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2025 Haydock Sprint Cup Preview
Established in 1966, the Haydock Sprint Cup is a Group 1 race run at the Haydock racecourse in September of each year and is part of the British Champion Series. The race is open to runners aged three or older and is run over a straight six furlongs, Three-year-old runners receive a 2lbs allowance whilst fillies and mares receive a 3lb allowance.
Haydock Sprint Cup Information:
- Haydock Sprint Cup Past Winners
- Haydock Sprint Cup Trainer Statistics
- Haydock Sprint Cup Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Haydock 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 Haydock Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Haydock Sprint Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2008 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 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Haydock Sprint Cup, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Haydock Sprint 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 Haydock Sprint Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -13.50. Ahead of the 2025 Haydock Sprint Cup why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:08.44 was set by Minzaal in 2022, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Owen Burrows and ridden by Jim Crowley. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Reverence won in a time of 1:15.78, booked to ride was Kevin Darley by the trainer Eric Alston.
These are the top three quickest-run Haydock Sprint Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Minzaal (1:08.44) in 2022
- Emaraaty Ana (1:09.10) in 2021
- Markab (1:09.40) in 2010
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Haydock Sprint Cup Past Winners
Here are the Haydock Sprint 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 Haydock Sprint Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:10.31 | Montassib (GB) 6yo 9-5 (2 of 16) 25/1 | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2023 1:10.60 | Regional (GB) 5yo 9-5 (13 of 16) 10/1 | Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell (GB) |
| 2022 1:08.44 | Minzaal (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (7 of 12) 7/2 | Jim Crowley Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2021 1:09.10 | Emaraaty Ana (GB) 5yo 9-3 (6 of 11) 11/1 | Andrea Atzeni Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2020 1:14.07 | Dream Of Dreams (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (11 of 13) 5/2F | Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2019 1:12.79 | Hello Youmzain (FR) 3yo 9-1 (6 of 11) 9/2F | James Doyle Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2018 1:14.13 | The Tin Man (GB) 6yo 9-3 (5 of 12) 7/1 | Oisin Murphy James Fanshawe (GB) |
| 2017 1:13.90 | Harry Angel (IRE) 3yo 9-1 (8 of 11) 2/1F | Adam Kirby Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2016 1:13.45 | Quiet Reflection (GB) 3yo 8-12 (4 of 14) 7/2F | Dougie Costello K R Burke (GB) |
| 2015 1:12.86 | Twilight Son (GB) 3yo 9-1 (5 of 15) 10/1 | Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Haydock Sprint Cup have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 34 placings from 236 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 4 placings from 32 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Haydock Sprint Cup Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Haydock Sprint Cup over the last 20 renewals with Kevin Ryan, James Fanshawe and Henry Candy having all won the race two times. Kevin Ryan winners have been with Hello Youmzain (2019) and Emaraaty Ana (2021). James Fanshawe winners have been with Society Rock (2012) and The Tin Man (2018). Henry Candy winners have been with Markab (2010) and Twilight Son (2015). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Haydock Sprint Cup, Richard Fahey has sent a total of 15 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst A P O'Brien has sent out 12 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Haydock Sprint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ryan | 25-2-5 | -7.50 | -9.70 |
| James Fanshawe | 10-2-6 | +9.00 | +6.05 |
| Henry Candy | 7-2-3 | +17.00 | +8.70 |
| William Haggas | 9-1-4 | +17.00 | +6.85 |
| Clive Cox | 9-1-2 | -6.00 | -5.65 |
| David O'Meara | 6-1-2 | +6.00 | +1.70 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 6-1-1 | -2.50 | -3.50 |
| T Hogan | 5-1-3 | -0.50 | +0.30 |
| K R Burke | 5-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.90 |
| David Simcock | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.00 |
Haydock Sprint Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Haydock Sprint Cup over the last 20 renewals is Oisin Murphy who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from The Tin Man (2018) and Dream Of Dreams (2020).
Here are some of the top Haydock Sprint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 7-2-3 | +4.50 | +1.90 |
| Jamie Spencer | 9-1-1 | +6.00 | -1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 8-1-3 | +4.00 | +0.20 |
| Jim Crowley | 8-1-2 | -3.50 | -3.95 |
| William Buick | 7-1-1 | -2.00 | -4.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 7-1-2 | -4.00 | -3.65 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 6-1-4 | +6.00 | +8.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.20 |
| James Doyle | 5-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.53 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +11.50 |
2025 Haydock Sprint Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 11, 1, 5, 1, 2, 5, 1, 12, 9, 4, (9, 10), 1, 1, 6, (1, 8, 11), 1, 2, 11, 16, 13
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 (70%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Break of 9 - 91 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 68+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 4 - 30 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Had 2 - 7 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a LST/Cl3 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 108+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Fewer than 3 races (Course)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 2 - 8 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not BB/GR in colour
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 3 - 10 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 2 wins (90 Days)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Haydock Sprint 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 How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Haydock Sprint Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +12.75 is when runners had 1 win in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 1 (Listed) last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-42.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (5,6) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 13 (10,17) [16 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (13,11) [12 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 6 (10,11) [11 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 11 (9,6) [13 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Haydock Sprint Cup is York, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Deauville, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Deauville 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 236 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 38 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Dutch Art (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Danetime (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Elnadim (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Havana Grey (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Montassib in 2024, winning for William Haggas at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Cieren Fallon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Haydock Sprint Cup.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Haydock Sprint 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 Flat Racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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