Coral Cup Hurdle
14:50 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-12
The Coral Cup is a 2m5f handicap hurdle that takes place on day two of the Cheltenham Festival and, with a maximum field of 26, is one of the most fiercely competitive betting heats at the meeting, with only one winner in the past ten years returning a single-figure price.
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CORAL CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | Langer Dan | -378 | 7 | 9-1 | Dan Skelton | Harry Skelton |
| 2022 | Commander Of Fleet | F1P83 | 8 | 50-1 | Gordon Elliott | Shane Fitzgerald |
| 2021 | Heaven Help Us | 75441 | 7 | 33-1 | Paul Hennessy | Richard Condon |
| 2020 | Dame De Compagnie | 521-51 | 7 | 5/1F | Nickey Henderson | Barry Geraghty |
| 2019 | William Henry | P144-P | 9 | 28-1 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville |
| 2018 | Bleu Berry | 1115-0 | 7 | 20-1 | Willie Mullins | Mark Walsh |
| 2017 | Supasundae | 4-8124 | 7 | 16-1 | Jessica Harrington | Robbie Power |
| 2016 | Diamond King | 7P-421 | 8 | 12/1 | Gordon Elliott | Davy Russell |
| 2015 | Aux Ptits Soins | 1-31 | 5 | 9/1 | Paul Nicholls | Sam Twiston-Davies |
| 2014 | Whisper | 1-3312 | 6 | 14/1 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville |
CORAL CUP KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- No more than nine hurdle runs, 8/10
- Not run for at least 32 days, 8/10
- Won between 2m2f and 2m6f over hurdles, 8/10
- Carried at least 10st 12lb, 8/10
- Won a race earlier in the season, 7/10 (four won last time out)
- No more than four runs that season, 7/10
- Officially rated 138 to 149, 7/10
- Aged five to seven, 7/10
Other factors
The two winners to have had more than nine hurdle runs came in the last two runnings – Commander Of Fleet in 2022 (13 hurdle runs) and Langer Dan last year (16).
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CORAL CUP 2023
A maximum field for one of the most competitive handicaps of the week was won by Dan Skelton and LANGER DAN who’s win provided his age group with a sixth win in the last seven renewals. Those held up never figured but the first three deserve credit for pulling clear in the closing stages.