The Sodexo Live! Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap
National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a
handicap steeplechase
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* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
and is run at
Ascot in late October or early November, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres).
History
The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth
£100,000 and was run over three miles. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo sponsored the race from 2015 to 2020 and Bateaux London have been the sponsors since 2021.
Records
Most successful horse:
* no horse has won the race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
*
Barry Geraghty – ''Roll Along (2008), Roberto Goldback (2012), Pendra (2015)''
Leading
trainer (3 wins):
* Gary Moore - ''Antony (2016), Traffic Fluide (2018), Larry (2021)''
* Widest winning margin – Roberto Goldback (2012) – 9
lengths
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* Narrowest winning margin – Harris Bay (2007) –
neck
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* Most runners – 17, in 2011
* Fewest runners – 9, in 2007
Winners
See also
*
Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British National Hunt races
References
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Racing Post
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
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2006 establishments in England
Horse races established in 2006