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 2018 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | NATIVE RIVER | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard | Brocade Racing 5/1 |
| 2 | MIGHT BITE | Nico De Boinville | Nicky Henderson | The Knot Again Partnership 4/1 fav |
| 3 | ANIBALE FLY | Barry Geraghty | Tony Martin (Ire0 | Mr John P McManus 33/1 |
| 4 | ROAD TO RESPECT | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 9/1 |
| 5 | DJAKADAM | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Susannah Ricci 25/1 |
| 6 | DEFINITLY RED | Danny Cook | Brian Ellison | Phil & Julie Martin 8/1 |
| 7 | TEA FOR TWO | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams | Mrs Jane Williams, Len Jakeman 50/1 |
| 8 | EDWULF | Mr Derrick O'Connor | Joseph Patrick O'Brien (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 20/1 |
| 9 | AMERICAN | Noel Fehily | Harry Fry | The Jago Family Partnership 25/1 |
| 10 | TOTAL RECALL | David Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Slaneyville Syndicate 14/1 |
| 11 | BACHASSON | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mr Edward O'Connell 33/1 |
| 12 | OUTLANDER | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 20/1 |
| 13 | SAPHIR DU RHEU | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls | The Stewart Family 66/1 |
| 14 | KILLULTAGH VIC | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Boyd, Armstrong, Anderson 8/1 |
| 15 | OUR DUKE | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington | Cooper Family Syndicate 9/2 |
| Over round 121% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 16th March 2018 when Native River beat Might Bite and Anibale Fly by 4 1/2 lengths and 4 lengths | ||||