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 2025 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN | Mark Walsh | Gavin Cromwell (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 15/2 |
| 2 | GALOPIN DES CHAMPS | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Audrey Turley 8/13 fav |
| 3 | GENTLEMANS GAME | Darragh O'Keeffe | Mouse Morris (Ire) | Robcour 40/1 |
| 4 | MONTY'S STAR | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Mr Barry Moloney 8/1 |
| 5 | THE REAL WHACKER | Brian Hughes | Patrick Neville | Mann, Neville, Duffus et al 28/1 |
| 6 | ROYAL PAGAILLE | Charlie Deutsch | Venitia Williams | Mrs Susannah Ricci 80/1 |
| 7 | BANBRIDGE | J J Slevin | Joseph O'Brien (Ire) | Mr Ronnie Bartlett 13/2 |
| F | AHOY SENOR | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell | Mrs C Wymer & PJs Russell 28/1 |
| F | CORBETTS CROSS | Jack Kennedy | Emmet Mullins (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 14/1 |
| Over round 116% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 14th March 2025 when Inothewayurthinkin beat Galopin Des Champs and Gentlemans Game by 6 lengths and 12 lengths | ||||