Famous Horse Races
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup
 A Brief History Of Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 metres) at Newbury Racecourse in late November. It is a prestigious handicap chase, and is the most important race of its kind before Christmas. There are twenty-one fences to be jumped in the race. It takes its name from Hennessy Cognac, the long term sponsors of the race. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 Winner Denman State of Play Trabolgan Celestial Gold Strong Flow Gingembre * What's Up Boys King's Road Ever Blessed Teeton Mill Suny Bay Coome Hill Couldn't Be Better One Man Cogent Sibton Abbey Chatam Arctic Call Ghofar Strands of Gold Playschool Broadheath Galway Blaze Burrough Hill Lad Brown Chamberlin Bregawn Diamond Edge Bright Highway Fighting Fit Approaching Bachelor's Hall Zeta's Son April Seventh Royal Marshall II Red Candle Charlie Potheen Bighorn Border Mask Spanish Steps Man of the West Rondetto Stalbridge Colonist Arkle Arkle Mill House Springbok Mandarin Knucklecracker Kerstin Taxidermist Mandarin Age 7 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 9 8 7 8 6 9 7 7 7 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 6 7 7 7 7 9 7 9 7 7 8 6 7 11 7 8 7 6 8 10 9 6 6 Jockey Sam Thomas Paul Moloney Mick Fitzgerald Timmy Murphy Ruby Walsh Andrew Thornton Paul Flynn Jamie Goldstein Timmy Murphy Norman Williamson Graham Bradley Jamie Osbourne Dean Gallagher Tony Dobbin Dan Fortt Adrian Maguire Peter Scudamore Jamie Osbourne Hywel Davies Peter Scudamore Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls Mark Dwyer John Francome John Francome Graham Bradley Bill Smith Gerry Newman Richard Linley Bob Champion Martin O'Halloran Ian Watkinson Andrew Turnell Graham Thorner Jimmy Fox Richard Pitman David Cartwright David Mould John Cook Willie Robinson Jeff King Stan Mellor Pat Taaffe Pat Taaffe Willie Robinson Gerry Scott Willie Robinson Derek Ancil Stan Hayhurst Mr John Lawrence Gerry Madden Trainer Paul Nicholls Evan Williams Nicky Henderson Martin Pipe Paul Nicholls Lavinia Taylor Philip Hobbs Nigel Twiston-Davies Mark Pitman Venetia Williams Charlie Brooks Walter Dennis Charlie Brooks Gordon W. Richards Andrew Turnell Ferdy Murphy Martin Pipe Oliver Sherwood David Elsworth Martin Pipe David Barons David Barons Jimmy FitzGerald Jenny Pitman Fred Winter Michael Dickinson Fulke Walwyn Michael O'Brien Ken Oliver Josh Gifford Peter Cundell Bob Turnell Tim Forster Ricky Vallance Fulke Walwyn Edward Courage Bob Turnell Ken Cundell Tom Dreaper Tom Dreaper Fulke Walwyn Neville Crump Fulke Walwyn Derek Ancil Verly Bewicke Fulke Walwyn Fulke Walwyn Owner Weight 11-12 11-04 11-12 10-05 11-00 10-13 10-12 10-07 10-00 10-05 11-08 10-00 10-08 10-00 10-01 10-00 10-06 11-00 10-02 10-00 10-08 10-05 10-00 12-00 11-08 11-10 11-10 11-06 11-07 10-06 10-10 10-09 11-02 10-00 10-04 11-04 10-11 11-01 11-08 10-00 10-01 10-00 12-07 12-07 12-00 10-08 11-05 11-01 11-10 11-01 11-00 |
