One of the toughest handicaps of the entire Cheltenham Festival, the 2026 Coral Cup is off at 2:40pm on Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival and we have all the latest betting here. A bumper field will go to post for the event and check out the latest odds below.
Coral Cup Odds and Entries 2026
There will be some really smart staying hurdlers taking their chance in the 2026 Coral Cup and we will have the list of entries for the race, as soon as they are known…
Betting on the Coral Cup
The Coral Cup is the big handicap betting race on day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. There have been numerous big market movers in the Coral Cup betting but only one favourite has obliged in the past twelve seasons. That was Nicky Henderson’s Dame De Compagnie in 2020 but Aux Ptits Soins (9-1) is the only other winner during that time to return in single figures.
The average SP of the winner of the Coral Cup over the past twelve seasons has been over 20-1. That is certainly worth keeping in mind if you bet on the Coral Cup. Medinas (2013) and Heaven Help Us (2021) both won at 33-1 while 2022 winner Commander Of Fleet returned at 50-1. Other shock results include William Henry (2019) at 28-1 and Bleu Berry (2018) at 20-1. Bookmakers offer enhanced place betting on this race with each-way terms down to fifth, sixth, seventh or even eighth place.
There is no real age bias in the Coral Cup but previous winning form in excess of two miles is a definite positive. Seven of the last twelve winners had won at or beyond two and a half miles. Although Nicky Henderson still leads the trainer’s records with four winners, Ireland has been increasingly successful in this race. Three of the last five winners have come from the Emerald Isle with only Dan Skelton preventing a monopoly.