--- title: "Sean Bowen Aiming To Be The Outright Winning-Most bet365 Gold Cup Jockey On Saturday" canonical: "https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/25/sean-bowen-bet365-gold-cup-sandown-park/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Andy Newton" section: "News" published: "2026-04-25T04:55:28Z" modified: "2026-04-25T06:43:14Z" --- # Sean Bowen Aiming To Be The Outright Winning-Most bet365 Gold Cup Jockey On Saturday **Top jump racing jockey Sean Bowen will be crown champion rider over the sticks for a second season at Sandown on Saturday – but he could also land another record if he wins the big race on the day – the bet365 Gold Cup.** ## **Sean Bowen Can Become The Winning-Most bet365 Gold Cup Jockey……..Outright** Having fired in over 230 winners this season, **Sean Bowen** has been out on this own again in the race for the [jump jockeys’ championship](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/21/jump-jockeys-championship-winners/). He’s over 100 clear of Harry Skelton, so unless Saturday’s Sandown fixture turns into a monster 150-race card – Bowen will be crowned the 2025-26 jump jockey champion again. Which will add to this first title last season and really with his huge domination in the saddle at the moment, it will be a brave punter that says he can’t mop-up many more titles in the coming years. But Bowen still has a long way to go to get near the record haul of AP McCoy, who has won the jump jockeys’ championship a staggering 20 times. However, the Welsh riding wizard could also add another record to his growing CV on Saturday – if he can win the [bet365 Gold Cup](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/20/2026-bet365-gold-cup-odds-early-preview-main-runners/). Bowen will head into the race with three wins to his name and is the current joint winning-most rider in the history of the race, which was first run in 1957. With his most-recent success coming last season when he partnered the Olly Murphy-trained Resplendent Grey (watch below) to win the [ITV Racing](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/03/14/itv-racing-schedule-today-weekly-Saturday/) contest. ![Bet365 Gold Cup](https://media.readhorseracing.com/readhorseracing/2026/04/Bet365-Gold-Cup-1024x683.jpg) Sandown Jump Finale Sean Bowen celebrates winning the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase on Resplendent Grey during the Jump Finale meeting at Sandown Park, Esher UK Newspapers OUT Copyright: xMarkxChappellx FIL-21748-0038 #### **Sean Bowen bet365 Gold Cup Wins** - *Just A Par (2015)* - *Henllan Harri (2017)* - *Resplendent Grey (2025)* Sean Bowen currently sits on three [bet365 Gold Cup](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/21/bet365-gold-cup-runners-2026-jockey-silks-horse-profiles-and-star-ratings/) wins – alongside Ron Barry, who fired in his Sandown treble between 1971 and 1974. Barry was also crowned champion jump jockey twice in his career – between 1972 and 1974. Which means that should Sean Bowen win the race again on Saturday, he’d become the **WINNING-MOST** bet365 Gold Cup rider outright with FOUR successes. Sean Bowen is expected to team-up with last year’s winner Resplendent Grey again this weekend. The 8yold is now rated 10lbs higher than 12 months ago, but the [bet365 Gold Cup trends](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/21/bet365-gold-cup-trends-stats-sandown-park/) tell us ALL of the last seven winners were aged 7 or 8. Resplendent Grey will be looking to become the first *‘back-to-back’* bet365 Gold Cup winner since Topsham Bay (1992-93). Just behind Bowen and Barry in the bet365 Gold Cup hall-of-fame – are AP McCoy, Richard Johnson, Ruby Walsh, Charlie Swan and Richard Dunwoody – who all won the race twice. ### **WATCH: Sean Bowen Winning The bet365 Gold Cup in 2025 on Resplendent Grey** [RESPLENDENT GREY caps perfect season for Bowen (embedded)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9bKJ1kGmH2o?feature=oembed) ## **bet365 Gold Cup Race Details 2026** 📅 Date: Saturday, 25th April 2026\ ⌚ Time: 3:30pm\ 🏇 Course: Sandown Park\ 🔄 Trip: 3m 4 1/2f\ 💷 Winner’s Prize: £98,473\ 📺 TV: ITV / Racing TV * * * **See Andy Newton’s [ITV Racing Saturday tips](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/23/andy-newtons-itv-racing-tips-saturday-sandown/) and stats here – including his bet365 Gold Cup best bets.** * * * ## **bet365 Gold Cup Runners and Betting Odds** See below the expected [bet365 Gold Cup runners](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/04/20/2026-bet365-gold-cup-odds-early-preview-main-runners/) and betting odds ahead of Saturday’s Sandown race. - Havaila – 9/2 (Gary & Josh Moore) - In d’Or – 11/2 (Fergal O’Brien) - Montregard – 5/1 (Tom Lacey) - Road To Home – 6/1 (Willie Mullins) - Ask Brewster – 7/1 (Mrs C Williams) - Resplendent Grey – 9/1 (Olly Murphy) - Livin On Luco – 12/1 (Philip Hobbs & Johnson White) - Rock My Way – 12/1 (Joe Tizzard) - Henry’s Friend – 12/1 (Ben Pauling) - Transmission – 16/1 (Neil Mulholland) - Our Power – 25/1 (Sam Thomas) - Certainly Red – 33/1 (Lydia Richards) - Invincible Nao – 33/1 (Gary & Josh Moore) - Gabbys Cross – 100/1 (Nick Scholfield)