Gold Cup
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The Gold Cup, the chasing crown, is a grade 1 race over 3 miles 2 furlongs and 70 yards and 22 fences of the New Course and is open to 5-year-olds and above. Although the first race at Cheltenham known as the Gold Cup was in July 1819, it was a flat race over 3 miles on the Cleeve Hill course and was won by Spectre owned by Mr Bodenham, and the race did continue for a number of years afterwards. However, it has no real connection with the present day pinnacle of National Hunt racing which was first contested on 12th March 1924 over 3 miles 3 furlongs. The race was not staged in 1931 due to frost, nor in 1937 due to flooding, and the Second World War prevented the race being held in both 1943 and 1944. |
| Early history:- The inaugural running of the Gold Cup was on 12th March 1924 over 3 miles 3 furlongs and was won by Red Splash (5/1) owned by Major Humphrey Wyndham, trained by Fred Withington and ridden by Dick Rees, beating Conjuror II (7/1) and Gerald L (5/1). | |
| Gold Cup 1990 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | NORTON'S COIN | Graham McCourt | Sirrell Griffiths | Mr Sirrell Griffiths 100/1 |
| 2 | TOBY TOBIAS | Mark Pitman | Mrs Jenny Pitman | Mrs Elizabeth Hitchins 8/1 |
| 3 | CHARTER PARTY | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth | Mr Richard Burridge 10/11 fav |
| 4 | CAVVIES CLOWN | Graham Bradley | David Elsworth | Mrs J Olivant 10/1 |
| 5 | PEGWELL BAY | Brendan Powell snr | Tim Forster | Major A K Barlow 20/1 |
| 6 | MAID OF MONEY | A Powell | J R H Fowler | Mrs H McCormick 25/1 |
| 7 | YAHOO | T Morgan | J A C Edwards | Mr Alan Parker 40/1 |
| 8 | BONANZA BOY | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe | News International 15/2 |
| 9 | TEN OF SPADES | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn | Mr W H Whitbread 20/1 |
| 10 | KILDIMO | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding | Lady Harris 50/1 |
| 11 | NICK THE BRIEF | M M Lynch | John Upson | Mr John Upson 10/1 |
| 12 | THE BAKEWELL BOY | Steve Smith-Eccles | R G Frost | Mr N W Lake 200/1 |
| Over round 113% | ||||
| This race was held on Thursday 15th March 1990 when Norton Coin beat Toby Tobias and Desert Orchid by 3/4 length and 4 lengths | ||||