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 1991 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | GARRISON SAVANNAH | Mark Pitman | Mrs Jenny Pitman | Autofour Engineers 16/1 |
| 2 | THE FELLOW | Adam Kondrat | Francois Doumen | Marquesa De Moratalla 28/1 |
| 3 | DESERT ORCHID | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth | Mr Richard Burridge 4/1 |
| 4 | COOL GROUND | Luke Harvey | Reg Akehurst | 7th Regiment Army Air Corps 7/1 |
| 5 | KILDIMO | Robbie Stronge | George Moore | Lady Harris 66/1 |
| 6 | NICK THE BRIEF | Robbie Supple | John Upson | Mr John Upson 12/1 |
| 7 | CELTIC SHOT | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks | Mr D E H Horton 5/2 fav |
| 8 | YAHOO | Norman Williamson | J A C Edwards | Mr Alan Parker 100/1 |
| 9 | NORTON'S COIN | Graham McCourt | Sirrell Griffiths | Mr Sirrell Griffiths 16/1 |
| 10 | CARRICK HILL LAD | Mark Dwyer | Gordon Richards | Mr A M Picken 11/1 |
| 11 | TWIN OAKS | Neil Doughty | Gordon Richards | Mr J N G Moreton 11/1 |
| 12 | ARCTIC CALL | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood | Mr B T Stewart-Brown 10/1 |
| 13 | PARTY POLITICS | A Adams | Nick Gaselee | Mr D R Stoddart 33/1 |
| 14 | MARTIN D'OR | J-M Joly | Patrick Gautier | Mr Patrick Gautier 250/1 |
| Over round 113% | ||||
| This race was held on Thursday 14th March 1991 when Garrison Savannah beat The Fellow and Desert Orchid by a short head and 15 lengths | ||||