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 2026 | Grade 1 | 3 miles 2 1/2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | GAELIC WARRIOR | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Mrs Susannah Ricci 11/4 jt fav |
| 2 | JANGO BAIE | Nico De Boinvelle | Nicky Henderson | Countrywide Park Homes 11/4 jt fav |
| 3 | INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN | Mark Walsh | Gavin Cromwell (Ire) | Mr John P McManus 15/2 |
| 4 | GREY DAWNING | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | Mr Robert Kirkland 16/1 |
| 5 | L'HOMME PRESSE | Charlie Deutsch | Venitia Williams | DFA Racing 40/1 |
| 6 | FIREFOX | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | Bective Stud 25/1 |
| 7 | GOLD TWEET | Clement Lefebvre | Gabriel Leenders (Fr) | AGV Karwin Stud 100/1 |
| 8 | THE JUKEBOX MAN | Ben Jones | Ben Pauling | Mr Harry Rednapp 7/2 |
| 9 | ENVOI ALLEN | Darragh O'Keeffe | Henry De Bromhead (Ire) | Cheveley Park Stud 33/1 |
| PU | HAITI COULEURS | Sean Bowen | Rebecca Curtis | Conyers, McDermott, Prowling 6/1 |
| Over round 116% | ||||
| This race was held on Friday 13th March 2026 when Gaelic Warrior beat Jango Baie and Inothewayurthinkin by 8 lengths and 2 lengths | ||||