The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap
National Hunt
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in Great Britain which is open to
horses
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aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at
Cheltenham
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over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 44 yards, or 4,064 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 mid November.
The event was established in 1960, and it was originally sponsored by
Mackeson. It was known as the Mackeson Gold Cup until 1995, but since then it has had various sponsors and several title changes. It was backed by
Murphy's from 1996, and by
Thomas Pink
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from 2000. The bookmaker
Paddy Power
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began supporting the race in 2003 and their sponsorship continued until the 2015 running. In 2016 the sponsorship was taken over by another bookmaking firm
BetVictor
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History
The company was founded by William Chand ...
.
Paddy Power returned for a second period of sponsorship in 2020.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Fortria – ''1960, 1962''
*
Gay Trip
Gay Trip was a racehorse noted for winning the 1970 Grand National.
Gay Trip was a small bay gelding owned by Tony Chambers and trained by Fred Rimell. Formerly a flat racing horse, Gay Trip was switched to National Hunt racing as a five-year-o ...
– ''1969, 1971''
* Half Free – ''1984, 1985''
* Bradbury Star – ''1993, 1994''
* Cyfor Malta – ''1998, 2002''
Leading jockey (4 wins):
*
Tony McCoy
Sir Anthony Peter McCoy (born 4 May 1974), commonly known as AP McCoy or Tony McCoy, is a Northern Irish former National Hunt horse racing jockey. Based in Ireland and the UK, McCoy rode a record 4,358 winners, and was Champion Jockey a reco ...
– ''Cyfor Malta (1998), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Exotic Dancer (2006)''
Leading
trainer (8 wins):
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Martin Pipe
Martin Charles Pipe (born 29 May 1945), is an English former racehorse trainer credited with professionalising the British racehorse training industry, and as of 2021 the most successful trainer in British jump racing.
The son of a West-Count ...
– ''Beau Ranger (1987), Challenger du Luc (1996), Cyfor Malta (1998, 2002), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Celestial Gold (2004), Our Vic (2005)''
Winners
* ''Weights given in
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See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status.
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References
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Racing Post
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External links
* Race Recording
{{Race Meeting, Cheltenham November Meeting, Turf
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Cheltenham Racecourse
National Hunt chases
Recurring sporting events established in 1960
1960 establishments in England