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 2015 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | CONYGREE | Nico De Boinville | Mark Bradstock | The Max Partnership 7/1 |
| 2 | DJAKADAM | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Susannah Ricci 10/1 |
| 3 | ROAD TO RICHES | Brain Cooper | Noel Meade (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 8/1 |
| 4 | HOLYWELL | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill | Mrs Gay Smith 8/1 |
| 5 | ON HIS OWN | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Andrea & Graham Wylie 33/1 |
| 6 | MANY CLOUDS | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood | Mr Trevor Hemmings 7/1 |
| 7 | SILVINIACO CONTI | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls | Chris Giles, Potensis 3/1 fav |
| 8 | SMAD PLACE | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | Mrs Peter Andrews 25/1 |
| 9 | CARLINGFORD LOUGH | Tony McCoy | John E Kiely | Mr John P McManus 14/1 |
| 10 | BOSTON BOB | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Andrea and Graham Wylie 33/1 |
| 11 | HOUBLON DES OBEAUX | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | Mrs Julian Blackwell 33/1 |
| 12 | THE GIANT BOLSTER | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | Simon Hunt, Gary Lambton 33/1 |
| 13 | SAM WINNER | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls | Mrs Angela Yeoman 20//1 |
| 14 | BOBS WORTH | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | The Not Afraid Partnership 16/1 |
| 15 | HOME FARM | David Casey | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr C Jones 100/1 |
| 16 | LORD WINDERMERE | Davy Russell | J H Culloty (Ire) | Dr R Lambe 20/1 |
| Over round 120% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 13th March 2015 when Coneygree beat Djakadam and Road To Riches by 1 1/2 lengths and 2 lengths | ||||