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 26 of the last 34 winners carried less than 11st to victory.
Last year the Olly Murphy-trained Resplendent Grey won the race - giving jockey Sean Bowen a third success in the race.
Here at Geegeez we give you all the stats ahead of the 2026 renewal - this year run on Saturday 25th April 2026.
Past Bet365 Gold Cup Winners
2025 - RESPLENDENT GREY (9/2)
2024 - MINELLA COCOONER (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
- 21/22 - Had raced in the last 63 days
- 19/22- Carried 11-5 or less in weight
- 18/22 - Aged 9 or younger
- 17/22 - Had won over 3m or further before
- 16/22- Carried 11-0 or less
- 16/22 - Returned 14/1 or shorter in the betting
- 14/22 - Officially rated 140 or higher
- 14/22 - Came from the top 7 in the betting market
- 13/22 - Had raced in the last 26 days
- 12/22 - Finished 4th or worse last time out
- 5/22 - Won with 10st in weight
- 4/22 - Won last time out
- 4/22 - Won by an Irish-trained horse
- 3/22 - Trained by Paul Nicholls (4 total)
- 3/22 - Ran in the Scottish Grand National last time out
- 3/22 - Ridden by Sean Bowen (3 of the last 10)
- 2/22 - Ran in the Aintree Grand National last time out
- 2/22 - Trained by Philip Hobbs
- 2/22 - Trained by Alan King (2 of last 6 winners)
- 1/22 - Winning favourites
- The average winning SP in the last 22 years is 10.5/1
Other 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
- 13 of the last 18 winners aged 7 or 8
- 3 of the last 10 winners were ridden by claiming jockeys
- 26 of the last 34 (76%) winners carried less than 11st
- 8 year-olds have won 8 of the last 22 runnings (38%)
- 18 of the last 22 (82%) winners were aged 7, 8 or 9 years-old
- Trainer Paul Nicholls has won the race 4 times
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