Ascot Gold Cup
16:15 Royal Ascot
2026-06-18
Winner: £396,970
Runners: 13
Going: Good To Firm
Distance: 2m3f210y
The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 contest run over 2m4f. It takes place at 16:20 on Thursday 18th June, which is the third day of Royal Ascot 2026. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.
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Royal Ascot Free Bets
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Past 10 Winners
| Year | Horse [Draw] | Age | Weight | SP | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Trawlerman [2] | 7 | 9-4 | 85/40F | John & Thady Gosden | William Buick |
| 2024 | Kyprios [8] | 6 | 9-4 | 11/10F | A P O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2023 | Courage Mon Ami [9] | 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 |
Key race stats 2026
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, 9/10 (six had won a Group 1)
- Won over at least 2m, 7/10
Other factors
Six winners were competing in the race for the first time
Winners of the Sagaro Stakes finished 273224625 – the last to succeed was Estimate in 2013.
Six favourites have won in the last decade (including one joint-favourite)
What happened in the Ascot Gold Cup last year?
Godolphin’s Trawlerman turned the Gold Cup into a procession with an impressive seven-length triumph. Ridden by William Buick and trained by John and Thady Gosden, Trawlerman dominated the race from the front and never looked in danger. He went clear approaching the final furlong and confirmed his superiority in the staying division. Illinois, his main market rival, finished second.