Watergate Cup Handicap 2026 Betting Odds

2024 Watergate Cup Tips

It’s definitely hard to pick a winner when it comes to the Watergate Cup, with this encounter taking place at Chester Racecourse. Emiyn is a seven-year-old who has produced some smart performances this term, with the runner finishing third out of thirteen at Haydock and that came after a second-placed finish at Chester.

Vera Verto has been knocking on the door in recent encounters, with a second-placed finish coming at Killarney and that was after finishing third from a field of seven at Newmarket in mid-August. Gavin Cromwell trains a runner who has been getting closer and closer to a success, with Spirit Mixer having been successful last time out.

Andrew Balding trains a runner who was able to land the spoils at Chester last time out when fending off eight other rivals, with the horse performing well over two miles and it’s certainly a key indicator that he’s already shone at the Roodee. However, that came after a series of runs without a victory and perhaps there are better alternatives.

Letsbefrank has secured three wins from six performances this term, with the four-year-old having been in the frame in all of his outings. The latest win came at Pontefract after finishing second at Haydock Racecourse, with a third-placed finish at York also demonstrating the horse’s prowess.

2023 Watergate Cup Tips

Baez has clocked up a string of victories and he’s the eye-catching horse that will line up in the Watergate Cup, although the betting odds suggest a wide open encounter. The Jim Goldie-trained charge has achieved no less than four consecutive wins and the latest of these came at Chester Racecourse in mid-September when beating six other horses.

That win was over two miles and came after a handicap win at Musselburgh, with previous victories coming at York and Catterick. The four-year-old could be the one to beat, although Emiyn has been respected in the market and the horse ran well in esteemed company last time out when finishing seventh at Goodwood out of seventeen runners.

Sent off at odds of 18/1, the horse performed well over two miles, four and a half furlongs. Previously to this came a victory in the Clogau Handicap at Chester Racecourse, with the Declan Carroll-trained runner having to cope with a hefty weight compared to several of the other leading counterparts including La Hacienda.

Matthew J Smith will hope that his six-year-old can recover from a below-par performance in the Irish Cesarewich, with Tashkan looking like a potential contender after a bright showing in the York Ebor Handicap despite finishing down the order. It could be that the conditions are right for the Brian Ellison-trained horse to go well here.