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 2021 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | MINELLA INDO | Jack Kennedy | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Maloney 9/1 |
| 2 | A PLUS TARD | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Cheveley Park Stud 100/30 |
| 3 | AL BOUM PHOTO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 9/4 fav |
| 4 | NATIVE RIVER | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard | Brocade Racing 12/1 |
| 5 | FRODON | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls | Mr P J Vogt 16/1 |
| 6 | ROYALE PIGAILLE | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | Mrs Susannah Ricci 14/1 |
| 7 | BLACK OP | Tom Scudamore | Tom George | Mr R S Brookhouse 125/1 |
| 8 | ASO | Daryl Jacob | Venetia Williams | The Bellamy Partnership 150/1 |
| 9 | KEMBOY | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Kemboy, Brett, Graham et al 16/1 |
| 10 | SANTINI | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson | Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes 12/1 |
| 11 | CHAMP | Nico De Boinville | Nicky Henderson | Mr John P McManus 13/2 |
| 12 | LOSTINTRANSLATION | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard | Taylor, O'Dwyer 40/1 |
| Over round 117% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 19th March 2021 when Minella Indo beat A Plus Tard and Al Boum Photo by 1 1/4 lengths and 4 1/4 lengths | ||||