From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Bet365 Gold Cup

Steeplechase horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Grade 3
horse race	Bet365 Gold Cup
location	Sandown Park
Esher, England
inaugurated	1957
race type	Steeplechase
sponsor	Bet365
website	Sandown Park
distance	3m 4½f (5,766 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Five-years-old and up
weight	Handicap
purse	£175,000 (2025)
1st: £98,473

Esher, England 1st: £98,473 |} The Bet365 Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 4½ furlongs (3 miles, 4 furlongs and 146 yards, or 6306 yd), and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.

History

The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Whitbread Gold Cup. It was sponsored by Whitbread Brewers at the instigation of Colonel Bill Whitbread, the company's chairman, who had twice ridden in the Grand National as an amateur jockey. It was the first commercial sponsorship in British sport, and the longest-running until it ended in 2001.

In recent years the race has been sponsored by At the Races (2002–03), Betfred (2004–07) and Bet365 (2008–). The record for the longest-running sponsorship of a British horse race is now held by the John Smith's Cup.

The Bet365 Gold Cup takes place at a meeting which features both jump and flat races and marks the end of the National Hunt racing season in Great Britain. Other events at this meeting include the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Mile.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Larbawn – 1968, 1969
Diamond Edge – 1979, 1981
Topsham Bay – 1992, 1993
Ad Hoc – 2001, 2003

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Ron Barry – Titus Oates (1971), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Fulke Walwyn – Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1967), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974), Diamond Edge (1979, 1981), Special Cargo (1984)

Winners

Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer

1957	Much Obliged	9	10–12	Johnny East	Neville Crump
1958	Taxidermist	6	10-08	John Lawrence	Fulke Walwyn
1959	Done Up	9	10–13	Harry Sprague	Ryan Price
1960	Plummers Plain	7	10-00	Ron Harrison	Syd Dale
1961	Pas Seul	8	12-00	Dave Dick	Bob Turnell
1962	Frenchman's Cove	7	11-03	Stan Mellor	Harry Thomson Jones
1963	Hoodwinked	8	10-09	Pat Buckley	Neville Crump
1964	Dormant	7	09-07	Pat Buckley	Neville Crump
1965	Arkle	8	12-07	Pat Taaffe	Tom Dreaper
1966	What a Myth	9	09-08	Paul Kelleway	Ryan Price
1967	Mill House	10	11-11	David Nicholson	Fulke Walwyn
1968	Larbawn	9	10-09	Macer Gifford	Michael Marsh
1969	Larbawn	10	11-04	Josh Gifford	Michael Marsh
1970	Royal Toss	8	10-00	Richard Pitman	Tim Handel
1971	Titus Oates	9	11–13	Ron Barry	Gordon W. Richards
1972	Grey Sombrero	8	09-10	Bill Shoemark	David Gandolfo
1973	Charlie Potheen	8	12-00	Ron Barry	Fulke Walwyn
1974	The Dikler	11	11–13	Ron Barry	Fulke Walwyn
1975	April Seventh	9	09-13	Steve Knight	Bob Turnell
1976	Otter Way	8	10-10	Jeff King	Oliver Carter
1977	Andy Pandy	8	10–12	John Burke	Fred Rimell
1978	Strombolus	7	10-00	Tommy Stack	Peter Bailey
1979	Diamond Edge	8	11-11	Bill Smith	Fulke Walwyn
1980	Royal Mail	10	11-05	Philip Blacker	Stan Mellor
1981	Diamond Edge	10	11-07	Bill Smith	Fulke Walwyn
1982	Shady Deal	9	10-00	Richard Rowe	Josh Gifford
1983	Drumlargan	9	10-10	Frank Codd	Edward O'Grady
1984	Special Cargo	11	11-02	Kevin Mooney	Fulke Walwyn
1985	By the Way	7	11-00	Robert Earnshaw	Monica Dickinson
1986	Plundering	9	10–06	Simon Sherwood	Fred Winter
1987	Lean Ar Aghaidh	10	09-10	Guy Landau	Stan Mellor
1988	Desert Orchid	9	11-11	Simon Sherwood	David Elsworth
1989	Brown Windsor	7	10-00	Michael Bowlby	Nicky Henderson
1990	Mr Frisk	11	10-05	Marcus Armytage	Kim Bailey
1991	Docklands Express	9	10-03	Anthony Tory	Kim Bailey
1992	Topsham Bay	9	10-01	Hywel Davies	David Barons
1993	Topsham Bay	10	10-01	Richard Dunwoody	David Barons
1994	Ushers Island	8	10-00	Charlie Swan	Howard Johnson
1995	Cache Fleur	9	10-01	Richard Dunwoody	Martin Pipe
1996	Life of a Lord	10	11-10	Charlie Swan	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Harwell Lad	8	10-00	Rupert Nuttall	Robert Alner
1998	Call It a Day	8	10-10	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1999	Eulogy	9	10-00	Barry Fenton	Richard Rowe
2000	Beau	7	10-09	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001	Ad Hoc	7	10-04	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2002	Bounce Back	6	10-09	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2003	Ad Hoc	9	10-10	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2004	Puntal	8	11-04	Danny Howard	Martin Pipe
2005	Jack High	10	10-00	Garrett Cotter	Ted Walsh
2006	Lacdoudal	7	11-05	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2007	Hot Weld	8	10-00	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy
2008	Monkerhostin	11	10–13	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2009	Hennessy	8	10-07	Tony McCoy	Carl Llewellyn
2010	Church Island	11	10-05	Adrian Heskin	Michael Hourigan
2011	Poker de Sivola	8	10–12	Timmy Murphy	Ferdy Murphy
2012	Tidal Bay	11	11–12	Daryl Jacob	Paul Nicholls
2013	Quentin Collonges	9	10–12	Andrew Tinkler	Henry Daly
2014	Hadrian's Approach	7	11-00	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2015	Just A Par	8	10-00	Sean Bowen	Paul Nicholls
2016	The Young Master	7	10–12	Sam Waley-Cohen	Neil Mulholland
2017	Henllan Harri	9	10-00	Sean Bowen	Peter Bowen
2018	Step Back	8	10-00	Jamie Moore	Mark Bradstock
2019	Talkischeap	7	10-11	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King
	no race 2020
2021	Potterman	8	11-09	Tom Cannon	Alan King
2022	Hewick	7	11-04	Jordan Gainford	Shark Hanlon
2023	Kitty's Light	7	10-08	Jack Tudor	Christian Williams
2024	Minella Cocooner	8	11-09	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2025	Resplendent Grey	7	10-02	Sean Bowen	Olly Murphy

References

Racing Post:
- , , , , , , , , ,
- , , , , , , , , ,
- , , , , , , , , ,
- , , , , ,

pedigreequery.com – Gold Cup Handicap Chase – Sandown.

References

(19 December 2001). "Whitbread ends Sandown link". bbc.co.uk.
(17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

national-hunt-races-in-great-britain sandown-park-racecourse national-hunt-chases 1957-establishments-in-england horse-races-established-in-1957

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Bet365 Gold Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report