Doncaster Cup 2026 Result
There are two horses who dominate the betting market for the Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes. There’s Caballo Del Mar who runs for George Scott and looks set to go off as favourite. However, the five-year-old has only recorded one victories across the space of five outings this term. This horse is also carrying more weight than the rest of the field.
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Queenstown came back for the new campaign with a win and the Aidan O’Brien-trained six-year-old was impressive previously. We think this could be the value proposition, with a big jump in the betting to French Master. John & Thady Gosden saddle a horse who is still bidding for a first victory of the campaign but has been running in competitive races.
2026 Doncaster Cup Result
7 finishers- 1 Caballo De Mar Oisin Murphy -120F
- 2 Beylerbeyi Clifford Lee +500
- 3 Ascending W J Lee +650
- 4 Epic Poet Daniel Tudhope +1400
- 5 Peace Belle Jason Hart +10000
- 6 Berkshire Sundance P J McDonald +1400
- 7 Winday William Buick +600
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Queenstown is a six-year-old with plenty of ability and this was in evidence in the latest outing. Aidan O’Brien’s charge performed well in the Irish St Leger Trial Stakes at the Curragh last month. Over a mile and six furlongs, the charge was able to oblige by four lengths, with that coming after a lengthy lay-off considering the previous race was October 2025.
On that occasion, there had been a bright showing at Saint-Cloud, with the runner finishing two lengths off the pace in an encounter over nearly two miles. The horse has a habit of landing a place in races, although it’s Caballo Del Mar who is the market leader. George Scott saddles a five-year-old who was slightly disappointing at York last time out.
As the 7/4 favourite, fourth place out of a field of eight was underwhelming and it came after finishing last in a field of eleven at Royal Ascot. This feels like a race where the favourite is worth opposing, with the horse having last been impressive when scoring at Longchamp as the 18/1 chance in the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier.
French Master is the other horse trading at single figure odds, with John & Thady Gosden saddling a five-year-old who finished second in the Queen Alexandra Stakes. That Royal Ascot performance was top notch, with that being followed by a commendable effort at Goodwood when outrunning odds of 33/1 to land fourth out of eight.
Past Winners
2025 — Doncaster Cup
- 1 Sweet William R Havlin -110F
- 2 Pendragon L Morris +450
- 3 Hipop De Loire W Buick +900
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