Ascot

16:20 ✓ Result

Gold Cup (Group 1)

Date 2025-06-19
Distance 2m3f210y
Class Class 1
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £368,615
Winning Time 4m 15.02s (fast by 5.48s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Trawlerman (IRE)
William Buick · John & Thady Gosden
85/40F Won
2nd
Illinois (IRE)
Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien
9/4 7
3rd
Dubai Future (GB)
James McDonald · Saeed bin Suroor
28/1 7
4th
Sweet William (IRE)
Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden
7/1 4.75
5th
Coltrane (IRE)
Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding
33/1 6.5
6th
Candelari (IRE)
Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard
5/2 4
7th
Yashin (IRE)
Callum Shepherd · Michael Bell
50/1 99

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U.
Wonder Legend (IRE)
Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson
50/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
4 (2)
Trawlerman
Bay
J:William Buick
T:John & Thady Gosden
J:William Buick
T:John & Thady Gosden
 130 h 323-51
118
130
83
 21d — — -1
25
0.50/1
2/1
33%
Beaten just 1l in this (good to firm) last year by the champion Kyprios; won well latest
8 (1)
Illinois
Bay
J:Ryan Moore
T:A P O'Brien
J:Ryan Moore
T:A P O'Brien
 129 — 2221-1
116
131
117
 42d — — +9
34.1
0.63/1
5/2
29%
Classy galloper over shorter; no surprise if he's another Gold Cup winner for his yard
7 (4)
Candelari
Bay
J:Mickael Barzalona
T:F-H Graffard
J:Mickael Barzalona
T:F-H Graffard
 129 t 1-1131
118
128
80
 25d — — +7
31.3
0.63/1
5/2
29%
Career started in December but already a G1 winner and a hugely exciting staying prospect
3 (8)
Sweet William
Bay
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
 130 v 3212-3
116
128
125
 34d — — +13
22.2
2.00/1
8/1
11%
Third in this race last year, 5l behind Trawlerman but coming from right out the back
2 (5)
Dubai Future
Bay
J:James McDonald
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:James McDonald
T:Saeed bin Suroor
 130 hp 04/119
116
128
81
 25d — — +14
17.5
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Showed too much toe for his rivals in steadily run race for 2m Dubai Gold Cup this April
1 (6)
Coltrane
Bay
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Andrew Balding
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Andrew Balding
 130 p 643-22
112
126
77
 21d — — +13
16.3
8.25/1
33/1
3%
2nd and 5th in last two Gold Cups but others will have to underperform if he's to win it
5 (3)
Wonder Legend
Bay
J:Daniel Muscutt
T:James Ferguson
J:Daniel Muscutt
T:James Ferguson
 130 — 31-211
108
123
67
 62d — — +12
15.3
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Progressive in AW handicaps; not miles away on ratings but still has a lot to prove
6 (7)
Yashin
Bay
J:Callum Shepherd
T:Michael Bell
J:Callum Shepherd
T:Michael Bell
 130 t 3006-1
106
119
72
 50d — — +23
24.5
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Won by 1l from Coltrane in slowly run Group 3 here (2m) on yard debut after wind surgery
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Trawlerman
 2/1 2/1 2/1
Illinois
 5/2 9/4 9/4
Candelari
 5/2 5/2 5/2
Sweet William
 8/1 8/1 8/1
Dubai Future
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Coltrane
 33/1 33/1 33/1
Wonder Legend
 40/1 33/1 33/1
Yashin
 50/1 50/1 50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Illinois
34.1
OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 7.6
5/2
2nd Candelari
31.3
OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3
5/2
3rd Trawlerman
25
OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8
2/1
4 Yashin
24.5
OR: 14 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5
50/1
5 Sweet William
22.2
OR: 16.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7
8/1
6 Dubai Future
17.5
OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1
25/1
7 Coltrane
16.3
OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
33/1
8 Wonder Legend
15.3
OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
40/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Trawlerman
118
130
83
Candelari
118
128
80
Illinois
116
131
117
Sweet William
116
128
125
Dubai Future
116
128
81
Coltrane
112
126
77
Wonder Legend
108
123
67
Yashin
106
119
72

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Trawlerman 21d ago Fit
Coltrane 21d ago Fit
Candelari 25d ago Fit
Dubai Future 25d ago Fit
Sweet William 34d ago Fit
Illinois 42d ago Fit
Yashin 50d ago Fresh
Wonder Legend 62d ago Fresh

Pace Profile

HorseRunning Style
Illinois Prominent
Sweet William Prominent
Candelari Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 8 runners classified.