Coral Cup


A 2m 5f Handicap Hurdle where there is usually more than one big gamble on the day of the race. However, big price winners of this race are very common so why not try for an outsider!

Coral Cup Trends

10/10had an official rating of 147 or lower
10/10had won between 2m 2f and 2m 6f over hurdles
9/10had won a race earlier in the season
9/10had not run for at least 32 days
8/10were aged seven or younger
8/10winners carried no more than 11st
7/10had no more than four runs that season
7/10had no more than nine runs over hurdles
6/10won last time out


Coral Cup Analysis

As with a lot of the Cheltenham Handicaps this race is rarely won by a horse carrying more than 11st and with seven Irish winners out of nineteen renewals it's becoming clear that having a well fancied Irish raider in your selections is essential if you want to show a profit on this race.

Lightly raced horses tend to do well in the Coral Cup with most of the winners in the last decade only having less than ten runs over hurdles.

The last stat highlighted above six of the last eight winners won last time out is especially worthy of note as on average less than a third of the runners will meet this criteria.

Lastly, it may be best to avoid front-runners as they have a poor recent record in the Coral Cup.

Coral Cup Last Ten Winners


Table below shows the last ten winners of the race.
YearHorseAge/WgtTrainerJockeyPrice
2013Medinas6-11-10A KingW Hutchinson33/1
2012Son Of Flicka8-10-6D McCainJ Maguire16/1
2011Carlito Brigante5-11-0G ElliottD Russell16/1
2010Spirit River5-11-2N HendersonB Geraghty9/1
2009Ninetieth Minute6-10-3T TaaffeP Flood14/1
2008Naiad Du Misselot7-10-13F MurphyD Russell7/1
2007Burntoakboy9-9-12R NewlandS Jones10/1
2006Skys The Limit5-11-12E OGradyB Geraghty11/1
2005Idole First6-10-10Miss V WilliamsA OKeeffe33/1
2004Monkerhostin7-10-8P HobbsR Johnson13/2



Coral Cup Preview


Give close inspection to the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury and the Boylesports.com Hurdle at Leopardstown when studying the form as the equivalents of these two races have thrown up five recent winners.

Favourites do not have a good record in this race with just one outright and one joint favourite in nineteen runnings.

Philip Hobbs' runners are always of interest in the hurdle handicaps and with two wins and six other finishers in the top six from just twenty runners, his Coral Cup entries warrant the closest inspection. His record may even be better than this had Wishful Thinking not fell at the second last in 2010. Racing there off 144 he has marched up to 164 over fences so may have gone quite close!

Coral Cup Tips


Watch out for our tip for the 2014 Coral Cup nearer the race

Coral Cup Odds

Full list of runners and odds for the 2014 Coral Cup.

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