The Coral Gold Cup Weekend is making its annual comeback next week, and the horse jump racing community couldn’t be more excited. One of the most popular and anticipated highlights of Britain’s jump race season, it is definitely a must see event for steeplechase enthusiasts.
The entire Coral Gold Cup event takes place at the Newbury Racecourse. Even though the first written record of horse racing in Newbury dates back to 1805, it wasn’t until a century later that the Newbury Racecourse was established in its current form in 1905. It is one of the racecourses that stays active all year round, hosting both flat and jump races. The list of notable races conducted at Newbury includes a variety of names, the Lockinge Stakes, one of Great Britain’s 36 annual Group 1 flat races, among them.
The Coral Gold Cup Weekend will be the last event in Newbury for the month of November. It typically lasts for two days, and this year will be held on Friday, 28 November and Saturday, 29 November. The Play Coral “Racing Super Series” For Free ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle Race will open the meeting as its first race, while The Coral “Pipped At The Post” And Win Handicap Steeple Chase will close the event.
The Coral Gold Cup Handicap Steeple Chase, which gives the name to the entire meeting, is also conducted on the second day of the racing weekend.
Key Dates & Timings
The Coral Gold Cup Weekend 2025 will be conducted in the fourth week of November and last for two days. Both days host seven races each. Day one is called Coral Long Distance Hurdle Day and is held on Friday, day two is known as Coral Gold Cup Day and is held on Saturday.
Day One: Coral Long Distance Hurdle Day
- When: Friday, 28 November 2025
- Gate opening: 10:30 am
- First race: 12:15 pm
- Headline race: 3:00 pm
- Last race: 3:35 pm
- Afterparty: 3:45 pm
Day Two: Coral Gold Cup Day
- When: Saturday, 29 November 2025
- Gate opening: 10:00 am
- First race: 11:55 am
- Headline race: 2:55 pm
- Last race: 3:35 pm
- Afterparty: 4:00 pm
The daily race cards for the Coral Gold Cup Weekend are as follows:
Friday, 28 November
Going: to be confirmed
| Time | Race | Distance | Conditions |
| 12:15 pm | THE PLAY CORAL “RACING-SUPER-SERIES” FOR FREE ‘NATIONAL HUNT’ MAIDEN HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3) (GBB RACE) (CL 3) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 69yds) |
4YO+ £17,000.00 |
| 12:45 pm | THE CORAL RACING CLUB NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 3) (For the Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB RACE) (CL 3) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 92yds) |
4YO+ £22,000.00 |
| 1:15 pm | THE “BET IN-RACE” WITH CORAL FILLIES’ JUVENILE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Listed Race) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 69yds) |
3YO £45,000.00 |
| 1:50 pm | THE CORAL JOHN FRANCOME NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1)(Grade 2) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Two miles about four furlongs
(2m 3f 187yds) |
4YO+ £75,000.00 |
| 2:25 pm | THE CORAL “DAILY REWARDS SHAKER” HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) (GBB RACE) (CL 2) | Two miles about four furlongs
(2m 3f 187yds) |
4YO+ £55,000.00 Rating 0-150 |
| 3:00 pm | THE CORAL LONG DISTANCE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Grade 2) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Three miles about half a furlong
(3m 57yds) |
4YO+ £75,000.00 |
| 3:35 pm | THE CORAL “PIPPED-AT-THE-POST” AND WIN HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3) (CL 3) | Three miles about half a furlong
(3m 57yds) |
4YO+ £40,000.00 Rating 0-135 |
Saturday, 29 November
Going: to be confirmed
| Time | Race | Distance | Conditions |
| 11:55 am | THE PLAY CORAL “RACING-SUPER-SERIES” MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Listed Race) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 69yds) |
4YO+ £45,000.00 |
| 12:30 pm | THE CORAL SIR PETER O’SULLEVAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) (GBB RACE) (CL 2) | Two miles about six and a half furlongs
(2m 6f 93yds) |
4YO+ £50,000.00 Rating 0-145 |
| 1:05 pm | THE CORAL “WE’RE HERE FOR IT” NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3) (GBB RACE) (CL 3) | Two miles about four and a half furlongs
(2m 4f 118yds) |
4YO+ £17,000.00 |
| 1:40 pm | THE CORAL “DAILY REWARDS SHAKER” HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 2) (GBB RACE) (CL 2) | Two miles about four and a half furlongs
(2m 4f 118yds) |
4YO+ £40,000.00 Rating 0-145 |
| 2:15 pm | THE CORAL RACING CLUB INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Registered as THE GERRY FEILDEN) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 69yds) |
4YO+ £55,000.00 |
| 2:55 pm | THE CORAL GOLD CUP HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (GBB RACE) (CL 1) | Three miles about two furlongs
(3m 1f 214yds) |
4YO+ £250,000.00 |
| 3:35 pm | THE CORAL “PIPPED-AT-THE-POST” AND WIN HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 3) (For the Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB RACE) (CL 3) | Two miles about half a furlong
(2m 92yds) |
4YO+ £50,000.00 Rating 0-140 |
Headline Races at the Coral Gold Cup Weekend
The Coral Gold Cup Weekend includes 14 races distributed evenly over 2 days of the event. Their conditions, tracks, and runners vary to provide an exciting spectacle for all race enthusiasts with diverse interests at the Newbury Racecourse.
Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Friday, 28 November)
The Coral Long Distance Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 52 yards, or 4,876 metres) and includes 12 fences.
It is a modern race, established in 1990, and has since been a permanent part of the Coral Gold Cup Weekend. The most successful horse to win this race 4 times in four consecutive years was Big Buck’s (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). Trained by Paul Nicholls, three times out four he ran under Ruby Walsh, with Tony McCoy taking the reins in 2010.
Currently, no runners have been announced for the 2025 Coral Long Distance Hurdle. We will update the article once more information on the race participants is available.
Coral Gold Cup (Saturday, 29 November)
The Coral Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles, 1 furlong and 214 yards, or 5,225 metres) and includes twenty one fences.
When this race was established in 1957, it initially took place at the Cheltenham Racecourse, but then was transferred to Newbury three years later, in 1960.
Currently, there are 44 runners announced to compete in this year’s race, but this number may change before the day of the race. Jockeys for the race are still awaiting confirmation.
The current full list of contenders and their trainers runs as follows:
- Grey Dawning (age 8, trainer Dan Skelton)
- Protektorat (age 10, trainer Dan Skelton)
- Monty’s Star (age 8, trainer Henry De Bromhead)
- Intense Raffles (age 7, trainer Thomas Gibney)
- Handstands (age 6, trainer Ben Pauling)
- Spanish Harlem (age 7, trainer Willie Mullins)
- Three Card Brag (age 8, trainer Gordon Elliott)
- Ga Law (age 9, trainer Jamie Snowden)
- Blizzard Of Oz (age 7, trainer Willie Mullins)
- Perceval Legallois (age 8, trainer Gavin Cromwell)
- Resplendent Grey (age 7, trainer Oisin Murphy)
- Haiti Couleurs (age 8, trainer Rebecca Curtis)
- Mr Vango (age 9, trainer Sara Bradstock)
- Threeunderthrufive (age 10, trainer Paul Nicholls)
- Gorgeous Tom (age 7, trainer Henry De Bromhead)
- The Jukebox Man (age 7, trainer Ben Pauling)
- Lowry’s Bar (age 7, trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White)
- Paggane (age 6, trainer Faye Bramley)
- Nassalam (age 8, trainer Gary & Josh Moore)
- Victtorino (age 7, trainer Venetia Williams)
- Johnnywho (age 8, trainer Jonjo & AJ O’Neill)
- Hyland (age 8, trainer Nicky Henderson)
- Now Is The Hour (age 8 trainer Gavin Cromwell)
- Monbeg Genius (age 9, trainer Jonjo & AJ O’Neill)
- Annual Invictus (age 10, trainer Chris Gordon)
- Cruz Control (age 8, trainer Tom Lacey)
- The Changing Man (age 8, trainer Joe Tizzard)
- Myretown (age 8, trainer Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore)
- Riskintheground (age 8, trainer Dan Skelton)
- O’moore Park (age 8, trainer Willie Mullins)
- Heltenham (age 8, trainer Dan Skelton)
- Grandeur D’ame (age 9, trainer Alan King)
- Katate Dori (age 7, trainer Sam Thomas)
- The Doyen Chief (age 8, trainer Alan King)
- Moon D’orange (age 7, trainer John McConnell)
- Doyen Quest (age 7, trainer Dan Skelton)
- Panic Attack (age 9, trainer Dan Skelton)
- Pic Roc (age 7, trainer Ben Pauling)
- Chosen Witness (age 8, trainer Willie Mullins)
- Fascile Mode (age 7, trainer Thomas Mullins)
- Git Maker (age 9, trainer Jamie Snowden)
- A Penny A Hundred (age 6, trainer Willie Mullins)
- Inch House (age 8, trainer Paul Nicholls)
- Ask Brewster (age 6, trainer Evan Williams)
Betting at Coral Gold Cup Weekend
Coral Gold Cup Weekend follows the trend when it comes to horse race betting. You can place bets online or, if you are attending, try one of the betting facilities and the bookmakers at the track. You will find offers for various horse race betting markets for all races of the Coral Gold Cup Weekend on many bookmaking platforms.
At 7bet, we offer a wide range of horse race betting markets both for domestic and international events.
Please note that odds for the Coral Gold Cup Weekend will be available closer to the event date.
Betting at the Coral Gold Cup Weekend includes various horse betting markets, with some of the most popular being:
- Win: The most simple betting market to understand and to follow, it has the same aim in most sports, i.e. trying to predict the winner. Here you place your wager on the horse that you see as the most likely to win the race. If your prediction happens to be correct, you will be eligible for a payout proportional to the offered odds and the size of your stake.
- Place: Placement in horse racing means that the horse takes one of the winning places. Depending on the number of runners in that particular race, the winning top can be defined in the range from top two to top four. When placing a wager on this bet, you don’t have to predict the exact position for your horse within the winning top, as any of them will work toward your bet.
- First Two (or First Three): If you want to try and predict all the winning horses, you can place your bet on this market. You don’t place a separate wager on each horse but rather name the first two or the first three horses to come to the finish line in one bet. The important part is that you also need to specify the order in which they will finish the race. All of them have to come to the finish line in that particular order for your bet to win.
- Two From Three: This betting market follows a similar mechanism but with a somewhat lower risk. Here you have to predict any two out of the first three horses to finish the race. The good thing is that you don’t have to predict their exact placements, as any place within the winning top will qualify you for a payout. However, both of them need to come to the finish line within the top three. If only one of them is placed and the other is not, your wager will lose.
Always remember to gamble responsibly and treat betting as a form of entertainment and not means for financial gain.
How to Buy Tickets
Tickets for the Coral Gold Cup Weekend are available for purchase on the official website of the Newbury Racecourse.
The Racecourse offers passes to two enclosures for the entire event. You can buy tickets for a single day or as a package for the whole racing weekend. In the latter case you will get a discount.
Other discounts are offered for group booking. Depending on the number of tickets, you can save 10% (7 – 12 tickets), 15% (13 – 29 tickets), or 20% (30 or more tickets). Students and people over 60 can buy discounted tickets under “Concession”, while children under 18 are granted free access with a complimentary U18 ticket. However, remember that one adult can’t have more than 3 children with U18 tickets with them.
The enclosures open for the Coral Gold Cup Weekend are the Grandstand Enclosure and the Premier Enclosure.
If you are opting for the Grandstand Enclosure, you will get access to the standard views of the Racecourse and some sheltered standing areas, however seats are unreserved. You will have bars and food outlets in and around the Dubai Duty Free Grandstand at your service. You are also most welcome to participate in any after party or entertainment after the races.
The Premier Enclosure ticket opens all areas for you, with the exception of the facilities reserved for Members and visitors with Hospitality packages. Located closer to the finishing line, you will get the best views of what is going on on the tracks. You can also enjoy a drink at a variety of indoor and outdoor bars, get food in multiple eateries in and around the Berkshire and Hampshire Stands, or just relax in lawn seating areas.
Ticket prices for Friday and Saturday vary and are as follows:
Friday
- Grandstand Enclosure £28 per person
- Grandstand Enclosure two day pass £52 per person
- Premier Enclosure £41 per person
- Premier Enclosure two day pass £75
Saturday
- Grandstand Enclosure £36 per person
- Grandstand Enclosure two day pass £52 per person
- Premier Enclosure £52 per person
- Premier Enclosure two day pass £75
Newbury Racecourse also offers a variety of hospitality packages for those race enthusiasts who love to elevate their experience at the races with fine dining. However, for the most part these packages have already been sold out, so you should hurry if you are planning to get one.
When it comes to dress code, Newbury Racecourse encourages all guests to dress to feel their best. The Grandstand Enclosure and its relaxed atmosphere allow for almost any outfit as long as it is not deemed offensive. This includes non-offensive fancy dress. However, sports team colours and shirts are prohibited to avoid possible confrontations.
The Premier Enclosure gives you an opportunity to bring out your smart attire and dress up. This includes shorts, jeans, or trainers if they look the part. The only limit that the Racecourse sets here is that denim should not be ripped. However, fancy dress is not permitted, as are not any sports team shirts.
Children under 12 are free to dress in any way they like in any and all spaces of the Newbury Racecourse.
Travel & Transport Guide
The Coral Gold Cup Weekend is conducted at the Newbury Racecourse located at the following address: Newbury Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Newbury RG14 7NZ. You can reach your destination by various means of transportation from different directions.
Newbury Racecourse boasts of its own railway station, just one stop away from Newbury Station. Direct trains run from London Paddington on major race days.
If you are arriving at the Newbury Racecourse station, you are only 1-2 minutes away from the Racecourse, 2-3 minutes away from The Lodge, and 3-5 minutes away from the Rocking Horse Nursery. Otherwise, you can reach the main Newbury Station and either take a 10-15 minutes walk or take a taxi.
If your preferred mode of transportation is bus, there are regular buses running to and from the Racecourse. The closest two bus stops are located close to the East Entrance, on Hambridge Road and on Racecourse Road.
On race days, Newbury Racecourse offers free parking on the premises for all those visitors who prefer to drive to the event.
There are two entrances available at the Racecourse during race days:
- If you are travelling from the East, West or North (via M4), you should enter the Racecourse via Hambridge Road (RG14 7PN)
- If you are travelling from the South (via A339), you should enter the Racecourse via Racecourse Road (RG14 7GL)
Both The Lodge and the Rocking Horse Nursery are accessible by road, with The Lodge offering free parking spots to all guests and the Rocking Horse Nursery offering parking for pick ups and drop offs.
- For The Lodge use postcode RG14 7PN and enter the Racecourse via Hambridge Road
- For Rocking Horse Nursery use postcode RG14 7NZ and enter via Racecourse Road
If you are flying in for the Coral Gold Cup Weekend, the closest two airports would be Heathrow and Southampton, both within an hour drive from the Newbury Racecourse.
Coral Gold Cup Past Winners
This season marks 68 years since the establishment of the Coral Gold Cup. While it might not have been around as long as some other British races, its history is already studded with names of triumphant horses, skilled jockeys, and renowned trainers who took the Cup home every year. The horses who won the Coral Gold Cup in the past 25 years since 2000 were the following:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2000 | King’s Road | 7 | Jamie Goldstein | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2001 | What’s Up Boys | 7 | Paul Flynn | Philip Hobbs |
| 2002 | Gingembre | 8 | Andrew Thornton | Lavinia Taylor |
| 2003 | Strong Flow | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Celestial Gold | 6 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Trabolgan | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2006 | State of Play | 6 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams |
| 2007 | Denman | 7 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Madison du Berlais | 7 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2009 | Denman | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Diamond Harry | 7 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams |
| 2011 | Carruthers | 8 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock |
| 2012 | Bobs Worth | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Triolo D’Alene | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2014 | Many Clouds | 7 | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood |
| 2015 | Smad Place | 8 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2016 | Native River | 6 | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard |
| 2017 | Total Recall | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Sizing Tennessee | 10 | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard |
| 2019 | De Rasher Counter | 7 | Ben Jones | Emma Lavelle |
| 2020 | Cloth Cap | 8 | Tom Scudamore | Jonjo O’Neill |
| 2021 | Cloudy Glen | 8 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2022 | Le Milos | 7 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2023 | Datsalrightgino | 7 | Gavin Sheehan | Jamie Snowden |
| 2024 | Kandoo Kid | 8 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
Grey gelding Kandoo Kid was eight years old when he won his first Coral Gold Cup under the skillful lead of the jockey Harry Cobden and trainer Paul Nicholls. This was his highest achievement in all four races that he participated in the 2024 jump racing season. However, this year Kandoo Kid hasn’t entered the competition.
Paul Nicholls had won the Coral Golden Cup twice as a jockey, in 1986 with Broadheath and 1987 with Playschool, and then three times as a horse trainer (in 2003 with Strong Flow and jockey Ruby Walsh, in 2007 with Denman and jockey Sam Thomas, and in 2009 again with Denman and jockey Ruby Walsh) prior to the 2024 win.
Coral Gold Cup Records
With horses of both genders aged four years or older allowed to participate, it is very possible for one horse to win the Coral Gold Cup more than one time throughout their career. Below you will find a list of all horses, jockeys, and trainers who reached this achievement multiple times.
- Leading horse: Mandarin (1957, 1961), Arkle (1964, 1965) and Denman (2007, 2009); each with two wins
- Leading jockey: Willie Robinson (Mandarin 1961, Mill House 1963, Man of the West 1968) and Tom Scudamore (Madison du Berlais 2008, Sizing Tennessee 2018, Cloth Cap 2020); each with 3 wins
- Leading trainer: Fulke Walwyn with 7 wins (Mandarin 1957, 1961, Taxidermist 1958, Mill House 1963, Man of the West 1968, Charlie Potheen 1972, Diamond Edge 1981)
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