The 2025 July Cup takes place in the middle of July, with the field gradually whittled down until the off. The runners and riders for the race will be out two days before the race and you can find GG’s July Cup tips on our dedicated page to get ahead of the game.

Here are this year’s declarations for the race:

2026 July Cup Runners

16:35 Newmarket (July)

Good To Firm

Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1)

• Flat Turf
• Turf
• 0m 6f 0y
• Class 1
• 11 runners
• Win time: 1m 9s

• First Prize: £453,680

1st

3 (10)

Comanche Brave

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

11/1 (Won)

• Win: £12.65
• Place: £3.15

2nd

11 (9)

Venetian Sun

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

6/1

• Place: £2.55

OUR TIP

3rd

7 (8)

2 tips

Satono Reve

J: Christophe-Patrice Lemaire

T: Noriyuki Hori

2/1F

• Place: £1.25

4th

8 (6)

1 tip

Coppull

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Clive Cox

28/1

5th

9 (1)

3 tips

Division

J: James Doyle

T: William Haggas

11/1

6th

5 (5)

Prince Of India

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Marco Botti

80/1

7th

10 (7)

6 tips

Mission Central

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

13/2

8th

4 (11)

1 tip

Double Rush

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

8/1

9th

1 (4)

2 tips

Almeraq

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

11/2

10th

2 (2)

Big Mojo

J: William Buick

T: Michael Appleby

12/1

11th

6 (3)

Quinault

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

66/1

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£93.60
Straight Forecast	£75.34
Tricast	£182.14
Trifecta	£286.90

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Mission Central

The Times:

Division

NEWMARKET:

Almeraq

SPOTLIGHT:

Satono Reve

LAMBOURN:

Coppull

Daily Mail:

Double Rush

Telegraph:

Division

The Sun:

Division

TOPSPEED:

Mission Central

POSTDATA:

Mission Central

D Express:

Mission Central

Daily Mirror:

Mission Central

Daily Record:

Mission Central

The Star:

Almeraq

The Guardian:

Satono Reve

July Cup Horse Entries & Selections

The July Cup is not the first Group 1 6f sprint race which allows three-year-olds to compete, although it is usually the first which sees the generations clash, as the Commonwealth Cup, a top level race exclusive for three-year-olds, was introduced to Royal Ascot in 2013.

Only a maximum of 20 can take their chance in the race, and the chances are we will see a field close to that in 2025. The 2023 renewal saw only eight take to the July course though, so it is unlikely any runners will have to be balloted out.

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the July Cup?

Three trainers have won the July Cup on the most occasions to date. All have claimed five renewals, the first to reach that mark being Charles Morton when Golden Sun won in 1914, the second being Vincent O’Brien with Royal Academy in 1990, and the most recent to join them being namesake Aidan O’Brien after Ten Sovereigns’ 2019 success.

The Ballydoyle maestro will surely take the record for himself before long, though the jockeys’ outright leader will not be passed for some time. Lester Piggott managed an outstanding ten victories in this contest and no currently active rider has accrued more than two wins in the July Cup. Expect Piggott to reign supreme long into this race’s future.

Runners & Riders Past Winners