The Bet365 Gold Cup is a Grade 3

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in Great Britain which is open to

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aged five years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of about 3 miles and 5

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s (3 miles, 4 furlongs and 166 yards, or ), and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.

History

The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Whitbread Gold Cup. It was sponsored by Whitbread Brewers at the instigation of Colonel Bill Whitbread, the company's chairman, who had twice ridden in the

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as an amateur jockey. It was the first commercial sponsorship in British sport, and the longest-running until it ended in 2001. Flickr - Carine06 - Baby Run ^ Gentle Ranger

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In recent years the race has been sponsored by

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(2002–03),

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(2004–07) and

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(2008–). The record for the longest-running sponsorship of a British horse race is now held by the

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, which was launched seven months after the "Whitbread" and was sponsored by Hennessy until the 2016 running. The Bet365 Gold Cup takes place at a meeting which features both jump and flat races and marks the end of the National Hunt racing season in Great Britain. Other events at this meeting include the Celebration Chase, the

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and the

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Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Larbawn – ''1968, 1969'' * Diamond Edge – ''1979, 1981'' * Topsham Bay – ''1992, 1993'' * Ad Hoc – ''2001, 2003'' Leading jockey (3 wins): *

Ron Barry Ron Barry was a professional, Irish, jump jockey with a career spanning 1960 to 1980s, mainly riding in Great Britain. He won the Whitbread Gold Cup three times in 1971, 1973, and 1974. In 1969, he won the Scottish Grand National, the Massey ...

– ''Titus Oates (1971), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974)'' Leading trainer (7 wins): *

Fulke Walwyn Fulke Thomas Tyndall Walwyn CVO (8 November 1910 – 18 February 1991) was a British jockey and a celebrated racehorse trainer, who was particularly successful in National Hunt racing. Life Walwyn was born in Wrexham. His twin sister, Helen Jo ...

– ''Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1967), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974), Diamond Edge (1979, 1981), Special Cargo (1984)''

Winners

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s and pounds.''

External links

* Race Recordin
1967 Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

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