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2026 Dubai Gold Cup Preview
Established in 2012, the Dubai Gold Cup is scheduled to take place in March of each year during the Dubai World Cup Night at the Meydan racecourse, this Group 2 race which is run on turf is all about stamina on the flat being run over two miles and it is open to runners who are aged three or older.
Dubai Gold Cup Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Meydan 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 Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Dubai Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 105%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Dubai Gold Cup, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Dubai Gold 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 Dubai Gold Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Dubai Gold Cup over the last 10 renewals:
- Broome (3:16.83) in 2023
- Tower Of London (3:17.29) in 2024
- Subjectivist (3:17.77) in 2021
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Dubai Gold Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +3.17. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Dubai Gold Cup.
Over the last 10 renewals, it was Broome, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore who set the fastest winning time in the Dubai Gold Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 3:16.83 when winning the race in 2023. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer A De Royer-Dupre and jockey Christophe Soumillon with Vazirabad who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 3:22.52 in the 2017 renewal.
Dubai Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the Dubai 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Dubai Gold Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3:21.50 | Dubai Future (GB) 9yo 9-3 (4 of 10) 17/2 | Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2024 3:17.29 | Tower Of London (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (14 of 15) 9/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 3:16.83 | Broome (IRE) 7yo 9-1 (1 of 15) 8/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 3:19.64 | Stay Foolish (JPN) 7yo 9-1 (4 of 13) 4/1 | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Yoshito Yahagi (JPN) |
| 2021 3:17.77 | Subjectivist (GB) 4yo 8-9 (10 of 11) 13/2 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2019 3:19.00 | Cross Counter (GB) 4yo 8-9 (9 of 10) 7/4F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2018 3:17.92 | Vazirabad (FR) 6yo 9-1 (5 of 16) 6/4F | Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre (FR) |
| 2017 3:22.52 | Vazirabad (FR) 5yo 9-1 (3 of 14) 9/4F | Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre (FR) |
| 2016 3:19.56 | Vazirabad (FR) 4yo 8-10 (1 of 11) 5/4F | Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre (FR) |
| 2015 3:18.84 | Brown Panther (GB) 7yo 9-0 (14 of 15) 4/1F | Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Dubai Gold Cup have been based:
- GB: 4 winners with an additional 14 placings from 70 runners
- FR: 3 winners with an additional 3 placings from 10 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 0 placings from 8 runners
- JPN: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
- UAE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 17 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 7 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 5 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- BHR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SIN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- ARG: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Dubai Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Dubai Gold Cup over the last 10 renewals is A De Royer-Dupre who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Vazirabad (2016, 2017 & 2018). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Dubai Gold Cup is A P O'Brien (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Dubai Gold Cup trainer statistics over the last 10 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 De Royer-Dupre | 3-3-3 | +5.00 | +2.85 |
| A P O'Brien | 4-2-2 | +8.25 | +4.15 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 18-1-4 | -8.50 | -8.30 |
| Charlie Appleby | 9-1-5 | -6.25 | -4.49 |
| Yoshito Yahagi | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.40 |
| Mark Johnston | 1-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.90 |
| Tom Dascombe | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.40 |
| M F De Kock | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -4.50 |
| Doug Watson | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Ismail Mohammed | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | +2.50 |
Dubai Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Dubai Gold Cup over the last 10 renewals is Christophe Soumillon who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Vazirabad (2016, 2017 & 2018). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Dubai Gold Cup is Ryan Moore (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Dubai Gold Cup jockey statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Soumillon | 8-3-5 | +0.00 | +7.45 |
| Ryan Moore | 8-2-2 | +4.25 | +0.15 |
| William Buick | 9-1-4 | -6.25 | -5.21 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.10 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| Joe Fanning | 2-1-2 | +5.50 | +4.50 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.40 |
| Oisin Murphy | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -7.00 |
| James Doyle | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | -2.40 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
2026 Dubai Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 1, 5
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. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (29%) - No bigger than 17/2
- 10 / 10 (39%) - Within the first 5 of the market
- 10 / 10 (43%) - Achieved an RPR of 109+ (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (50%) - Held an OR of 111+
- 10 / 10 (50%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-4/Cl6 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (59%) - Achieved an RPR of 109+ (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (61%) - Off a break of 28 - 153 days
- 10 / 10 (64%) - Dam is not ARG/AUS/BRZ/GB/GER/NZ/SAF/SWI bred
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Highest Run is G1
- 10 / 10 (71%) - Not on SFT/GS/STD-SLW/FS (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - Beaten no more -5¾l (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (73%) - No bigger than 22/1 (Career Place)
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Had 1 - 5 wins (1 Year)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Not BL/BR/CH/GR in colour
- 10 / 10 (85%) - Highest Placed is not LST/Cl2
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Meydan racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Dubai Gold 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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Dubai Gold Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.50 is when runners had 1 career win in higher class races.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career wins with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-64.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 4 (8,2) [10 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 14 (7,16) [15 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (5,14) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (7,1) [13 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 10 (9,7) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Dubai Gold Cup is Meydan, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Meydan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 126 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Dubai Gold Cup:
- Manduro (3 Wins)
- Teofilo (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Dubai Future in 2025, winning for Saeed bin Suroor at odds of 17/2 under the guidance of Silvestre De Sousa. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Dubai Gold Cup why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night
Remember to head over to the Meydan predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Dubai Gold Cup and don't forget we also cover the following races at Dubai World Cup Night.
| Dubai World Cup Night Races | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Al Quoz Sprint | Believing (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | George Boughey William Buick |
| Dubai Gold Cup | Dubai Future (GB) 9yo - 17/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Silvestre De Sousa |
| Dubai Golden Shaheen | Dark Saffron (USA) 3yo - 40/1 | A bin Harmash Connor Beasley |
| Dubai Sheema Classic | Danon Decile (JPN) 4yo - 14/1 | Shogo Yasuda Keita Tosaki |
| Dubai Turf | Soul Rush (JPN) 7yo - 14/1 | Yasutoshi Ikee Cristian Demuro |
| Dubai World Cup | Hit Show (USA) 5yo - 66/1 | Brad H Cox Florent Geroux |
| Godolphin Mile | Raging Torrent (USA) 4yo - 3/1 | Doug O'Neill Frankie Dettori |
| UAE Derby | Admire Daytona (JPN) 3yo - 11/1 | Yukihiro Kato Christophe-Patrice Lemaire |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Dubai Gold 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 International racing.
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