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2025 bet365 Gold Cup Preview
First staged in 1957 under the sponsorship of Whitbread (until 2001), Sandown's bet365 Gold Cup is a Grade 3 handicap chase for five-year-olds and upwards tackling twenty-four fences over three miles four and a half furlongs.
Traditionally staged on the final day of the national hunt season in late April, the bet365 Gold Cup has an impressive list of past winners including Arkle, Mill House, Special Cargo, Desert Orchid, Topsham Bay and Mr Frisk (1990), the last-named won here after winning the Grand National in record time (which still stands) and was the last Grand National winner to win this valuable end of season chase.
It's probably fair to say the list of winners since the mid-1990s has generally not carried the same stature as some of those mentioned above, perhaps indicative of the higher profile and financial the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National meeting have now on the jumps calendar and the top staying chasers coming here almost as an afterthought from having their campaigns geared towards either or both festivals.
bet365 Gold Cup Information:
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How competitive is the bet365 Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2007 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the bet365 Gold Cup, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2025 bet365 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 bet365 Gold Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run bet365 Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Hot Weld (7:11.10) in 2007
- Talkischeap (7:15.90) in 2019
- Poker De Sivola (7:16.30) in 2011
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 bet365 Gold Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -14.50. Whilst we wait for the 2025 bet365 Gold 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 7:11.10 was set by Hot Weld in 2007, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Ferdy Murphy and ridden by Graham Lee. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Tidal Bay won in a time of 7:50.30, booked to ride was Daryl Jacob by the trainer Paul Nicholls.
bet365 Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the bet365 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. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the bet365 Gold Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: Enrilo won the 2021 renewal but was demoted to 3rd with Potterman being awarded the race.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 7:32.75 | Minella Cocooner (IRE) 8yo 11-9 17/2 | Danny Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2023 7:33.70 | Kittys Light (GB) 7yo 10-8 11/4F | Jack Tudor Christian Williams (GB) |
| 2022 7:26.58 | Hewick (IRE) 7yo 11-4 16/1 | Jordan Gainford (3lbs) John Joseph Hanlon (IRE) |
| 2021 7:37.87 | Potterman (GB) 8yo 11-9 12/1 | Tom Cannon Alan King (GB) |
| 2019 7:15.90 | Talkischeap (IRE) 7yo 10-11 7/1 | Wayne Hutchinson Alan King (GB) |
| 2018 7:32.90 | Step Back (IRE) 8yo 10-0 7/1 | Jamie Moore Mark Bradstock (GB) |
| 2017 7:22.60 | Henllan Harri (IRE) 9yo 10-0 40/1 | Sean Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2016 7:25.65 | The Young Master (GB) 7yo 10-12 8/1 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (3lbs) Neil Mulholland (GB) |
| 2015 7:23.15 | Just A Par (IRE) 8yo 10-0 14/1 | Sean Bowen (3lbs) Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2014 7:35.10 | Hadrians Approach (IRE) 7yo 11-0 10/1 | Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the bet365 Gold Cup have been based:
- GB: 14 winners with an additional 47 placings from 312 runners
- IRE: 4 winners with an additional 7 placings from 31 runners
- FR: 2 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
bet365 Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the bet365 Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals with Paul Nicholls, Philip Hobbs and Alan King having all won the race two times. Paul Nicholls winners have been with Tidal Bay (2012) and Just A Par (2015). Philip Hobbs winners have been with Lacdoudal (2006) and Monkerhostin (2008). Alan King winners have been with Talkischeap (2019) and Potterman (2021). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the bet365 Gold Cup, Nigel Twiston-Davies has sent a total of 17 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst David Pipe has sent out 16 without a winner.
Here are some of the top bet365 Gold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Nicholls | 44-2-13 | -19.00 | -3.06 |
| Philip Hobbs | 24-2-10 | +13.00 | +17.27 |
| Alan King | 9-2-3 | +12.00 | +6.63 |
| Nicky Henderson | 13-1-4 | -2.00 | -0.50 |
| Neil Mulholland | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.50 |
| Henry Daly | 7-1-2 | +8.00 | +4.63 |
| W P Mullins | 7-1-3 | +2.50 | +1.94 |
| Christian Williams | 7-1-3 | -3.25 | -1.65 |
| Peter Bowen | 6-1-1 | +35.00 | +20.00 |
| Mark Bradstock | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.13 |
bet365 Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the bet365 Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Sean Bowen who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Just A Par (2015) and Henllan Harri (2017). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the bet365 Gold Cup, Sam Twiston-Davies has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top bet365 Gold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 7-2-3 | +49.00 | +30.50 |
| Tom Cannon | 4-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.50 |
| Jack Tudor | 4-1-3 | -0.25 | +1.35 |
| Daniel Howard | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.63 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1-1-1 | +8.50 | +5.31 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 12-0-3 | -12.00 | -7.81 |
| Nick Scholfield | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -6.40 |
| Harry Cobden | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -4.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -2.81 |
2025 bet365 Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (13, PU), 3, F, 2, 4, PU, (5, PU), 3, 10, 3, (2, 7, 11, PU), 4, UR, 5, PU, 6, 3, 3, 1, 9
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 (79%) - Within the first 13 of the market
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Beaten no more -38l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 5 - 39 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran over 2m7½f - 4m4f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Break of 7 - 401 days (Last Place)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 140+ (Career)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
- 17 / 20 (55%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (73%) - Achieved an RPR of 140+ (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (80%) - Held an OR of 135+
- 17 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 139+ (Hcps)
- 16 / 20 (62%) - Achieved a TS of 100+ (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (81%) - Held an OR of 134+ (Last 3)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sandown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the bet365 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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bet365 Gold Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +38.00 is when runners had 0 career starts at the track.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had recorded 2 career non-finishes, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-77.
The course which has produced the most winners of the bet365 Gold Cup is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Aintree and Ayr, 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 344 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 3 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the bet365 Gold Cup, that stallion Flemensfirth has produced 2 winners (2024,2012).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the bet365 Gold Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Midnight Legend (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Milan (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Old Vic (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Bob Back (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Henllan Harri in 2017, winning for Peter Bowen at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Sean Bowen. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 1 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 bet365 Gold Cup.
Route to the bet365 Gold Cup
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the bet365 Gold Cup, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2024 - Minella Cocooner Fairyhouse - 3rd of 20 (20/1) | Irish Grand National |
| 2023 - Kittys Light Ayr - 1st of 18 (4/1) | Scottish Grand National |
| 2022 - Hewick Uttoxeter - PU of 18 (14/1) | Midlands Grand National |
| 2021 - Potterman Newbury - UR of 18 (11/1) | Coral Gold Cup |
| 2019 - Talkischeap Kempton - 5th of 10 (4/1) | Coral Trophy |
| 2018 - Step Back Fakenham - 1st of 5 (8/13) | Racing Partnership Novices Chase |
| 2017 - Henllan Harri Ffos Las - 3rd of 7 (13/2) | Llanmoor Homes Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - The Young Master Cheltenham - 3rd of 23 (14/1) | Ultima Handicap Chase |
| 2015 - Just A Par Chepstow - 3rd of 12 (7/2) | Barton Executive Valeting Handicap Chase |
| 2014 - Hadrians Approach Cheltenham - 14th of 23 (8/1) | Ultima Handicap Chase |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this bet365 Gold 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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