Coronation Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)

2024 Coronation Cup Preview

Scheduled to take place in June of each year at the Epsom racecourse is the Coronation Cup which is held on the same day as the Epsom Oaks during the two-day Epsom Derby Festival. The race is a Group 1 which is open to runners aged four or older with the race being run over a trip of one mile, four furlongs and six yards at this left-handed track.

Coronation Cup Information:

• Coronation Cup Past Winners
• Coronation Cup Trainer Statistics
• Coronation Cup Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Epsom then head over to the Epsom tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.

How competitive is the Coronation 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 107%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coronation Cup, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Coronation Cup Trends:

• 2024 Coronation Cup Trends
• Coronation Cup Trend Analysis

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 Coronation Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +8.34. Whilst we wait for the 2024 Coronation Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:25.89 was set by Ghaiyyath in 2020, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by William Buick. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Postponed won in a time of 2:43.54, booked to ride was Andrea Atzeni on this Roger Varian trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Coronation Cup over the last 20 renewals:

• 2020 - Ghaiyyath (2:25.89)
• 2017 - Highland Reel (2:33.34)
• 2010 - Fame And Glory (2:33.42)

Coronation Cup Past Winners

Here are the Coronation 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 also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Coronation Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Race Notes: The 2020 renewal was switched to the Newmarket racecourse.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coronation Cup have been based:

• GB: 10 winners with an additional 18 placings from 99 runners
• IRE: 8 winners with an additional 5 placings from 31 runners
• FR: 2 winners with an additional 3 placings from 10 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Coronation Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Coronation Cup over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race eight times with those eight winners coming from Yeats (2005), Scorpion (2007), Soldier Of Fortune (2008), Fame And Glory (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011, 2012 & 2013) and Highland Reel (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Coronation Cup is Roger Varian (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Coronation 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):

Coronation Cup Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Coronation Cup over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Ask (2009), St Nicholas Abbey (2011) and Highland Reel (2017). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Coronation Cup are Frankie Dettori (2 wins), Andrea Atzeni (2 wins) and Christophe Soumillon (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Coronation 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):

2024 Coronation Cup Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 2, 1, 7, 5, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 6, 1, 2, 2, 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 (64%) - No bigger than 11/1
• 20 / 20 (67%) - Highest Won is not G3/LST/Cl2-5
• 20 / 20 (68%) - Achieved an RPR of 117+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (69%) - Carried 125 - 132lbs (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (76%) - Had 3 - 20 wins (Non-Hcps)
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-5 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved a TS of 99+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Within the first 6 of market
• 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Placed is not G3/LST/Cl2-3
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Not BB/BR/CH in colour
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran over 7f - 1m3f (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 3 - 20 wins (Career)
• 19 / 20 (69%) - Held an OR of 112+ (Career)
• 19 / 20 (83%) - Sex is not Filly/Mare

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coronation 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 like the How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.

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Coronation Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.42 is when runners had 1 place in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners carried 123lbs, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2023: Winner in 1 (3) [5 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 5 (4) [6 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 3 (1) [6 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 1 (6) [7 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 2 (8,7) [9 Runners]

The courses which have produced the most winners of the Coronation Cup are Meydan and Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 5 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 119 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 24 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coronation Cup:

• Montjeu (5 Wins)
• Dubawi (2 Wins)
• Galileo (2 Wins)
• Sadlers Wells (2 Wins)
• Sea The Stars (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 Coronation Cup, that stallion is Halling 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 Pethers Moon in 2015, winning for Richard Hannon at odds of 11/1 under the guidance of Pat Dobbs. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 10 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2024 Coronation Cup why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival

Here is the 2024 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 31st May 2024

Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 1st June 2024