Favourites have won 18 of 37 runnings of the Goodwood Cup since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 37 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Goodwood Cup roll of honour since 1990
| 2026 | 28 Jul 26 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-12 | 6/5F | Yes | 117 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | Mr M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs John Magni | 8 | 8.50 | Good | 2m | |
| 2025 | 29 Jul 25 | Goodwood | 3 | 8-12 | 4/1 | - | 114 | Aidan O'Brien | Wayne Lordan | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier | 8 | 0.75 | Good | 2m | |
| 2024 | 30 Jul 24 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-12 | 8/13F | Yes | 120 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | Moyglare Stud, Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg | 6 | 4.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2023 | 1 Aug 23 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-11 | 16/1 | - | 113 | Hughie Morrison | Tom Marquand | Lady Blyth | 11 | 6.00 | Good To Soft | 2m | |
| 2022 | 26 Jul 22 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-11 | 6/4F | Yes | 119 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | Moyglare Stud, Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg | 9 | 0.30 | Good | 2m | |
| 2021 | 27 Jul 21 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-9 | 6/5F | Yes | 118 | Alan King | Hollie Doyle | Singula Partnership | 8 | 3.75 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2020 | 28 Jul 20 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-9 | 4/7F | Yes | 125 | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | B E Nielsen | 7 | 1.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2019 | 30 Jul 19 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-9 | 4/5F | Yes | 120 | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | B E Nielsen | 8 | 0.30 | Good | 2m | |
| 2018 | 31 Jul 18 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-9 | 4/5F | Yes | 118 | John Gosden | Andrea Atzeni | B E Nielsen | 7 | 0.50 | Good | 2m | |
| 2017 | 1 Aug 17 | Goodwood | 3 | 8-8 | 6/1 | - | 100 | John Gosden | Andrea Atzeni | B E Nielsen | 14 | 1.75 | Good | 2m | |
| 2016 | 28 Jul 16 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-8 | 11/4F | Yes | 117 | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer | W J And T C O Gredley | 14 | 1.25 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2015 | 30 Jul 15 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-8 | 6/1 | - | 116 | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer | W J And T C O Gredley | 11 | 0.30 | Good | 2m | |
| 2014 | 31 Jul 14 | Goodwood | 8 | 9-8 | 5/1 | - | 115 | Saeed bin Suroor | Kieren Fallon | Godolphin | 8 | 0.30 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2013 | 1 Aug 13 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-7 | 13/2 | - | 113 | Tom Dascombe | Richard Kingscote | A Black Owen Promotions Limited | 14 | 3.50 | Good | 2m | |
| 2012 | 2 Aug 12 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-7 | 2/1F | Yes | 114 | John M Oxx | Johnny Murtagh | Michael O'Flynn | 10 | 1.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2011 | 28 Jul 11 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-7 | 9/2F | Yes | 116 | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Frankie Dettori | Godolphin | 15 | 0.20 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2010 | 29 Jul 10 | Goodwood | 7 | 9-7 | 8/1 | - | 110 | William Knight | Jim Crowley | Mr Mrs I H Bendelow | 10 | 1.25 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2009 | 30 Jul 09 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-7 | 6/4F | Yes | 115 | Saeed bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori | Godolphin | 10 | 1.00 | Good | 2m | |
| 2008 | 31 Jul 08 | Goodwood | 7 | 9-12 | 8/15F | Yes | - | Aidan O'Brien | Johnny Murtagh | Mrs John Magnier Mrs David Nagle | 8 | 7.00 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2007 | 2 Aug 07 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-5 | 8/1 | - | 107 | Sir Michael Stoute | Ryan Moore | Cheveley Park Stud | 15 | 0.50 | Good | 2m | |
| 2006 | 3 Aug 06 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-10 | 10/11F | Yes | - | Aidan O'Brien | Mick Kinane | Mrs John Magnier Mrs David Nagle | 15 | 5.00 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2005 | 28 Jul 05 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-5 | 11/4F | Yes | 117 | Sir Michael Stoute | Mick Kinane | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd | 10 | 0.50 | Soft | 2m | |
| 2004 | 29 Jul 04 | Goodwood | 6 | 9-4 | 11/8F | Yes | 115 | Mark Johnston | Joe Fanning | Markus Graff | 9 | 2.50 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2003 | 31 Jul 03 | Goodwood | Persian Punch (IRE) | 10 | 9-4 | 7/2 | - | 114 | David Elsworth | Martin Dwyer | J C Smith | 9 | 0.10 | Good | 2m |
| 2002 | 1 Aug 02 | Goodwood | 5 | 9-2 | 10/1 | - | 111 | Alan Jarvis | Mick Kinane | Ambrose Turnbull | 9 | 1.50 | Good To Firm | 2m | |
| 2001 | 2 Aug 01 | Goodwood | Persian Punch (IRE) | 8 | 9-5 | 6/1 | - | 119 | David Elsworth | T Quinn | J C Smith | 12 | 1.50 | Good | 2m |
| 2000 | 3 Aug 00 | Goodwood | 4 | 9-2 | 10/1 | - | 109 | Mark Johnston | Mick Kinane | P D Savill | 8 | 0.50 | Good | 2m | |
| 1999 | 29 Jul 99 | Goodwood | Kayf Tara (GB) | 5 | 9-7 | 9/4J | Yes | 119 | Saeed bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori | Godolphin | 7 | 4.00 | Good To Firm | 2m |
| 1998 | 30 Jul 98 | Goodwood | Double Trigger (IRE) | 7 | 9-5 | 11/2 | - | 119 | Mark Johnston | Darryll Holland | R W Huggins | 9 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1997 | 31 Jul 97 | Goodwood | Double Trigger (IRE) | 6 | 9-0 | 16/1 | - | - | Mark Johnston | M Roberts | R W Huggins | 10 | 1.50 | Good To Firm | 2m |
| 1996 | 1 Aug 96 | Goodwood | Grey Shot (GB) | 4 | 9-0 | 3/1 | - | - | I A Balding | Pat Eddery | J C Smith | 7 | 0.20 | Good To Firm | 2m |
| 1995 | 27 Jul 95 | Goodwood | Double Trigger (IRE) | 4 | 9-5 | 2/1F | Yes | - | Mark Johnston | J Weaver | R W Huggins | 9 | 0.30 | Good | 2m |
| 1994 | 28 Jul 94 | Goodwood | Tioman Island (GB) | 4 | 9-5 | 10/1 | - | - | Paul Cole | T Quinn | H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah | 14 | 0.75 | Good To Firm | 2m |
| 1993 | 29 Jul 93 | Goodwood | Sonus (IRE) | 4 | 9-3 | 4/1 | - | - | John Gosden | Pat Eddery | Sheikh Mohammed | 9 | 1.00 | Good To Soft | 2m |
| 1992 | 30 Jul 92 | Goodwood | Further Flight (GB) | 6 | 9-5 | 7/1 | - | - | B W Hills | Michael Hills | S Wingfield Digby | 11 | 0.10 | Good To Firm | 2m |
| 1991 | 1 Aug 91 | Goodwood | Further Flight (GB) | 5 | 9-0 | 9/2 | - | - | B W Hills | Michael Hills | S Wingfield Digby | 10 | 1.00 | Good | 2m |
| 1990 | 2 Aug 90 | Goodwood | Lucky Moon (GB) | 3 | 7-10 | 11/8F | Yes | - | John Dunlop | W Carson | Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk | 6 | 2.50 | Firm | 2m4f |
Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Run over about two miles five furlongs in 1990, two miles since 1991. Group 3 until 1994, Group 2 1995 to 2016, Group 1 from 2017. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Goodwood Cup trends since 1990
| Official rating | Under 100 | 0 | 19 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 100 to 109 | 3 | 100 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 110 to 114 | 7 | 101 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 115 to 119 | 14 | 50 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 120 and over | 3 | 7 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | No rating | 1 | 4 | 1998 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 18 | 92 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 12 | 106 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 6 | 154 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 0 | 4 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 3 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 10 | 119 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 25 | 200 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 1 | 27 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 0 | 2 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 0 | 8 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | No previous GB/IRE run | 0 | 3 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Weight carried | 9st 7lb and over | 19 | 189 | 1990 to 2026 | |
| Weight carried | 9st to 9st 6lb | 15 | 137 | 1990 to 2026 | |
| Weight carried | 8st 7lb to 8st 13lb | 2 | 14 | 1990 to 2026 | |
| Weight carried | Under 8st 7lb | 1 | 25 | 1990 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 1 | 19 | 115 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 2 or 3 | 7 | 85 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 6 | 72 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 3 | 39 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 1 | 45 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Ascot | 19 | 164 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Newmarket (July) | 6 | 34 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | York | 3 | 37 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Sandown | 2 | 49 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 6 | 72 | 1991 to 2026 |
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 (1998 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.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (28 July 2026)
| 1 | 6/5F | won | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 4 | 9-12 | 117 | |
| 2 | 13/8 | 8½ | John & Thady Gosden | William Buick | 8 | 9-12 | 122 | |
| 3 | 14/1 | 9¼ | Roger Varian | Ray Dawson | 4 | 9-12 | 116 | |
| 4 | 33/1 | 16¼ | John & Thady Gosden | James Doyle | 5 | 9-12 | 108 | |
| 5 | 25/1 | 19¾ | Aidan O'Brien | Sean Levey | 5 | 9-12 | 111 | |
| 6 | 80/1 | 21¼ | Ed Walker | Kieran Shoemark | 5 | 9-9 | 109 | |
| 7 | 18/1 | dist | Charlie Johnston | Oisin Murphy | 4 | 9-12 | 113 | |
| UR | 17/2 | - | Ralph Beckett | Hector Crouch | 4 | 9-12 | 115 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Goodwood Cup wins since 1990
| Aidan O'Brien | 6 | 22 | 2,026 | |
| John Gosden | 5 | 20 | 2,020 | |
| Mark Johnston | 5 | 28 | 2,004 | |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 3 | 20 | 2,014 | |
| Michael Bell | 2 | 5 | 2,016 | |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 2 | 10 | 2,007 | |
| B W Hills | 2 | 11 | 1,992 | |
| David Elsworth | 2 | 14 | 2,003 | |
| Mahmood Al Zarooni | 1 | 1 | 2,011 | |
| Hughie Morrison | 1 | 2 | 2,023 | |
| John M Oxx | 1 | 2 | 2,012 | |
| Tom Dascombe | 1 | 2 | 2,013 | |
| William Knight | 1 | 2 | 2,010 | |
| Alan Jarvis | 1 | 3 | 2,002 | |
| Paul Cole | 1 | 3 | 1,994 | |
| I A Balding | 1 | 4 | 1,996 | |
| Alan King | 1 | 6 | 2,021 | |
| John Dunlop | 1 | 19 | 1,990 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
Jockeys with most Goodwood Cup wins since 1990
| Frankie Dettori | 5 | 23 | 2,020 | |
| Mick Kinane | 4 | 6 | 2,006 | |
| Ryan Moore | 4 | 17 | 2,026 | |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 7 | 2,016 | |
| Johnny Murtagh | 2 | 7 | 2,012 | |
| Michael Hills | 2 | 7 | 1,992 | |
| Pat Eddery | 2 | 8 | 1,996 | |
| Andrea Atzeni | 2 | 9 | 2,018 | |
| T Quinn | 2 | 10 | 2,001 | |
| J Weaver | 1 | 3 | 1,995 | |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 3 | 2,023 | |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 3 | 2,025 | |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 4 | 2,021 | |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 4 | 2,013 | |
| M Roberts | 1 | 5 | 1,997 | |
| Darryll Holland | 1 | 6 | 1,998 | |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 6 | 2,003 | |
| W Carson | 1 | 6 | 1,990 | |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 7 | 2,004 | |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 10 | 2,014 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 3 | 3 | 32 | |
| 4 | 11 | 117 | |
| 5 | 9 | 92 | |
| 6 | 8 | 48 | |
| 7 | 3 | 38 | |
| 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 6 | 7 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 12 | 37 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 10 | 48 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 7 | 114 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 2 | 89 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 0 | 70 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2026 | 6/5F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2025 | 7/4F | 2 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2024 | 8/13F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2023 | 2/1F | 6 | John & Thady Gosden | |
| 2022 | 6/4F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2021 | 6/5F | 1 | Alan King | |
| 2020 | 4/7F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2019 | 4/5F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2018 | 4/5F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2017 | 6/4F | 2 | Michael Bell | |
| 2016 | 11/4F | 1 | Michael Bell | |
| 2015 | 9/2F | 2 | Roger Charlton | |
| 2014 | 2/1F | 8 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2013 | 3/1F | 8 | Luca Cumani | |
| 2012 | 2/1F | 1 | John M Oxx | |
| 2011 | 9/2F | 1 | Mahmood Al Zarooni | |
| 2010 | 4/6F | PU | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2009 | 6/4F | 1 | Saeed bin Suroor | |
| 2008 | 8/15F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2007 | 6/4F | 5 | Jamie Osborne | |
| 2006 | 10/11F | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2005 | 11/4F | 1 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2004 | 11/8F | 1 | Mark Johnston | |
| 2003 | Boreas (GB) | 11/4F | 4 | Luca Cumani |
| 2002 | Hatha Anna (IRE) | 3/1F | 5 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2001 | Solo Mio (IRE) | 3/1F | 4 | Amanda Perrett |
| 2000 | Far Cry (IRE) | 2/1F | 2 | M C Pipe |
| 1999 | Celeric (GB) | 9/4J | 6 | John Dunlop |
| 1999 | Kayf Tara (GB) | 9/4J | 1 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1998 | Kayf Tara (GB) | 5/2F | 5 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1997 | Classic Cliche (IRE) | 5/4F | 2 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1996 | Persian Punch (IRE) | 11/4F | 3 | David Elsworth |
| 1995 | Double Trigger (IRE) | 2/1F | 1 | Mark Johnston |
| 1994 | My Patriarch (GB) | 7/2F | 11 | John Dunlop |
| 1993 | Assessor (IRE) | 6/4F | 2 | Richard Hannon Snr |
| 1992 | Arcadian Heights (GB) | 9/2J | 4 | G Wragg |
| 1992 | Luchiroverte (IRE) | 9/2J | 5 | Clive Brittain |
| 1991 | Great Marquess (GB) | 3/1F | 2 | Sir Henry Cecil |
| 1990 | Lucky Moon (GB) | 11/8F | 1 | John Dunlop |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 18 wins from 37 runnings
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What is the Goodwood Cup?
The Goodwood Cup is a Group 1 staying race over two miles at Glorious Goodwood, open to three-year-olds and older. The race was run over about two and a half miles in 1990 and became a Group 1 in 2017.
Who has won the Goodwood Cup?
The roll of honour lists every Goodwood Cup winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Stradivarius, Double Trigger, Persian Punch, Yeats and Kyprios.
What do the Goodwood Cup trends show?
25 of the 36 Goodwood Cup winners since 1991 had last run in Britain or Ireland 31 to 60 days earlier, the most common gap, and 30 of the 36 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.
Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Goodwood Cup?
Aidan O'Brien leads the Goodwood Cup trainers with 6 wins and Frankie Dettori leads the riders with 5. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.
When is the next Goodwood Cup?
The next Goodwood Cup is due in late July at Goodwood; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Goodwood Cup?
Scandinavia (USA) won the most recent running on 28 July 2026, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore at an SP of 6/5F. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.
Which trainer has won the Goodwood Cup the most times?
Aidan O'Brien heads the Goodwood Cup trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 6 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners
Which jockey has ridden the most Goodwood Cup winners?
Frankie Dettori heads the Goodwood Cup jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 5 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.
How do favourites do in the Goodwood Cup?
Favourites have won 18 of 37 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 48.6%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows 7.6 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.
What is the biggest-priced Goodwood Cup winner?
Quickthorn (GB) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 16/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.
When is the next Goodwood Cup?
The next Goodwood Cup is due in late July at Goodwood, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.
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