Ascot Gold Cup
16:25 Royal Ascot
2024-06-20
Winner: £368,615
Runners: 12
Going: Good To Firm
Distance: 2m3f210yy
The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 contest run over 2m4f. It takes place at 16:25 on Thursday 20th June, which is the third day of Royal Ascot 2024. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.
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Verdict
Past 10 Winners
| Year | Horse [Draw] | Age | Weight | SP | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | Courage Mon Ami | 4 | 9-3 | 15/2 | John & Thady Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2022 | Kyprios [5] | 5 | 9-1 | 13/8 | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2021 | Subjectivist [4] | 4 | 9-1 | 13/2 | Mark Johnston | Joe Fanning |
| 2020 | Stradivarius [2] | 6 | 9-2 | 4/5F | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2019 | Stradivarius [2] | 5 | 9-2 | EvensF | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2018 | Stradivarius [6] | 4 | 9-1 | 7/4J | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2017 | Big Orange [7] | 6 | 9-2 | 5/1 | Michael Bell | James Doyle |
| 2016 | Order Of St George [10] | 4 | 9-0 | 10/11F | A P O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2015 | Trip To Paris [13] | 4 | 9-0 | 12/1 | Ed Dunlop | Graham Lee |
| 2014 | Leading Light [14] | 4 | 9-0 | 10/11F | A P O’Brien | Joseph O’Brien |
Key race stats 2024
Key trends
- Sire stamina index in excess of 9.5f, 10/10
- Won within last two starts, 9/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 127, 8/10
- Group-race winner, 8/10 (six had won a Group 1)
- Won over at least 2m, 7/10
- Rated within 8lb of RPR top-rated, 8/10 (four were top-rated)
Other factors
Eight winners were competing in the race for the first time (Stradavarius in 2019 and 2020 accounts for both exceptions).
Winners of the Sagaro Stakes finished 727322462 – the last to succeed was Estimate in 2013.
Six favourites have won in the last decade (including one joint-favourite) but Stradivarius was the only one to have previously scored over the trip.
What happened in the Ascot Gold Cup last year?
COURAGE MON AMI, unbeaten in three starts coming into the race, and reappearing with a 1m6f handicap win from a mark of 98 at Goodwood, travelled kindly under a confident ride and always looked set to master the runner-up once switched to that one’s outer. Nicely on top at the line.Coltrane loves it here, and this was another new pb from the 6yo, moving to the front readily enough only for the winner to soon latch on to his tail. He tried all the way to the line but just met a superior rival. Subjectivist finished an honourable third, building on his efforts abroad from earlier in the year despite doing plenty in front. Emily Dickinson bounced back from a disappointing effort at the Curragh to finish fourth.