2024 Irish Gold Cup Trends
Staged at Leopardstown racecourse the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup is run over a distance of 3m 1/2f, with 17 fences to be tackled.
First run in 1987, the contest now another recognised trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup run a month later with Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996) and Sizing John (2017) the only horses to take both races in the same season. The 2013, Sir Des Champs, went onto finish runner-up in that season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, while the last horse win both the Irish Gold Cup and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same campaign was Sizing John in 2017.
Leading Irish trainer, Willie Mullins, is always feared as he’s sent out 12 of the last 24 winners, including 3 of the last 5 renewals, while UK raiders have taken 2 of the last 16 runnings with popular greys The Listener (2008) and 2012 Grand National hero, Neptune Collonges (2009).
However, the other main Irish yards of Gordon Elliott (2 wins), despite winning it in 2020 and 2022 and Henry de Bromhead (no wins) are yet to really stamp their mark on this prize the way Willie Mulins has.
Here at GeeGeez, we look back at recent winners and gives you all the key stats to take into the 2024 renewal – this year run on Saturday 3rd February.
Recent Irish Gold Cup Winners
2023 – GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (30/100 fav)
2022 – CONFLATED (18/1)
2021 - KEMBOY (11/4)
2020 - DELTA WORK (5/2)
2019 - BELLSHILL (2/1)
2018 - EDWULF (33/1)
2017 - SIZING JOHN (100/30)
2016 – CARLINGFORD LOUGH (20/1)
2015 – CARLINGFORD LOUGH (4/1)
2014 – LAST INSTALMENT (8/1)
2013 – SIR DES CHAMPS (11/8)
2012 – QUEL ESPRIT (5/4 fav)
2011 – KEMPES (5/1)
2010 – JONCOL (9/4 fav)
2009 – NEPTUNE COLLONGES (8/13 fav)
2008 – THE LISTENER (2/1 fav)
2007 – BEEF OR SALMON (11/4)
2006 – BEEF OR SALMON (2/5 fav)
2005 – RULE SUPREME (11/2)
2004 – FLORIDA PEARL (5/1)
2003 – BEEF OR SALMON (Evs fav)
Irish Gold Cup Betting Trends
21/21 – Had run at Leopardstown over fences before
20/21 – Last ran was 6 weeks or less
18/21 – Had won over at least 3m before in their career (any code)
17/21– Aged 9 or younger
16/21 – Had won a Grade 1 Chase before
16/21 – Had won between 3-5 times over fences (rules) before
15/21 – Ran in the Savills Chase (Leopardstown) last time out
15/21 – Placed favourites
15/21 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
14/20 – Winners that went onto run in that season’s Gold Cup (1 winner, Sizing John 2017)
13/21 – Irish-bred
13/21 – Had won over fences at Leopardstown before
13/21 – Rated 160 or higher
13/21 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
11/21 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
8/21 – Trained by Willie Mullins (12 wins in total)
8/21 – Won last time out
7/21 – Winning favourites
3/21 – Won by a previous winner of the race
2/21 – Won by a UK-based trainer
The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 11/2
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