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 2017 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | SIZING JOHN | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington (Ire) | Ann & Alan Potts 7/1 |
| 2 | MINELLA ROCCO | Noel Fehily | Jonjo O'Neill | Mr John P McManus 18/1 |
| 3 | NATIVE RIVER | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard | Brocade Racing 7/2 |
| 4 | DJAKADAM | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Susannah Ricci 3/1 fav |
| 5 | SAPHIR DU RHEU | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls | The Stewart Family 33/1 |
| 6 | MORE OF THAT | Aidan Coleman | Jonjo O'Neill | Mr John P McManus 14/1 |
| 7 | BRISTOL DE MAI | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Simon Munir, Isaac Souede 16/1 |
| 8 | SMAD PLACE | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | Mrs Peter Andrews 50/1 |
| 9 | CHAMPAGNE WEST | David Mullins | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr R S Brookhouse 14/1 |
| 10 | OUTLANDER | Brian Cooper | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 10/1 |
| 11 | CUE CARD | Paddy Brennan | Colin Tizzard | Mrs Jean Bishop 9/2 |
| 12 | IRISH CAVALIER | Paul Townend | Rebecca Curtis | Mr A McIver 66/1 |
| 13 | TEA FOR TWO | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams | Mrs Jane Williams, Len Jakeman 40/1 |
| Over round 121% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 17th March 2017 when Sizing John beat Minella Rocco and Native River by 2 3/4 lengths and a short head | ||||