2025 Haldon Gold Cup Trends

November 5, 2025
Andy Newton

The focus is on Exeter racecourse this Friday as they stage the 2025 Haldon Gold Cup Chase – a Grade 2 limited handicap run over 2m 1 1/2f.

Here at GeeGeez we've got all the key stats to look out for ahead of the 2025 renewal, this year run on Friday 7th November.

Did you know that 16 of the last 23 winners were French-bred, while ALL of the last 23 winners returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting.

Recent Haldon Gold Cup Winners

2024 - JPR ONE (11/4)
2023 - ELIXIR DE NUIT (13/2)
2022 - GREANETEEN (7/2)
2021 – ELDORADO ALLEN (9/2)
2020 - GREANETEEN (15/8 fav)
2019 - JANIKA (5/2 fav)
2018 – GOD’S OWN (7/2)
2017 - POLITOLOGUE (5/2 fav)
2016 – SIR VALENTINO (10/1)
2015 – VIBRATO VALTAT (5/2 fav)
2014 – GOD’S OWN (8/1)
2013 – SOMERSBY (9/2)
2012 – CUE CARD (5/6 fav)
2011 – MEDERMIT (7/2)
2010 – TCHICO POLOS (3/1)
2009 – PLANET OF SOUND (4/1 fav)
2008 – ASHLEY BROOK (8/1)
2007 – PABLO DU CHARMIL (9/2)
2006 – IMPEK (9/1)
2005 – MONKERHOSTIN (10/1)
2004 – AZERTYUIOP (6/5 fav)
2003 – EDREDON BLEU (7/2)
2002 - EDREDON BLEU (10/1)

Haldon Gold Cup Betting Trends

23/23 – Returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting
21/23 – Having their 1^st run of the new season
19/23 – Officially rated 150 or higher
19/23 – Had won a chase race over at least 2m2f before
18/23 – Had won at least 3 times over fences before
16/23 – Won by a French-bred horse
15/23 – Carried 10-9 or more
14/23 – Aged 6 or 7 years-old
13/23 – Ran at either Aintree (6) or Cheltenham (7) last time out
12/23 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
11/23 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
10/23 – Had won just 3 previous times over fences
8/23 – Unplaced favourites
7/23 – Winning favourites
6/23 – Had won over fences at Exeter before
6/23 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (8 wins in total)
6/23 – Aged 7 years-old
5/23 – Carried 11-10
4/23 – Won their last race
3/23 – Trained by Tom George
2/23 – Trained by Philip Hobbs yard
The Tizzard yard have won 3 of the last 4 runnings
The average winning SP in the last 23 years is 9/2