2025 Irish Gold Cup Trends geegeez.co.uk

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), Sizing John (2017), Galopin Des Champs (2023 & 2024) the only horses to take both races in the same season.

Leading Irish trainer, Willie Mullins, is always feared as he’s sent out 13 of the last 25 runnings, including 4 of the last 6 renewals (Gordon Elliott the other two), while UK raiders have only taken 2 of the last 17 runnings with popular greys The Listener (2008) and 2012 Grand National hero, Neptune Collonges (2009).

Mullins is back for more in 2025 with his hat-trick-seeking Galopin Des Champs - as he looks to join the likes of Jodami and Florida Pearl as 3+ winners of the Irish Gold Cup.

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 2025 renewal – this year run on Saturday 1st February.

Recent Irish Gold Cup Winners

2024 - GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (1/3 fav)
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

22/22 – Had run at Leopardstown over fences before
21/22 – Last ran was 6 weeks or less
19/22 – Had won over at least 3m before in their career (any code)
18/22– Aged 9 or younger
18/22 – Had won a Grade 1 Chase before
16/22 – Had won between 3-5 times over fences (rules) before
16/22 – Ran in the Savills Chase (Leopardstown) last time out
16/22 – Placed favourites
16/22 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
16/22 – Winners that went onto run in that season’s Gold Cup (3 winners, Galopin Des Champs 2023, 2024, Sizing John 2017)
14/22 – Irish-bred
14/22 – Had won over fences at Leopardstown before
14/22 – Rated 160 or higher
14/22 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
12/22 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
9/22 – Trained by Willie Mullins (13 wins in total)
9/22 – Won last time out
8/22 – Winning favourites
4/22 – Won by a previous winner of the race
2/22 – Won by a UK-based trainer
The average winning SP in the last 22 runnings is 11/2