When Is The 2025 July Cup: Race Time, Declared Runners, Prize Money & Trends

The final day of Newmarket’s July Festival is all about the July Cup. This Group 1 Race is one of the most valuable and prestigious sprint races in the world and the winner is often acknowledged to be the best sprinter in Europe.

One of the main attractions of this race is the clash of the generations it represents. This is really the first time each season, the three-year-olds get to lock horns with their elders over this trip at the top level.

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When Is The 2025 July Cup?

The 2025 July Cup will take place at 4.35pm on Saturday 12th July, with all eyes on Newmarket for the feature race of the meeting.

Fact File:

• Group/Class: Group One
• Distance: Six Furlongs
• Age: Three years old and up
• Winning Prize Money: £340,260

July Cup Trends

• Group Wins: 12/12 winners had at least 1 win in a Group 1-3 race.

• Group 1 Wins : 7/12 winners had at least one previous Group 1 win.

• Season Form: 9/12 winners had at least two previous runs that season, 8/12 winners had at least one win that season.

• Age:11/12 winners were aged three or four.

• Starting Price: 4/12 winners were favourites/joint favourites, 8/12 winners came from the top three in the online betting. The average winning SP in the last 12 years is 7/1.

• Last Run: 6/12 winners won on their last run before the July Cup, 10/12 winners had their last run within the last 36 days. 4/12 winners ran in the Commonwealth Cup on their last run, 2/4 won, one placed. 4/12 winners ran in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on their last run, 2/4 won, one placed.

• Course Form: 8/12 winners had at least one previous run at Newmarket, 5/12 winners had at least one previous win at Newmarket.

• Distance Form: 12/12 winners had at least four previous runs over six furlongs, 10/12 winners had at least two previous wins over six furlongs.

• Rating: 12/12 winners were rated 112 or higher.

• Trainer: Aidan O’Brien has won the race 5 times before (1999, 2001, 2010, 2018 & 2019).

Fate Of The Favourites

Over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Pastoral Pursuits in 2005, winning at horse racing betting odds of 22/1. In the same time period, there have been just six winning favourites in the race.

Our tipster has landed on an each way fancy in his July Cup antepost preview ahead of this month’s race and it is always a competitive affair.

Declared Runners For 2025 Newmarket July Cup:

The field for the July Cup will be officially revealed at 10am on Thursday 10th July 2025, with declarations closing at that time ahead of Saturday’s big race.