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2025 Zetland Gold Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in May of each year at the Redcar racecourse is the Zetland Gold Cup, a class two handicap that is run over a trip of one mile and two furlongs and is open to runners aged three years old or older.
Zetland Gold Cup Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Redcar 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 Redcar Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Zetland Gold Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 131%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Zetland Gold Cup, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Zetland Gold 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 Zetland Gold Cup 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. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Zetland Gold Cup see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:02.28 was set by Al Muffrih in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by William Haggas and ridden by Daniel Tudhope. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Arthurs Realm won in a time of 2:11.61, booked to ride was Oisin Orr by the trainer Ed Dunlop.
These are the top three quickest-run Zetland Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Al Muffrih (2:02.28) in 2019
- My Kingdom Of Fife (2:03.30) in 2009
- Clon Brulee (2:03.50) in 2013
Zetland Gold Cup Past Winners
Here are the Zetland 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Zetland Gold Cup as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:11.61 | Arthurs Realm (IRE) 6yo 9-6 (5 of 10) 14/1 | Oisin Orr Ed Dunlop (GB) |
| 2023 2:05.55 | Oviedo (IRE) 3yo 8-11 (7 of 9) 5/2F | Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell (GB) |
| 2022 2:04.68 | Forest Falcon (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 100/30 | Joe Fanning Charlie & Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2021 2:04.45 | Good Birthday (IRE) 5yo 8-7 (1 of 14) 13/2 | Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2019 2:02.28 | Al Muffrih (IRE) 4yo 8-12 (4 of 14) 6/4F | Daniel Tudhope William Haggas (GB) |
| 2018 2:04.32 | Big Country (IRE) 5yo 10-0 (9 of 11) 9/2 | Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby (GB) |
| 2017 2:03.72 | Briardale (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (8 of 9) 6/1 | Paul Hanagan James Bethell (GB) |
| 2016 2:04.23 | Revolutionist (IRE) 4yo 9-10 (10 of 12) 8/1 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2015 2:03.93 | Fire Fighting (IRE) 4yo 10-0 (4 of 8) 13/2 | Paul Mulrennan Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2014 2:08.96 | Cashpoint (GB) 9yo 8-4 (2 of 12) 20/1 | Shane Gray (5lbs) Ian Williams (GB) |
Zetland Gold Cup Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Zetland Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals with both David Barron and Andrew Balding who have both won the race two times. David Barron's winners have been with Flipando (2007) and Clon Brulee (2013). Andrew Balding's winners have been with Chantaco (2006) and Good Birthday (2021). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Zetland Gold Cup, Tim Easterby (0-16), David O'Meara (0-16) and Richard Fahey (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Zetland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Barron | 9-2-3 | +11.50 | +5.95 |
| Andrew Balding | 6-2-3 | +6.50 | +3.51 |
| Jim Goldie | 9-1-4 | +17.00 | +14.13 |
| Ian Williams | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +9.50 |
| Michael Easterby | 4-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.13 |
| Roger Charlton | 4-1-2 | +0.50 | +0.11 |
| William Haggas | 4-1-2 | -1.50 | -0.76 |
| Michael Appleby | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
| Ed Dunlop | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.40 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 2-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.41 |
Zetland Gold Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Zetland Gold Cup over the last 20 renewals is Joe Fanning who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Capable Guest (2008), Revolutionist (2016) and Forest Falcon (2022). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Zetland Gold Cup are Daniel Tudhope (2 wins), Paul Mulrennan (2 wins) and Silvestre De Sousa (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Zetland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 12-3-5 | +27.33 | +18.51 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 11-2-4 | +17.50 | +10.67 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 8-2-2 | +5.50 | +1.03 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 7-2-5 | +6.00 | +8.69 |
| Shane Gray | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +12.50 |
| Oisin Orr | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.40 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 1-1-1 | +2.25 | +1.41 |
| David Allan | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -7.00 |
| P J McDonald | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -3.60 |
2025 Zetland Gold Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 1, 1, 6, 2, 1, 2, 7, 1, 2, (10, 12), 7, 2, 4, 7, 1, 2, 3, 1, 7
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 (71%) - Carried 125 - 137lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Fewer than 5 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 65+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 90+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 15 races (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - Held an OR of 86+ (Last 3)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - No more than +17lbs (Vs Min Weight)
- 18 / 20 (69%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 18 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - No more than -4yrs (Vs Max Age)
- 17 / 20 (68%) - No more than -12lbs (Vs Max Weight)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Redcar racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Zetland Gold Cup. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Zetland Gold Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.58 is when runners were IRE bred. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners finished in 2nd on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-31.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 5 (7,2) [10 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (2,5) [9 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (1,3) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (4,3) [14 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 4 (9,6) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Zetland Gold Cup is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is York, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 238 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 7 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Zetland Gold Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Dansili (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Halling (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Capable Guest in 2008, winning for Mick Channon at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Joe Fanning. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 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 Zetland Gold Cup.
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Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Zetland 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 Flat Racing.
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