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 2024 | 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 10/11 fav |
| 2 | GERRI COLOMBE | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Robcour 13/2 |
| 3 | CORACH RAMBLER | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell | The Ramblers 14/1 |
| 4 | L'HOMME PRESSE | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | DFA Racing 16/1 |
| 5 | BRAVEMANSGAME | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | Bryan Drew 14/1 |
| 6 | JUNGLE BOOGIE | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Malcolm Denmark 16/1 |
| PU | MONKFISH | Patrick Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Susannah Ricci 18/1 |
| PU | GENTLEMANS GAME | Darragh O'Keeffe | Mouse Morris (Ire) | Robcour 25/1 |
| PU | NASSALAM | Niall Houlihan | Gary Moore | John & Yvonne Stone 33/1 |
| PU | THE REAL WHACKER | Sam Twiston-Davies | Patrick Neville | Neville, Mann, Duffus, Dennis 40/1 |
| UR | FASTORSLOW | J J Slevin | Martin Brassil (Ire) | Sean & Bernardine Mulryan 8/1 |
| Over round 119% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 15th March 2024 when Galopin Des Champs beat Gerri Colombe and Corach Rambler by 3 1/2 lengths and 9 1/2 lengths | ||||