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). | |
| Over the entire history of the race 28% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 13th of the 28 current races. Over the entire history of the race a level stake bet of £10 on every favourite would have resulted in a £290 loss, placing the race 27th of the current 28 races. Over the entire history of the race the Irish have been successful 29% of occasions, placing the race 14th of the 28 current races. |
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| Gold Cup | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1924 | RED SPLASH | Dick Rees | Fred Withington | Major Humphrey Wyndham 5/1 |
| 1925 | BALLINODE | Ted Leader | Frank Morgan (Ire) | Mr Christopher Bentley 3/1 |
| 1926 | KOKO | Tim Hamey | Alfred Bickley | Mr Fred Barbour 10/1 |
| 1927 | THROWN IN | Mr Hugh Grosvenor | Owen Anthony | 2nd Lord Stalbridge 10/1 |
| 1928 | PATRON SAINT | Dick Rees | Stanley Harrison | Mr F W Keen 7/2 |
| 1929 | EASTER HERO | Dick Rees | Jack Anthony | Mr John Hay Whitney 7/4 fav |
| 1930 | EASTER HERO | Tommy Cullinan | Jack Anthony | Mr John Hay Whitney 8/11 fav |
| Race not held due to severe frost causing postponment of entire Festival | ||||
| 1932 | GOLDEN MILLER | Ted Leader | Basil Briscoe | Miss Dorothy Paget 13/2 |
| 1933 | GOLDEN MILLER | Billy Stott | Basil Briscoe | Miss Dorothy Paget 4/7 fav |
| 1934 | GOLDEN MILLER | Gerry Wilson | Basil Briscoe | Miss Dorothy Paget 6/5 fav |
| 1935 | GOLDEN MILLER | Gerry Wilson | Basil Briscoe | Miss Dorothy Paget 1/2 fav |
| 1936 | GOLDEN MILLER | Evan Williams | Owen Anthony | Miss Dorothy Paget 21/20 fav |
| 1937 | Race was not held due to flooding | |||
| 1938 | MORSE CODE | Danny Morgan | Ivor Anthony | Sir Dealtry Charles Part 13/2 |
| 1939 | BRENDAN'S COTTAGE | George Owen | George Beeby | Mrs Jean Smith-Bingham 8/1 |
| 1940 | ROMAN HACKLE | Evan Williams | Owen Anthony | Miss Dorothy Paget Evens fav |
| 1941 | POET PRINCE | Roger Burford | Ivor Anthony | Mr David Sherbrooke 7/2 |
| 1942 | MEDOC II | Frenchie Nicholson | Reg Hobbs | 7th Earl of Sefton 9/2 |
| Race not held in 1943 or 1944 due to Second World War | ||||
| 1945 | RED ROWER | Davy Jones | 2nd Lord Stalbridge | 2nd Lord Stalbridge 11/4 fav |
| 1946 | PRINCE REGENT | Tim Hyde | Tom Dreaper (Ire) | Mr James Rank 4/7 fav |
| 1947 | FORTINA | Mr Richard Black | Hector Christie | 3rd Baron Grimthorpe 8/1 |
| 1948 | COTTAGE RAKE | Aubrey Brabazon | Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Mr Frank Vickerman 10/1 |
| 1949 | COTTAGE RAKE | Aubrey Brabazon | Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Mr Frank Vickerman 4/6 fav |
| 1950 | COTTAGE RAKE | Aubrey Brabazon | Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Mr Frank Vickerman 5/6 fav |
| 1951 | SILVER FAME | Martin Molony | George Beeby | 1st Baron Bicester 6/4 fav |
| 1952 | MONT TREMBLANT | Dave Dick | Fulke Walwyn | Miss Dorothy Paget 8/1 |
| 1953 | KNOCK HARD | Tim Molony | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs Moya Keogh 11/2 |
| 1954 | FOUR TEN | Tommy Cusack | John Roberts | Mr Alan Strange 100/6 |
| 1955 | GAY DONALD | Tony Grantham | Jim Ford | Mr Philip Burt 33/1 |
| 1956 | LIMBER HILL | Jimmy Power | Bill Dutton | Mr James Davey 11/8 fav |
| 1957 | LINWELL | Michael Scudamore | Charlie Mallon | Mr David Brown 100/9 |
| 1958 | KERSTIN | Stan Hayhurst | Verly Bewicke | Mr George H Moore 7/1 |
| 1959 | RODDY OWEN | Bobby Beasley | Danny Morgan (Ire) | 12th Earl of Fingall 5/1 |
| 1960 | PAS SEUL | Bill Rees | Bob Turnell | Mr John Rogerson 6/1 |
| 1961 | SAFFRON TARTAN | Fred Winter | Don Butchers | Mr Guy Westmacott 2/1 |
| 1962 | MANDARIN | Fred Winter | Fulke Walwyn | Mrs Peggy Hennessy 7/2 |
| 1963 | MILL HOUSE | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn | Mr Bill Gollings 7/2 |
| 1964 | ARKLE | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper (Ire) | Anne, Duchess of Westminster 7/4 |
| 1965 | ARKLE | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper (Ire) | Duchess of Westminster 30/100 fav |
| 1966 | ARKLE | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper (Ire) | Duchess of Westminster 1/10 fav |
| 1967 | WOODLAND VENTURE | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell | Mr Harry Collins 100/8 |
| 1968 | FORT LENEY | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | Mr John Thomson 11/2 |
| 1969 | WHAT A MYTH | Paul Kelleway | H Ryan Price | Lady Lucy Weir 8/1 |
| 1970 | L'ESCARGOT | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore (Ire) | Mr Raymond R Guest 33/1 |
| 1971 | L'ESCARGOT | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore (Ire) | Mr Raymond R Guest 7/2 |
| 1972 | GLENCARAIG LADY | Frank Berry | Francis Flood (Ire) | Mr Patrick Doyle 6/1 |
| 1973 | THE DIKLER | Ron Barry | Fulke Walwyn | Mrs Peggy August 9/1 |
| 1974 | CAPTAIN CHRISTY | Bobby Beasley | Pat Taaffe (Ire) | Mrs Jane Samuel 7/1 |
| 1975 | TEN UP | Tommy Carberry | Jim Dreaper (Ire) | Anne, Duchess of Westminster 2/1 |
| 1976 | ROYAL FROLIC | John Burke | Fred Rimell | Sir Edward Hanmer 14/1 |
| 1977 | DAVY LAD | Dessie Hughes | Mick O'Toole (Ire) | Mrs Ann-Marie McGowan 14/1 |
| 1978 | MIDNIGHT COURT | John Francome | Fred Winter | Mrs Olive Jackson 5/2 |
| 1979 | ALVERTON | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby | Snailwell Stud Co 5/1 |
| 1980 | MASTER SMUDGE | Richard Hoare | Arthur Barrow | Mr Arthur Barrow 14/1 |
| 1981 | LITTLE OWL | Mr Jim Wilson | Peter Easterby | Robin & Jim Wilson 6/1 |
| 1982 | SILVER BUCK | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson | Mrs Christine Feather 8/1 |
| 1983 | BREGAWN | Graham Bradley | Michael Dickinson | Mr James Kennelly 100/30 |
| 1984 | BURROUGH HILL LAD | Phil Tuck | Jenny Pitman | Mr Stan Riley 7/2 |
| 1985 | FORGIVE 'N FORGET | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy Fitzgerald | Tim Kilroe & Sons Ltd 7/1 |
| 1986 | DAWN RUN | Jonjo O'Neill | Paddy Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Charmian Hill 15/8 fav |
| 1987 | THE THINKER | Ridley Lamb | Arthur Stephenson | Mr Tim McDonagh 13/2 |
| 1988 | CHARTER PARTY | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson | Claire Smith & Jenny Mould 10/1 |
| 1989 | DESERT ORCHID | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth | Mr Richard Burridge 5/2 |
| 1990 | NORTON'S COIN | Graham McCourt | Sirrel Griffiths | Mr Sirrel Griffiths 100/1 |
| 1991 | GARRISON SAVANNAH | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman | Autofour Engineering 16/1 |
| 1992 | COOL GROUND | Adrian Maguire | Toby Balding | Whitcombe Manor Racing 25/1 |
| 1993 | JODAMI | Mark Dwyer | Peter Beamont | Mr John Yeadon 8/1 |
| 1994 | THE FELLOW | Adam Kondrat | Francois Doumen (Fr) | Marquesa De Moratalla 7/1 |
| 1995 | MASTER OATS | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey | Mr Paul Matthews 100/30 |
| 1996 | IMPERIAL CALL | Conor O'Dwyer | Fergie Sutherland (Ire) | Lisselan Farms Ltd 9/2 |
| 1997 | MR MULLIGAN | Tony McCoy | Noel Chance | M & G Worcester 20/1 |
| 1998 | COOL DAWN | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner | Mrs Dido Harding 25/1 |
| 1999 | SEE MORE BUSINESS | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls | Messrs Keighley & Paul Barber 16/1 |
| 2000 | LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE | Richard Johnson | Noel Chance | Mr Tim Collins 9/2 |
| 2001 | Race was not held due to foot & mouth crisis |
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| 2002 | BEST MATE | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight | Mr Jim Lewis 7/1 |
| 2003 | BEST MATE | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight | Mr Jim Lewis 13/8 fav |
| 2004 | BEST MATE | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight | Mr Jim Lewis 8/11 fav |
| 2005 | KICKING KING | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe (Ire) | Mr Conor Clarkson 4/1 |
| 2006 | WAR OF ATTRITION | Conor O'Dwyer | Mouse Morris (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 13/2 |
| 2007 | KAUTO STAR | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Mr Clive D Smith 5/4 fav |
| 2008 | DENMAN | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls | Harry Findlay & Paul Barber 9/4 |
| 2009 | KAUTO STAR | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Mr Clive D Smith 7/4 fav |
| 2010 | IMPERIAL COMMANDER | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Our Friends in the North 7/1 |
| 2011 | LONG RUN | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | Mr Robert Waley-Cohen 7/2 fav |
| 2012 | SYNCHRONISED | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill | Mr John P McManus 8/1 |
| 2013 | BOBS WORTH | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | The Not Afraid Partnership 11/4 fav |
| 2014 | LORD WINDERMERE | Davy Russell | Jim Culloty (Ire) | Dr Ronan Lambe 20/1 |
| 2015 | CONEYGREE | Nico De Boinville | Mark Bradstock | The Max Partnership 7/1 |
| 2016 | DON COSSACK | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 9/4 fav |
| 2017 | SIZING JOHN | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington (Ire) | Ann & Alan Potts 7/1 |
| 2018 | NATIVE RIVER | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard | Brocade Racing 5/1 |
| 2019 | AL BOUM PHOTO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 12/1 |
| 2020 | AL BOUM PHOTO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 100/30 fav |
| 2021 | MINELLA INDO | Jack Kennedy | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Maloney 9/1 |
| 2022 | A PLUS TARD | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Cheveley Park Stud 3/1 fav |
| 2023 | GALOPIN DES CHAMPS | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Audrey Turley 7/5 fav |
