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 2023 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | GALOPIN DES CHAMPS | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Audrey Turley 7/5 fav |
| 2 | BRAVEMANSGAME | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | Bryan Drew, John Dance 6/1 |
| 3 | CONFLATED | Sam Ewing | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Gigginstown House Stud 22/1 |
| 4 | NOBLE YEATS | Sean Bowen | Emmet Mullins (Ire) | Mr Robert Waley-Cohen 14/1 |
| 5 | PROTEKTORAT | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | Mason, Ferguson, Hales 25/1 |
| 6 | ROYALE PIGAILLE | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | Mrs Susannah Ricci 50/1 |
| 7 | ELDORADO ALLEN | Brendan Powell | Joe Tizzard | J P Romans, Terry Warner 100/1 |
| 8 | SOUNDS RUSSIAN | Sean Quinlan | Ruth Jefferson | Claxby & Co 50/1 |
| 9 | HEWICK | Jordan Gainford | John Joseph Hanlon (Ire) | Mr T J McDonald 40/1 |
| 10 | AHOY SENOR | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell | Mrs C Wymer, Pjs Russell 14/1 |
| 11 | A PLUS TARD | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Cheveley Park Stud 4/1 |
| 12 | MINELLA INDO | Nico De Boinville | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Maloney 20/1 |
| 13 | STATTLER | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mr Ronnie A Bartlett 16/1 |
| Over round 116% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 17th March 2023 when Galopin Des Champs beat Bravemansgame and Comflated by 7 lengths and 6 1/2 lengths | ||||