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2026 Coral Trophy Preview
The Coral Trophy Handicap Chase is better known as the Racing Post Chase, they sponsored the race between 1988 and 2011. The race is run over three miles in late February at the Kempton racecourse and is a race that gives a few pointers for both the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National.
The runners must be aged at least 5yo to enter the race and they will face a total of eighteen fences during the race. Both Rhyme 'n' Reason (1988) and Rough Quest (1996) went on to win the Grand National after success in this race, they both also competed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Coral Trophy Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Kempton 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 Kempton Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Coral Trophy market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2012 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 132%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coral Trophy, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Coral Trophy 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 Trophy Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Trophy over the last 20 renewals:
- Clondaw Castle (5:51.00) in 2021
- Pilgrims Bay (5:56.20) in 2017
- Walt (5:58.60) in 2019
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 Trophy next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -19.00. Ahead of the 2026 Coral Trophy why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2007 renewal when Simon from John Spearing under the guidance of Andrew Thornton, won in a time of 6:42.34, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Clondaw Castle, trained by Tom George and ridden by Jonathan Burke set the quickest time of 5:51.00 in the 2021 renewal.
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Coral Trophy Past Winners
Here are the Coral Trophy 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 Trophy are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 6:15.70 | Katate Dori (FR) 7yo 10-5 11/2 | Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas (GB) |
| 2024 6:07.60 | Forward Plan (IRE) 8yo 10-6 15/2 | Ben Godfrey (3lbs) Anthony Honeyball (GB) |
| 2023 6:01.60 | Our Power (IRE) 8yo 10-8 11/2 | Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas (GB) |
| 2022 6:02.70 | Cap Du Nord (FR) 9yo 10-0 13/2 | Jack Tudor (3lbs) Christian Williams (GB) |
| 2021 5:51.00 | Clondaw Castle (IRE) 9yo 11-8 17/2 | Jonathan Burke Tom George (GB) |
| 2020 6:05.20 | Mister Malarky (GB) 7yo 11-0 9/1 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr Colin Tizzard (GB) |
| 2019 5:58.60 | Walt (IRE) 8yo 10-6 14/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland (GB) |
| 2018 6:02.40 | Master Dee (IRE) 9yo 11-5 8/1 | Barry Geraghty Fergal O'Brien (GB) |
| 2017 5:56.20 | Pilgrims Bay (IRE) 7yo 10-2 25/1 | James Best Neil Mulholland (GB) |
| 2016 5:59.00 | Theatre Guide (IRE) 9yo 10-6 6/1 | Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coral Trophy have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 41 placings from 271 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 3 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Coral Trophy Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coral Trophy over the last 20 renewals is Tom George who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Nacarat (2009 & 2012) and Clondaw Castle (2021). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Coral Trophy are Paul Nicholls (2 wins), Neil Mulholland (2 wins) and Sam Thomas (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Trophy, Nicky Henderson (0-16), Alan King (0-13), Venetia Williams (0-12) and David Pipe (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Coral Trophy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom George | 15-3-8 | +11.00 | +9.57 |
| Paul Nicholls | 44-2-12 | -30.00 | -16.43 |
| Neil Mulholland | 5-2-2 | +36.00 | +21.03 |
| Sam Thomas | 5-2-5 | +8.00 | +12.26 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 17-1-3 | -5.00 | -5.81 |
| Philip Hobbs | 13-1-4 | -4.00 | -3.00 |
| Harry Fry | 7-1-2 | +6.00 | +4.50 |
| Christian Williams | 6-1-2 | +1.50 | +1.56 |
| Anthony Honeyball | 3-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.69 |
| Caroline Keevil | 2-1-2 | +27.00 | +20.13 |
Coral Trophy Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Coral Trophy over the last 20 renewals is Sam Twiston-Davies who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Rocky Creek (2015), Walt (2019) and Our Power (2023). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Coral Trophy, Harry Skelton has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coral Trophy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 14-3-4 | +16.50 | +6.90 |
| Jonathan Burke | 7-1-2 | +2.50 | +0.61 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 4-1-2 | +2.50 | +2.94 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 3-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.63 |
| Jack Tudor | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.06 |
| James Best | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.63 |
| Ben Godfrey | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.69 |
| Harry Skelton | 11-0-2 | -11.00 | -6.75 |
| Harry Cobden | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -7.95 |
| Nico de Boinville | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -5.16 |
2026 Coral Trophy Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 4, 1, 3, UR, PU, PU, 11, 3, PU, UR, 9, 9, (5, 6), 2, F, (8, F), 9, (3, F), 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 (77%) - Break of 21 - 324 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 3 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 137 - 165lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 6 - 17 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 3 - 14 placings (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 5 - 16 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 7 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 19 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 50/1 (Career)
- 19 / 20 (81%) - Not fallen (Season)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - No older than a 9yo
- 18 / 20 (85%) - Carried no more than 162lbs
- 17 / 20 (69%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 17 / 20 (71%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Kempton racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Trophy. 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 Trophy Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +47.50 is when runners last place was 1 start ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 3yo on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-51.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Coral Trophy are Wincanton, Cheltenham and Doncaster, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 273 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coral Trophy:
- Kings Theatre (3 Wins)
- Oscar (2 Wins)
- Smadoun (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coral Trophy despite multiple attempts:
- Presenting (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Milan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Getaway (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Saint Des Saints (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Westerner (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bally Legend in 2014, winning for Caroline Keevil at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Ian Popham. 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 Trophy why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Coral Trophy
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Coral Trophy, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Katate Dori Wincanton - 2nd of 10 (11/8) | Hinton Workspace Somerset National Handicap Chase |
| 2024 - Forward Plan Doncaster - 2nd of 18 (11/1) | Great Yorkshire Chase |
| 2023 - Our Power Ascot - 1st of 13 (11/2) | Sodexo Gold Cup |
| 2022 - Cap Du Nord Doncaster - 3rd of 16 (15/2) | Great Yorkshire Chase |
| 2021 - Clondaw Castle Kempton - 2nd of 4 (6/1) | Ladbrokes Silviniaco Conti Chase |
| 2020 - Mister Malarky Ascot - PU of 10 (5/1) | Ascot Silver Cup |
| 2019 - Walt Newbury - 2nd of 9 (7/1) | Betway Novices Handicap Chase |
| 2018 - Master Dee Aintree - 2nd of 12 (8/1) | Rugby Betting At 188Bet Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Pilgrims Bay Wincanton - 3rd of 10 (7/1) | Dick Hunt Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - Theatre Guide Cheltenham - 3rd of 8 (33/1) | Cotswold Chase |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coral Trophy 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 National Hunt Racing.
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