John Smith's Cup
Distance: 1m 208y
Details: (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+)
Venue: York
Race Type:
Flat
Last Ran:
Saturday July 12th, 2008
Time: 15:15
John Smith's is the biggest commercial sponsor of horse racing in the UK and this is one of the first races they sponsored way back in 1960 and it is now the country's oldest commercially sponsored race.
Winning Trends for the John Smith's Cup
Age Trend: Five 4yo's won the five races between 2003 and 2007 (inclusive) but the 2008 winner was a 5yo.
Trainer Trend: RA Fahey has won this race for the last two years.
Favourite Trend: The Joint-Fav won in 2006 and the Fav won in 2005. The other four have been from outside the top three in the betting.
Weight Trend: Range: 8-9 - 9-7.
Official Rating Trend: Range: 91 - 101.
Betting Offers on the John Smith's Cup
None at present.
John Smith's Cup Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/S | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | DR | SP | TV |
| 2008 | Flying Clarets (CD) | 5m | RA Fahey | Frederik Tylicki (7) | 16 | 12 | 12/1 |
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| 2007 | Charlie Tokyo | 4g | RA Fahey | Jamie Moriarty | 17 | 4 | 11/1 |
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| 2006 | Fairmile (D) | 4g | WR Swinburn | A Kirby | 20 | 9 | 6/1 (jf) |
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| 2005 | Mullins Bay (D) | 4c | AP O'Brien | K Fallon | 20 | 19 | 4/1 (f) |
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| 2004 | Arcalis (D) | 4g | J Howard Johnson | R Winston | 21 | 18 | 20/1 |
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| 2003 | Far Lane | 4c | BW Hills | M Hills | 20 | 4 | 7/1 |
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