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Cesarewitch winners and trends since 1990

The Cesarewitch roll of honour from 1990, with the latest result from 11 October 2025, the favourites record, the leading yards and the trends. The page updates the day after each running, and the countdown above shows when the next one is due.

Results to 11 October 2025 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
36
Runnings since 1990
13.9%
Favourites' win rate
3
Wins for the top trainer
30.4
Average field size
5 of 36

Favourites have won 5 of 36 runnings of the Cesarewitch since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 36 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2025 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)

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Cesarewitch roll of honour since 1990

202511 Oct 25NewmarketBeylerbeyi (GB) silksBeylerbeyi (GB)58-117/1-91Ian WilliamsBilly LoughnaneMidtech 2191.25Good To Firm2m2f
202412 Oct 24NewmarketAlphonse Le Grande (IRE) silksAlphonse Le Grande (IRE)58-333/1-87Mrs C O'LearyJamie PowellBet Small Win Big Syndicate240.05Soft2m2f
202314 Oct 23NewmarketThe Shunter (IRE) silksThe Shunter (IRE)109-114/1-94Emmet MullinsJames DoyleJohn P McManus310.75Soft2m2f
20228 Oct 22NewmarketRun For Oscar (IRE) silksRun For Oscar (IRE)78-114/1-90C ByrnesDavid EganTop Of The Hill Syndicate213.25Good2m2f
20219 Oct 21NewmarketBuzz (FR) silksBuzz (FR)78-138/1-96Nicky HendersonOisin MurphyThurloe For Royal Marsden Cancer Charity321.50Good2m2f
202010 Oct 20NewmarketGreat White Shark (FR) silksGreat White Shark (FR)68-69/2FYes86Willie MullinsJason WatsonMalcolm C Denmark343.00Soft2m2f
201912 Oct 19NewmarketStratum (GB) silksStratum (GB)69-725/1-101Willie MullinsJason WatsonTony Bloom300.50Soft2m2f
201813 Oct 18NewmarketLow Sun (GB) silksLow Sun (GB)59-210/1-97Willie MullinsSeamie HeffernanMrs S Ricci330.30Good To Firm2m2f
201714 Oct 17NewmarketWithhold (GB) silksWithhold (GB)48-85/1FYes87Roger CharltonSilvestre De SousaTony Bloom343.75Good2m2f
20168 Oct 16NewmarketSweet Selection (GB) silksSweet Selection (GB)48-87/1-87Hughie MorrisonSilvestre De SousaPaul Brocklehurst333.00Good2m2f
201510 Oct 15NewmarketGrumeti (GB) silksGrumeti (GB)78-250/1-84Alan KingAdam BeschizzaMcNeill Family340.10Good2m2f
201411 Oct 14NewmarketBig Easy (GER) silksBig Easy (GER)78-710/1-87Philip HobbsTom QueallyTerry Warner330.75Good2m2f
201312 Oct 13NewmarketScatter Dice (IRE) silksScatter Dice (IRE)48-866/1-88Mark JohnstonSilvestre De SousaSheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum333.00Good To Soft2m2f
201213 Oct 12NewmarketAaim To Prosper (IRE) silksAaim To Prosper (IRE)89-1066/1-107Brian MeehanKieren FallonCga Racing Partnership 2340.50Good To Soft2m2f
20118 Oct 11NewmarketNever Can Tell I (IRE) silksNever Can Tell I (IRE)48-1125/1-89Jamie OsborneFrankie DettoriDr Marwan Koukash331.50Good2m2f
201016 Oct 10NewmarketAaim To Prosper (IRE) silksAaim To Prosper (IRE)67-1316/1-87Brian MeehanLouis-Philippe BeuzelinCga Racing Partnership 2320.30Good To Soft2m2f
200917 Oct 09NewmarketDarley Sun (IRE) silksDarley Sun (IRE)38-69/2FYes94David SimcockAndrea AtzeniAbdulla Belhabb325.00Good2m2f
200818 Oct 08NewmarketCaracciola (GER) silksCaracciola (GER)119-650/1-98Nicky HendersonEddie AhernP J D Pottinger323.00Good2m2f
200720 Oct 07NewmarketLeg Spinner (IRE) silksLeg Spinner (IRE)68-1114/1-92A. J. MartinJohnny MurtaghW A Moffett330.75Good To Soft2m2f
200614 Oct 06NewmarketDetroit City I (USA) silksDetroit City I (USA)49-19/2FYes94Philip HobbsJamie SpencerTerry Warner311.00Good To Soft2m2f
200515 Oct 05NewmarketSergeant Cecil (GB) silksSergeant Cecil (GB)69-810/1-104Rod MillmanAlan MunroTerry Cooper340.75Good To Soft2m2f
200416 Oct 04NewmarketContact Dancer (IRE) silksContact Dancer (IRE)58-216/1-83Mark JohnstonRoyston FfrenchMichael H Watt340.50Soft2m2f
200318 Oct 03NewmarketLanding Light (IRE)89-412/1-98Nicky HendersonPat EdderyMr Mrs John Poynton362.50Good To Firm2m2f
200219 Oct 02NewmarketMiss Fara (FR)78-012/1-85M C PipeRyan MooreMrs Christine Painting360.20Good2m2f
200120 Oct 01NewmarketDistant Prospect (IRE) silksDistant Prospect (IRE)48-814/1-88I A BaldingMartin DwyerThe Rae Smiths And Pauline Gale310.30Good To Soft2m2f
200014 Oct 00NewmarketHeros Fatal (FR)68-111/1-84M C PipeGary CarterFrank A Farrant330.75Good To Soft2m2f
199916 Oct 99Newmarket (July)Top Cees (GB)98-107/1-95I A BaldingKieren FallonCharlton Bloodstock Ltd321.25Good2m1½f
199817 Oct 98NewmarketSpirit Of Love (USA)38-811/1-95Mark JohnstonOlivier PeslierA W Robinson299.00Good2m2f
199718 Oct 97NewmarketTurnpole (IRE)67-1016/1-74Mrs M ReveleyL CharnockMr Mrs W J Williams311.75Good2m2f
199619 Oct 96NewmarketInchcailloch (IRE)77-320/1-70J S KingRoyston FfrenchF J Carter260.30Good2m2f
199514 Oct 95NewmarketOld Red (IRE)57-1111/1-66Mrs M ReveleyL CharnockA Flannigan211.00Good To Firm2m2f
199415 Oct 94NewmarketCaptain's Guest (IRE)49-925/1-92G HarwoodTony ClarkK J Buchanan321.50Good To Firm2m2f
199316 Oct 93NewmarketAahsaylad (GB)78-1212/1-81J WhiteJ WilliamsMs M Horan310.20Good2m2f
199217 Oct 92NewmarketVintage Crop (GB)59-65/1FYes102D K WeldW R SwinburnDr Michael Smurfit248.00Good To Firm2m2f
199119 Oct 91NewmarketGo South (GB)77-1133/1-63J. R. JenkinsN CarlisleR Philip222.50Good To Firm2m2f
199020 Oct 90NewmarketTrainglot (GB)37-1213/2-81J G FitzgeraldW CarsonMarquesa De Moratalla256.00Good2m2f

Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Source: RaceWatch results database.

Winning SP by year
19901990: 7.519911991: 34.019921992: 6.019931993: 13.019941994: 26.019951995: 12.019961996: 21.019971997: 17.019981998: 12.019991999: 8.020002000: 12.020012001: 15.020022002: 13.020032003: 13.020042004: 17.020052005: 11.020062006: 5.520072007: 15.020082008: 51.020092009: 5.520102010: 17.020112011: 26.020122012: 67.020132013: 67.0

Winner SP (decimal) by Year

Cesarewitch trends since 1990

Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (1990 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.

How favourites finished
010203040Won2nd3rdUnplacedFavourites Won: 55Favourites 2nd: 44Favourites 3rd: 55Favourites Unplaced: 2727

Favourites by Result

Trainers with most Cesarewitch wins since 1990

Nicky Henderson31421.4%2,021
Willie Mullins3358.6%2,020
Mark Johnston3496.1%2,013
Brian Meehan2728.6%2,012
Philip Hobbs2728.6%2,014
I A Balding21020.0%2,001
Mrs M Reveley21513.3%1,997
M C Pipe2355.7%2,002
Mrs C O'Leary11100.0%2,024
J G Fitzgerald1250.0%1,990
J S King1333.3%1,996
J White1333.3%1,993
G Harwood1425.0%1,994
C Byrnes1520.0%2,022
Emmet Mullins1520.0%2,023
Jamie Osborne1520.0%2,011
David Simcock1616.7%2,009
J. R. Jenkins1616.7%1,991
Rod Millman1714.3%2,005
Roger Charlton1714.3%2,017

Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.

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Jockeys with most Cesarewitch wins since 1990

Silvestre De Sousa3933.3%2,017
Jason Watson2450.0%2,020
L Charnock2540.0%1,997
Royston Ffrench2922.2%2,004
Kieren Fallon21414.3%2,012
Billy Loughnane11100.0%2,025
Jamie Powell11100.0%2,024
Louis-Philippe Beuzelin1250.0%2,010
Adam Beschizza1333.3%2,015
Alan Munro1333.3%2,005
J Williams1333.3%1,993
Seamie Heffernan1333.3%2,018
Tony Clark1333.3%1,994
W R Swinburn1333.3%1,992
David Egan1520.0%2,022
Olivier Peslier1520.0%1,998
Tom Queally1616.7%2,014
W Carson1616.7%1,990
Eddie Ahern1714.3%2,008
N Carlisle1714.3%1,991

Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.

Winners by age

33813.7%
473312.1%
562662.3%
671754.0%
781346.0%
82623.2%
91303.3%
101911.1%
111520.0%
12020.0%

Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.

Winners by starting price band

11/10 to 3/1020.0%
10/3 to 6/164015.0%
13/2 to 12/1141588.9%
14/1 to 25/1103053.3%
28/1 or bigger65901.0%

Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.

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Favourites year by year

2025Reverend Hubert (IRE) silksReverend Hubert (IRE)7/2F5C Byrnes
2024Jacovec Cavern (GB) silksJacovec Cavern (GB)5/1J10Emmet Mullins
2024Sea Of Sands (GER) silksSea Of Sands (GER)5/1J12Willie Mullins
2023Lot Of Joy (IRE) silksLot Of Joy (IRE)6/1F11Willie Mullins
2022Ahorsewithnoname (GB) silksAhorsewithnoname (GB)7/2F5Nicky Henderson
2021M C Muldoon (IRE) silksM C Muldoon (IRE)9/2F17Willie Mullins
2020Great White Shark (FR) silksGreat White Shark (FR)9/2F1Willie Mullins
2019Ranch Hand (GB) silksRanch Hand (GB)11/2F15Andrew Balding
2018Southern France (IRE) silksSouthern France (IRE)4/1F7Aidan O'Brien
2017Withhold (GB) silksWithhold (GB)5/1F1Roger Charlton
2016St Michel (GB) silksSt Michel (GB)13/2J17Sir Mark Prescott Bt
2016Starchitect (IRE) silksStarchitect (IRE)13/2J23David Pipe
2015Low Key (IRE) silksLow Key (IRE)13/2F15David Pipe
2014Quick Jack (IRE) silksQuick Jack (IRE)5/1F3A. J. Martin
2013Tiger Cliff (IRE) silksTiger Cliff (IRE)7/1F8Lady Cecil
2012Countrywide Flame (GB) silksCountrywide Flame (GB)7/1F2John Quinn
2011Keys (IRE) silksKeys (IRE)6/1F18Roger Charlton
2010Universal Truth (IRE) silksUniversal Truth (IRE)15/2F22D K Weld
2009Darley Sun (IRE) silksDarley Sun (IRE)9/2F1David Simcock
2008Askar Tau (FR) silksAskar Tau (FR)7/2F4Marcus Tregoning
2007Fair Along (GER) silksFair Along (GER)6/1J3Philip Hobbs
2007Samurai Way (GB) silksSamurai Way (GB)6/1J24Luca Cumani
2006Detroit City I (USA) silksDetroit City I (USA)9/2F1Philip Hobbs
2005Afrad (FR) silksAfrad (FR)3/1F28Nicky Henderson
2004Distant Prospect (IRE) silksDistant Prospect (IRE)10/1J8Andrew Balding
2004Mr Ed (IRE) silksMr Ed (IRE)10/1J2Peter Bowen
2003Misternando (GB)7/1F6Mick Channon
2002Tees Components (GB) silksTees Components (GB)11/2F16Mrs M Reveley
2001Alleluia (GB)7/2F6Sir Mark Prescott Bt
2000Barba Papa I (IRE)9/2F3A. J. Martin
1999Far Cry (IRE)5/1F5M C Pipe
1998San Sebastian (GB)5/1F20M J Grassick
1997Top Cees (GB)5/1F2Mrs J R Ramsden
1996Canon Can (USA)9/2J3Sir Henry Cecil
1996Jiyush (GB)9/2J12H Thomson Jones
1995Top Cees (GB)4/1F3Mrs J R Ramsden
1994Admiral's Well (IRE)9/2F14R Akehurst
1993Hasten To Add (USA)3/1F4Sir Mark Prescott Bt
1992Vintage Crop (GB)5/1F1D K Weld
1991Tamarpour (USA)5/1F16M C Pipe
1990Further Flight (GB)9/2F2B W Hills

Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 5 wins from 36 runnings

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What is the Cesarewitch and when is it run?

The Cesarewitch is Newmarket's long-distance handicap of about two and a quarter miles in October, the second leg of the Autumn Double after the Cambridgeshire.

Who has won the Cesarewitch most often?

Aaim To Prosper has the most Cesarewitch wins in the data since 1990, with two wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner.

What do the Cesarewitch trends show?

20 of the 35 Cesarewitch winners since 1991 had run in Britain or Ireland within the previous 30 days, the most common gap, and 19 of the 35 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, and weight carried, with winners, runners and win % for each group.

How do favourites and outsiders fare in the Cesarewitch?

Favourites have won 5 of 36 runnings since 1990, and the biggest-priced winner in the data is Scatter Dice (IRE) at 66/1.

When is the next Cesarewitch?

The next Cesarewitch is due at Newmarket in October, and the page adds the result, the favourite's run and the updated trends the day after.

Questions people ask

Who won the latest Cesarewitch?

Beylerbeyi (GB) won the Cesarewitch on 11 October 2025 at Newmarket, starting at 7/1 in a field of 19. The winner was trained by Ian Williams and ridden by Billy Loughnane, and the full result is in the latest running table.

How often does the favourite win the Cesarewitch?

Favourites have won 5 of 36 runnings in the data since 1990, a strike rate of 13.9%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -12.5 points, and joint favourites are each listed in the favourites table.

Which trainer has the best record in the Cesarewitch?

Nicky Henderson (joint top with 2 others) heads the trainers' table with 3 Cesarewitch wins since 1990.

Who has won the Cesarewitch the most times?

Aaim To Prosper has the most Cesarewitch wins in the data since 1990, with two wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner. Horses to win the Cesarewitch more than once since 1990 include Aaim To Prosper (2010 and 2012).

Has the Cesarewitch always been run on the Rowley Mile?

Almost always, as the only running since 1990 away from the Rowley Mile was in 1999, on Newmarket's July Course. Every running since 1990 is on this page with the winner's weight, official rating and trainer.

When is the next Cesarewitch?

The next Cesarewitch is due at Newmarket in October, and the countdown at the top of this page shows the expected date. The roll of honour, trends and favourites tables update the day after the race is run.

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