Famous Horse Races
Paddy Power Gold Cup
 A Brief History Of Paddy Power Gold Cup The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles 4½ furlongs (4,124 metres) at Cheltenham Racecourse in mid November. It is a major early-season handicap chase, and has been won by many top class horses. There are fifteen fences to be jumped in the race. It was first run in 1960 as the Mackeson Gold Cup, and continued with that name until 1995. The following year it became the Murphy's Gold Cup, sponsored by Murphy's, and changed in 2000 to the Thomas Pink Gold Cup, sponsored by the clothing retailer Thomas Pink. It has been known by its present name since 2003, when the bookmaking company Paddy Power took over the sponsorship. 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 Winner L'Antartique Exotic Dancer Our Vic Celestial Gold Fondmort Cyfor Malta Shooting Light Lady Cricket The Outback Way Cyfor Malta Señor El Betrutti Challenger du Luc Dublin Flyer Bradbury Star Bradbury Star Tipping Tim Another Coral Multum In Parvo Joint Sovereignty Pegwell Bay Beau Ranger Very Promising Half Free Half Free Pounentes Fifty Dollars More Henry Kissinger Bright Highway Man Alive Bawnogues Bachelor's Hall Cancello Clear Cut Bruslee Skymas Red Candle Gay Trip Chatham Gay Trip Jupiter Boy Charlie Worcester Pawnbroker Dunkirk Super Flash Richard of Bordeaux Fortria Scottish Memories Fortria Age 7 6 7 6 7 9 8 6 9 5 8 6 9 9 8 7 8 7 9 7 9 8 9 8 6 7 7 6 8 7 7 7 11 8 8 8 9 6 9 7 10 8 8 9 8 10 7 8 Jockey Graham Lee Tony McCoy Timmy Murphy Timmy Murphy Mick Fitzgerald Barry Geraghty Tony McCoy Tony McCoy Norman Williamson Tony McCoy Jamie Osbourne Richard Dunwoody Brendan Powell Philip Hide Declan Murphy Carl Llewellyn Richard Dunwoody Norman Williamson Graham McCourt Peter Scudamore Mark Perrett Richard Dunwoody Richard Linley Richard Linley Neale Doughty Richard Linley Paul Barton Gerry Newman Ron Barry Craig Smith Martin O'Halloran Dennis Atkins David Greaves Andrew Turnell Stan Murphy Jimmy Fox Terry Biddlecombe Ken White Terry Biddlecombe Eddie Harty Josh Gifford Paddy Broderick Bill Rees Stan Mellor Bobby Beasley Pat Taaffe C Finnegan Pat Taaffe Trainer Ferdy Murphy Jonjo O'Neill Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Nicky Henderson Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Venetia Williams Martin Pipe Susan Nock Martin Pipe Tim Forster Josh Gifford Josh Gifford Nigel Twiston-Davies David Nicholson John Edwards Philip Hobbs Tim Forster Martin Pipe David Nicholson Fred Winter Fred Winter Billy McGhie Fred Winter David Gandolfo Michael O'Brien Gordon W. Richards Martin Tate Peter Cundell Neville Crump Maurice Camacho Michael Scudamore Brian Lusk Ricky Vallance Fred Rimell Fred Rimell Fred Rimell Fred Rimell Ryan Price Arthur Stephenson Peter Cazalet Frank Cundell Fulke Walwyn Tom Dreaper Arthur Thomas Tom Dreaper Owner Weight 10-13 11-02 11-07 10-02 10-13 11-09 11-03 10-13 10-00 11-03 10-00 10-02 11-08 11-11 11-08 10-10 10-01 10-02 10-04 11-02 10-02 11-13 11-10 11-10 10-06 11-00 10-13 11-01 10-09 10-07 10-06 11-01 10-09 10-07 10-05 10-00 11-03 10-03 11-05 10-03 10-11 11-09 12-07 10-05 10-05 12-00 10-12 12-00 |
