The Cheltenham Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse (otherwise known as Prestbury Park), over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on the Friday of the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The steeplechase, which is open to horses aged five years and over, is the most prestigious of all National Hunt events and it is sometimes referred to as the Blue Riband of jump-racing. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as Arkle, Best Mate, Golden Miller, Kauto Star and Mill House. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2012 it offered a total prize fund of £491,850. From 2012 it is sponsored by Betfred after the betting company bought the government-owned Tote in June 2011.

Most successful horse (5 wins):

Golden Miller – 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Pat Taaffe – Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)


Leading trainer (5 wins):

Tom Dreaper – Prince Regent (1946), Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)

Leading owner (7 wins):

Dorothy Paget – Golden Miller (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936), Roman Hackle (1940), Mont Tremblant (1952)

Winners

N.B. Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".


Year Winner Age         Jockey Trainer               Owner
1924 Red Splash 5 Dick Rees Fred Withington Humphery Wyndham
1925 Ballinobe         9 Tim Leader Frank Morgan Christopher Bentley
1926 Koko 8 Tim Hamey Alfred Bickley Frank Barbour
1927 Thrown In        11 Mr. Hugh Grosvenor   Owen Anthony 2nd Lord Stalbridge
1928 Patron Saint 5 Dick Rees Stanley Harrison F.W. Keen
1929 Easter Hero 9 Dick Rees Jack Anthony John Hay Whitney
1930 Easter Hero 10 Tommy Cullinan Jack Anthony John Hay Whitney
1931 No Race - - - -
1932 Golden Miller 5 Ted Leader Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1933 Golden Miller 6 Billy Stott Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1934 Golden Miller 7 Gerry Wilson Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1935 Golden Miller 8 Gerry Wilson Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1936 Golden Miller 9 Evan Williams Owen Anthony Dorothy Paget
1937 No Race - - - -
1938 Morse Code 9 Danny Morgan Ivor Anthony Dealtry C. Part
1939 Brendan’s Cottage 9 George Owen George Beeby Jean Smith-Bingham
1940 Roman Hackle 7 Evan Williams Owen Anthony Dorothy Paget
1941 Poet Prince 9 Roger Burford Ivor Athony David Sherbrooke
1942 Medoc II   8 Frenchie Nicholson Reg Hobbs 7th Earl of Sefton
1943 No Race - - - -
1944 No Race - - - -
1945 Red Rower 11 Davy Jones 2nd Lord Stalbridge 2nd Lord Stalbridge
1946 Prince Regent 11 Tim Hyde Tom Dreaper Jimmy Rank
1947 Fortina          6 Mr. Richard Black Hector Christie 3rd Baron Grimthorpe
1948 Cottage Rake 9 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1949 Cottage Rake 10 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1950 Cottage Rake 11 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1951 Silver Fame 12 Martin Maloney George Beeby st Baron Bicester 1st Baron Bicester
1952 Mont Tremblant 6 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn Dorothy Paget
1953 Knock Hard 9 Tim Malony Vincient O’Brien Moya Keogh
1954 Four Ten         8 Tommy Cussack John Roberts Alan Strange
1955 Gay Donald 9 Tony Grantham Jim Ford Philip Burt
1956 Limber Hill 9 Jimmy Power Bill Dutton James Davey
1957 Linwell         9 Michael Scudamore Charlie Mallon David Brown
1958 Kerstin         8 Stan Hayhurst Verly Bewicke George H. Moore
1959 Roddy Owen 10 Bobby Beasley Danny Morgan 12th Earl of Fingall
1960 Pas Seul          7 Bill Rees Bob Turnell John Rogerson
1961 Saffron Tartan 10 Fred Winter Don Butchers Guy Westmacott
1962 Mandarin         11 Fred Winter Fulke Walwyn Peggy Hennessy
1963 Mill House 6 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn Bill Gollings
1964 Arkle         7 Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1965 Arkle 8      Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1966 Arkle 9      Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1967 Woodland Venture 7 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell Harry Collins
1968 Fort Leney 10 Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper John Thomson
1969 What a Myth 12 Paul Kelleway Ryan Price Lady Lucy Weir
1970 L’Escargot 7 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore Raymond R. Guest
1971 L’Escargot 8 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore Raymond R. Guest
1972 Glencaraig Lady 8 Frank Berry Francis Flood Patrick Doyle
1973 The Dikler 10 Ron Barry Fulke Walwyn Patrick Doyle
1974 Captain Christy  7 Bobby Beasley Pat Taffe Jane Samuel
1975 Ten Up          8 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper Duchess Of Westminster
1976 Royal Frolic 7 John Burke Fred Rimell Sir Edward Hamner
1977 Davy Lad         7 Dessie Hughes Mick O’Toole Anne-Marie McGowan
1978 Midnight Court 7 John Francome Fred Winter Olive Jackson
1979 Alverton         9 Jonjo O’ Neill Peter Easterby Snailwell Stud Company
1980 Master Smudge 8 Richard Hoare Arthur Barrow Arthur Barrow
1981 Little Owl          7 Mr. Jim Wilson Peter Easterby Robin &Jim Wilson
1982 Silver Buck 10 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson Christine Feather
1983 Bregawn          9 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson James Kennelly
1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 Phil Tuck Jenny Pitman Stan Riley
1985 Forgive ‘n Forget 8 Mark Dwyer Jimmy Fitzgerald Tim Kilroe& Sons Ltd
1986 Dawn Run 8 Jonjo O’Neill Paddy Mullins Charmain Hill
1987 The Thinker 9 Ridley Lamb Arthur Stephenson Tom McDonagh
1988 Charter Party 10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson Smith/Mould
1989 Desert Orchid 10 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth Richard Burridge
1990 Nortons Coin 9 Graham McCourt Sirrel Griffiths Sirrel Griffiths
1991 Garrison Savannah 8 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman Autofour Engineering
1992 Cool Ground 10 Adrian Maguire Toby Balding Whitcombe Manor Racing
1993 Jodami         8 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont John Yeadon
1994 The Fellow 9 Adam Kondrat François Doumen Marquesa de Moratalla
1995 Master Oats 9 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey Paul Matthews
1996 Imperial Call 7 Conor O’Dwyer Fergie Sutherland Lisselan Farms Ltd
1997 Mr Mulligan 9 A. P. McCoy Noel Chance M. & G. Worcester
1998 Cool Dawn 10 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner Dido Harding
1999 See More Business 9 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls Barber/ Keighley
2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 Richard Johnson Noel Chance Tim Collins
2001 No Race - - - -
2002 Best Mate          7 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2003 Best Mate          8 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2004 Best Mate    9 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2005 Kicking King 7 Barry Geraghty Tom Taffe Conor Clarkson
2006 War Of Attrition 7 Conor O’Dwyer Mouse Morris Gigginstown House Stud
2007 Kauto Star 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls Clive Smith
2008 Denman      8 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls Barber/
Findlay
2009 Kauto Star 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls Clive Smith
2010 Imperial Commander 9 Paddy Brennan (sen) Nigel Twiston-Davis Our Friends in the North
2011 Long Run         6 Mr. Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson Robert Waley-Cohen
2012 Synchronised 9 A. PcCoy Jonjo O’Neill J. P. McManus
2013 Bobsworth 8 B. Geraghty N. Henderson TheNotAfraidPartnership


 The race was abandoned in 1931 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding.
It was cancelled in 1943 and 1944 because of World War II.
 The 1957 winner, Linwell, was actually trained by Ivor Herbert, who was prevented from holding a trainer's licence by working as a journalist.
Tied Cottage finished first in 1980, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
The 2001 running was cancelled due to a foot-and-mouth crisis. A substitute race at Sandown was won by Marlborough.

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