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 2019 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | AL BOUM PHOTO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 12/1 |
| 2 | ANIBALE FLY | Barry Geraghty | Tony Martin (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 22/1 |
| 3 | BRISTOL DE MAI | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Simon Munir, Isaac Souede 18/1 |
| 4 | NATIVE RIVER | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard | Brocade Racing 6/1 |
| 5 | CLAN DES OBEAUX | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | Barber, Mason, Ferguson 5/1 |
| 6 | ELEGANT ESCAPE | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard | J P Romans 20/1 |
| 7 | YALA ENKI | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | Hills of Ledbury 100/1 |
| 8 | PRESENTING PERCY | Davy Russell | Patrick G Kelly | Mr Philip J Reynolds 100/30 fav |
| 9 | SHATTERED LOVE | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 20/1 |
| 10 | DEFINITLY RED | Danny Cook | Brian Ellison | Phil & Julie Martin 50/1 |
| 11 | INVITATION ONLY | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Andrea & Graham Wylie 33/1 |
| 12 | THISTLECRACK | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard | John & Heather Snook 12/1 |
| 13 | BELLSHILL | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Andrea & Graham Wylie 9/1 |
| 14 | DOUBLE SHUFFLE | Jonathan Burke | Tom George | Crossed Fingers Partnership 100/1 |
| 15 | MIGHT BITE | Nico De Boinville | Nicky Henderson | The Knot Again Partnership 14/1 |
| 16 | KEMBOY | David Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Supreme Horse Racing Club 8/1 |
| Over round 124% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 15th March 2019 when Al Boum Photo beat Anibale Fly and Bristol De Mai by 2 1/2 lengths and 3 3/4 lengths | ||||