Coral Cup

The Coral Cup is a handicap hurdles race run over 2 miles 5 furlongs and one of the higher rated handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival.

11.03.2026 Good 24 2m 5f

Result

POS Dist Runners
1 st

Jingko Blue

J : James Bowen T : N J Henderson SP : 9/2 WGT : 4516
2 nd 6

Franciscan Rock

J : Josh Williamson T : M F Morris SP : 50/1 WGT : 5781
3 rd 4.25

Storm Heart

J : Danny Mullins T : W P Mullins SP : 5/1 WGT : 3884
4 th 0.5

Ballyadam

J : Patrick M O’Brien T : H De Bromhead SP : 40/1 WGT : 7057
5 th 0.75

Beckett Rock

J : Mike O’Connor T : H De Bromhead SP : 33/1 WGT : 4513
6 th 0.75

Kateira

J : Harry Skelton T : Dan Skelton SP : 15/2 WGT : 5784
7 th 2.25

Forty Coats

J : Darragh O’Keeffe T : H De Bromhead SP : 20/1 WGT : 4513
8 th 0.75

Iberico Lord

J : N de Boinville T : N J Henderson SP : 9/1 WGT : 5151
9 th shd

Bunting

J : H Cobden T : W P Mullins SP : 14/1 WGT : 3878
10 th 0.75

Kopeck De Mee

J : Mark Walsh T : W P Mullins SP : 10/1 WGT : 3881
11 th 3.5

Buddy One

J : Jack Gilligan T : P J Gilligan SP : 40/1 WGT : 5786
12 th 0.5

Lucky Place

J : B S Hughes T : N J Henderson SP : 12/1 WGT : 4519
13 th 2.5

Colonel Mustard

J : John Shinnick T : L Fowler SP : 50/1 WGT : 7056
14 th nse

Guard Duty

J : Ben Jones T : Miss E C Lavelle SP : 25/1 WGT : 5785
15 th nk

Sony Bill

J : Sean O’Keeffe T : W P Mullins SP : 50/1 WGT : 3244
16 th 0.75

Puturhandstogether

J : J J Slevin T : J P O’Brien SP : 11/1 WGT : 3247
17 th 0.5

Chart Topper

J : Brian Hayes T : W P Mullins SP : 33/1 WGT : 4514
18 th 15

Give It To Me Oj

J : Caoilin Quinn T : G & J Moore SP : 50/1 WGT : 3244
19 th 5

Rambo T

J : S Bowen T : O Murphy SP : 80/1 WGT : 5784
20 th 25

Minella Rescue

J : G Sheehan T : G Hanmer SP : 125/1 WGT : 5148
PU

Farren Glory

J : Jack Kennedy T : G Elliott SP : 28/1 WGT : 5787
PU

Dargiannini

J : Paul O’Brien T : Harry Derham SP : 150/1 WGT : 7054
F

The Yellow Clay

J : Michael Kenneally T : G Elliott SP : 6/1 WGT : 4518
F

Hms Seahorse

J : Eoin Staples T : P Nolan SP : 66/1 WGT : 5146

Coral Cup Tips

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Indicated odds were updated on 2026-06-17 4:37:04 UTC. Please note that odds are subject to change.
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About the Coral Cup

The Coral Cup is the first handicap hurdles race on the Cheltenham Festival card. The race is run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs and is open to 4-year-old and above hurdlers. 10 hurdles are cleared on the way to the finishing post.

The Coral Cup pulls in reasonably strong handicap fields, befitting its status as a Grade 3 race. However, with stronger horses aimed at higher grade races, it’s primary interest is to more seasoned punters looking to score off a handicap winner.

The Coral Cup is not quite a cavalry charge. Like many Cheltenham races you’re not going to get anything resembling real value on the favourite, but the winner does tend to emerge from the band of horses priced just above the top 1-3 in the betting.

A shortcut for Coral Cup betting is therefore to look at entries priced under the 20/1 mark, and then match these to the distance, group conditions and their personal handicap benchmarks to find a likely candidate. As with other handicaps, don’t focus on form. Look at how the horse has performed over similar distances and how a drop or increase in weight from those runs is likely to influence their performance at Cheltenham.

Recent Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
2025Jimmy Du Seuil611-7Danny MullinsW P Mullins
2024Langer Dan811-8Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
2023Langer Dan611-00Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
2022Commander Of Fleet711-10Shane FitzgeraldGordon Elliott
2021Heaven Help Us710-9Richard CondonPaul Hennessy
2020Dame De Compagnie710-12Barry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2019William Henry911-10Nico de BoinvilleNicky Henderson

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