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 2020 | 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 100/30 fav |
| 2 | SANTINI | Nico De Boinville | Nicky Henderson | Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes 5/1 |
| 3 | LOSTINTRANSLATION | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard | Taylor & O'Dwyer 10/1 |
| 4 | MONALEE | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Maloney 20/1 |
| 5 | DELTA WORK | Mark Walsh | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 5/1 |
| 6 | REAL STEEL | Brian Hughes | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Sullivan Bloodstock 50/1 |
| 7 | KEMBOY | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Kemboy, Brett, Graham et al 8/1 |
| 8 | CLAN DES OBEAUX | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | Barber, Mason, Ferguson 7/1 |
| 9 | BRISTOL DE MAI | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Simon Munir, Isaac Souede 18/1 |
| 10 | CHRIS'S DREAM | Aidan Coleman | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Robcour 20/1 |
| 11 | ELEGANT ESCAPE | Jonjo O'Neill jnr | Colin Tizzard | J P Romans 66/1 |
| 12 | PRESENTING PERCY | Davy Russell | Patrick G Kelly | Mr Philip J Reynolds 10/1 |
| Over round 117% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 13th March 2020 when Al Boum Photo beat Santini and Lostintranslation by a neck and 1 1/4 lengths | ||||