The Bet365 Gold Cup will be known to older racing fans as The Whitbread, this 3m5 1/2f race is the last big jumping event of the NH season, and being staged on a mixed (jumps/flat) card then for many this signals the real handover between the two codes.
Run at Sandown Park racecourse the staying Handicap Grade Three chase has been won by some leading names over the years, including Desert Orchid, who landed the prize back in 1988. It’s also been a poor race for the favourite in recent times with just one outright winning favourite since 1990, but that was in 2023 with Kitty's Light - while it might pay to note that 25 of the last 33 winners carried less than 11st to victory.
Last year the Willie Mullins-trained Minella Cocooner won the race and with the Closutton yard challenging for the trainers' title we can expect a strong hand for the 2025 race.
Here at Geegeez we give you all the stats ahead of the 2025 renewal - this year run on Saturday 26th April 2025.
Past Bet365 Gold Cup Winners
2024 - MINELLA COCONNER (17/2)
2023 - KITTY'S LIGHT (11/4 fav)
2022 – HEWICK (16/1)
2021 - POTTERMAN (12/1)
2020 – No Race
2019 – TALKISCHEAP (7/1)
2018 – STEP BACK (7/1)
2017 – HELLAN HARRI (40/1)
2016 – THE YOUNG MASTER (8/1)
2015 – JUST A PAR (14/1)
2014 – HADRIANS APPROACH (10/1)
2013 – QUENTIN COLLONGES (14/1)
2012 – TIDAL BAY (9/1)
2011 – POKER DE SIVOLA (11/1)
2010 – CHURCH ISLAND (20/1)
2009 – HENNESSY (13/2)
2008 – MONKERHOSTIN (25/1)
2007 – HOT WELD (6/1)
2006 – LACDOUDAL (10/1)
2005 – JACK HIGH (16/1)
2004 – PUNTAL (25/1)
2003 – AD HOC (7/1)
Bet365 Gold Cup Betting Trends and Stats
20/21 – Had raced in the last 63 days
18/21 – Carried 11-5 or less in weight
17/21 – Had won over 3m or further before
17/21 – Aged 9 or younger
15/21 – Carried 11-0 or less
15/21 - Returned 14/1 or shorter in the betting
13/21 – Officially rated 140 or higher
13/21 – Came from the top 7 in the betting market
13/21 – Had raced in the last 26 days
11/21 – Finished 4th or worse last time out
5/21 – Won with 10st in weight
4/21 – Won last time out
4/21 – Won by an Irish-trained horse
3/21– Trained by Paul Nicholls (4 total)
3/21 – Ran in the Scottish Grand National last time out
2/21 – Ran in the Aintree Grand National last time out
2/21– Trained by Philip Hobbs
2/21 – Ridden by Sean Bowen (2 of the last 9)
2/21 - Trained by Alan King (2 of last 5 winners)
1/21 – Winning favourites
The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 13/1
Other Key Bet365 Gold Cup Facts
Just 1 outright winning favourite (Mr Frisk) since 1991 (Kitty's Light, 2023)
Just one 6 year-old winner since 1959
12 of the last 17 winners aged 7 or 8
3 of the last 9 winners were ridden by claiming jockeys
25 of the last 33 (76%) winners carried less than 11st
8 year-olds have won 8 of the last 21 runnings (38%)
17 of the last 21 (81%) winners were aged 7, 8 or 9 years-old
Trainer Paul Nicholls has won the race 4 times
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