2024 July Cup Trends
The July Cup is a Group One contest is run over 6f at Newmarket racecourse and is one of the highlights for the best sprinters all around the world each year.
Run on the final day of the three-day Newmarket July Meeting the race is worth around £356,000 to the winner.
Here at GeeGeez, we take a look back at the recent winners and give you some key trends ahead of the 2024 renewal.
Did you know 21 of the last 22 July Cup winners were aged 5 or younger?
Recent July Cup Winners.....
2023 - Shaquille (5/2 jfav)
2022 Alcohol Free (14/1)
2021 Starman (9/2)
2020 Oxted (12/1)
2019 Ten Sovereigns (9/2)
2018 U S Navy Flag (8/1)
2017 Harry Angel (9/2)
2016 Limato (9/2 fav)
2015 Muhaarar (2/1 jfav)
2014 Slade Power (7/4 fav)
2013 Lethal Force (9/2)
2012 Mayson (20/1)
2011 Dream Ahead (7/1)
2010 Starspangledbanner (2/1 fav)
2009 Fleeting Spirit (12/1)
2008 Marchand d'Or (5/2 fav)
2007 Sakhee's Secret (9/2)
2006 Les Arcs (10/1)
2005 Pastoral Pursuits (22/1)
2004 Frizzante (14/1)
2003 Oasis Dream (9/2)
2002 Continent (12/1)
July Cup Betting Trends
21/22 – Aged 5 or younger
20/22 – Had won over 6f before
18/22 – Returned 12/1 or shorter in the betting
17/22 – Had between 1-3 previous runs that season
17/22 – Ran at Royal Ascot last time out
17/22 – Had won a Group 1 or 2 race before
17/22 – Won by a horse trained in the UK
13/22 – Placed last time out
10/22 – Ran last time out in either the King’s Stand Stakes or Diamond Jubilee
10/22 – Unplaced favourites
9/22 – Won their previous race
6/22 – Winning favourites
4/22 – Irish-trained winners (O’Brien trained 2 of the last 6 winners)
2/22 – Trained by Hughie Morrison
1/22 – French-trained winners
The average winning SP in the last 22 years is 8/1
Just one horse aged older than 5 has won since 1968
Aidan O’Brien has won the race 5 times before (1999, 2001, 2010, 2018 & 2019)
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