Greatwood Gold Cup
The Greatwood Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 187 yards, or 3,993 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March.
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| Paint The Dream | Tamaroc Du Mathan | Senior Citizen |
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| Umbrigado | Killer Clown | The Big Bite |
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| San Benedeto | Gala Ball | Valdez |
| 2017 | ||
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| Thomas Crapper | Vic De Touzaine | Hollywoodien |
| 2016 | ||
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| Sametegal | Bennys Mist | Aerlite Supreme |
| 2015 | ||
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| Sound Investment | Bennys Mist | Simply Wings |
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| Shangani | Rebel Rebellion | Elenika |
| 2013 | ||
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| Pacha Du Polder | Big Fella Thanks | Tony Star |
| 2012 | ||
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| Aerial | Dan Breen | Rileyev |
| 2011 | ||
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| Fine Parchment | Tail of the Bank | Swing Bill |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Big Fella Thanks | Pasco | Au Courant |
| 2009 | ||
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| New Little Bric | The Package | Mister Quasimodo |
| 2008 | ||
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| Natal | Nacarat | Oneway |
| 2007 | ||
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| Madison Du Berlais | Nozic | No Full |
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| Horus | Cornish Sett | Windsor Boy |
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| Supreme Prince | Horus | Chauvinist |
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| Isio | Turgeonev | Seebald |
The event was introduced in 2004, and for its first three runnings it was sponsored by Vodafone. Since then it has had several different sponsors, and for each of these its title changed accordingly. The race was promoted to Grade 3 level in 2007, and it was given its present name in 2010. It is now sponsored by BetVictor on behalf of Greatwood, a charity for the welfare of retired racehorses.
Records
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Nick Scholfield – Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), San Benedeto (2019)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Cornish Sett (2006), Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), Big Fella Thanks (2010), Aerial (2012), Pacha Du Polder (2013), Sound Investment (2015), Sametegal (2016), San Benedeto (2019)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2004 | Isio | 8 | 11-04 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2005 | Supreme Prince | 8 | 10–12 | Paul Flynn | Philip Hobbs |
| 2006 | Cornish Sett (DH) | 7 | 11-04 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Horus (DH) | 11 | 10-09 | Jamie Moore | Martin Pipe |
| 2007 | Madison du Berlais | 6 | 11-05 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2008 | Natal | 7 | 10-01 | Nick Scholfield[lower-alpha 1] | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | New Little Bric | 8 | 10-02 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Big Fella Thanks | 8 | 11-01 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | Fine Parchment | 8 | 10-04 | Peter Toole | Charlie Mann |
| 2012 | Aerial | 6 | 11-03 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2013 | Pacha Du Polder | 6 | 11-00 | Ryan Mahon | Paul Nicholls |
| 2014 | Shangani | 8 | 10–12 | Tom Scudamore | Venetia Williams |
| 2015 | Sound Investment | 7 | 11–12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Sametegal | 7 | 11-03 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2017 | Thomas Crapper | 10 | 10-02 | Charlie Poste | Robin Dickin |
| 2018 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||
| 2019 | San Benedeto | 8 | 11-05 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2020 | No race[lower-alpha 2][1] | ||||
| 2021 | Umbrigado | 7 | 11-03 | David Noonan | David Pipe |
| 2022 | Paint The Dream | 8 | 11-11 | Conor Brace | Fergal O'Brien |
- amateur jockey
- The 2020 race was abandoned due to waterlogging
References
- Cook, Chris; Wood, Greg. "Talking Horses: Racing at Newbury abandoned after heavy rain". The Guardian.