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 2022 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | A PLUS TARD | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Cheveley Park Stud 3/1 fav |
| 2 | MINELLA INDO | Robbie Power | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Maloney 7/1 |
| 3 | PROTEKTORAT | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | Ferguson, Mason, Hales 10/1 |
| 4 | GALVIN | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Mr Ronnie A Bartlett 100/30 |
| 5 | ROYALE PIGAILLE | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | Mrs Susannah Ricci 20/1 |
| 6 | AL BOUM PHOTO | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 6/1 |
| 7 | ASTERION FORLONGE | Brian Cooper | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs J Donnelly 22/1 |
| 8 | SANTINI | Nick Schofield | Polly Gundry | Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes 66/1 |
| 9 | AYE RIGHT | Callum Bewley | H Graham, G Rutherford | Geoff & Elspeth Adam 80/1 |
| 10 | TORNADO FLYER | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | T F P Partnership 9/1 |
| 11 | CHANTRY HOUSE | Nico De Boinville | Nicky Henderson | Mr John P McManus 16/1 |
| Over round 112% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 18th March 2022 when A Plus Tard beat Minella Indo and Protektorat by 15 lengths and 2 1/2 lengths | ||||