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 2013 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | BOBS WORTH | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | The Not Afraid Partnership 11/4 fav |
| 2 | SIR DES CHAMPS | Tony McCoy | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 4/1 |
| 3 | LONG RUN | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | Mr Robert Waley-Cohen 7/2 |
| 4 | THE GIANT BOLSTER | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | Mr Simon Hunt 16/1 |
| 5 | CAPE TRIBULATION | Denis O'Regan | Malcolm Jefferson | Mr J David Abell 12/1 |
| 6 | CAPTAIN CHRIS | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | Mrs Diana Whateley 14/1 |
| 7 | WAYWARD PRINCE | Jack Doyle | Hilary Parrott | T J & Mrs H Parrott 100/1 |
| 8 | SILVINIACO CONTI | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Chris Giles, Potensis Bloodstock 4/1 |
| 9 | MONBEG DUDE | Sam Twiston-Davies | Michael Scudamore | Oydunow 40/1 |
| Over round 113% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 15th March 2013 when Bobs Worth beat Sir Des Champs and Long Run by 7 lengths and 2 3/4 lengths | ||||