Jonjo O'Neill Jr |
| 14:00 Cheltenham County Handicap Hurdle | Kargese (FR) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:40 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase | Dinoblue (FR) 8yo - 6/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 15:20 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6yo - 6/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:00 Cheltenham Cheltenham Gold Cup | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 7yo - 15/2 | Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh |
| 16:40 Cheltenham Festival Hunters Chase | Wonderwall (IRE) 9yo - 28/1 | S Curling Mr R James |
| 17:20 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle | Wodhooh (FR) 5yo - 9/2 | Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coral 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 National Hunt Racing.
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