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For the horse race in Ireland, see Hennessy Gold Cup (Ireland).
Hennessy Gold Cup
Grade 3 race
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1957
Race typeSteeplechase
SponsorHennessy
WebsiteNewbury
Race information
Distance3m 2½f (5,331 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
WeightHandicap
Purse£200,000 (2015)
1st: £113,900
Hennessy Gold Cup Chase
2015
Grey and maroon diamonds, grey sleeves Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink stars Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
Smad Place Theatre Guide First Lieutenant
Previous years
2014
Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap Red, dark blue disc, halved sleeves Light green and dark green diamonds
Many Clouds Houblon Des Obeaux Merry King
2013
Yellow, light blue hooped sleeves Royal blue, red sleeves, white spots, red cap, white spots Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink stars
Triolo D'Alene Rocky Creek Theatre Guide
2012
Navy blue, scarlet stripe and cap Black and beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
Bobs Worth Tidal Bay First Lieutenant
2011
White, black diamond, red sleeves and cap Purple and white (halved), sleeves reversed, light blue cap Black and light blue (quartered), black sleeves, white cap
Carruthers Planet Of Sound Fair Along
2010-2001
2010
White, red triple diamond, royal blue sleeves, white stars, white cap, red diamonds Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap Dark green, white chevron, light green sleeves, dark green and white check cap
Diamond Harry Burton Port Denman
2009
Dark green, white chevron, light green sleeves, dark green and white check cap White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap Orange and royal blue (quartered), hooped sleeves
Denman What A Friend Niche Market
2008
Purple, yellow triple diamond, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red cap Black, light blue star, light blue sleeves, black stars, light blue cap Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
Madison Du Berlais Air Force One Snoopy Loopy
2007
Dark Green, White chevron, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green and White check cap Grey, maroon epaulets and armlets, hooped cap Beige and maroon diamonds, beige sleeves and cap
Denman Dream Alliance Character Building
2006
Royal blue, pink hoop Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap Black, yellow stars, black sleeves, yellow cap
State of Play Juveigneur Preacher Boy
2005
Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap Orange, emerald green chevron, white cap Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
Trabolgan L'ami Cornish Rebel
2004
Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Light blue, maroon stars and sleeves, light blue cap Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
Celestial Gold Ollie Magern Royal Auclair
2003
Orange, black epaulets, hooped sleeves and star on cap Black, white hoops, spots on sleeves, hooped cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Strong Flow Joss Naylor Take Control
2002
Dark green, white seams, dark green sleeves, white cap, red star Red, black sash, red cap, black spots Purple and pink (quartered), pink sleeves, quartered cap
Gingembre Harbour Pilot Whitenzo
2001
Red and black diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap Yellow, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
What's Up Boys Behrajan Take Control
2000-1991
2000
Turquoise, black braces, cerise cap Dark green, white seams, dark green sleeves, white cap, red star White, dark blue diamond, blue sleeves, white armlets, quartered cap
King's Road Gingembre Alexander Banquet
1999
Black, orange chevron, hooped sleeves Claret, grey disc and armlets, quartered cap Black, red sash, quartered cap
Ever Blessed Spendid Fiddling The Facts
1998
White, black seams, yellow and white halved sleeves, yellow cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Black, red sash, quartered cap
Teeton Mill Eudipe Fiddling The Facts
1997
Blue, white star, white stars on sleeves and cap Emerald green, white stars, emerald green cap, white star Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Suny Bay Barton Bank Eudipe
1996
Dark blue, white cross belts, white cap, dark blue star Macduff Tartan, White sleeves, Red cap Dark green, light green chevrons, red sleeves, white and red striped cap
Coome Hill The Grey Monk Lo Stregone
1994
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star Black and white stripes, emerald green and white striped sleeves White, red stars, red cap, white star
One Man Lord Relic Commercial Artist
1993
Maroon and Red check, Red sleeves and cap Pink, cherry hearts, pink cap Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap
Cogent Cahervillahow Black Humour
1992
Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green and white check cap Emerald green, black sash, black and white hooped sleeves, black and white hooped cap Red, pale green cap
Sibton Abbey Jodami The Fellow
1991
Royal blue, emerald green epaulettes, emerald green armlet, check cap Dark blue, pink seams, pink cap, dark blue star Red, dark green and red chevrons on sleeves, dark green cap
Chatam Master Bob Man O'Magic
1990-1987
1990
Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink cap Dark blue, pink seams, pink cap, dark blue star Pink, cherry hearts, pink cap
Arctic Call Master Bob Cahervillahow
1989
White, black diamond, purple sleeves and cap White and yellow stripes, royal blue sleeves and cap Green and red (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap
Ghofar Brown Windsor Mr Frisk
1988
Green, black cross of lorraine, white sleeves, green and black hooped cap Red, green hoops, yellow cap, green hoop Green and red (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap
Strands Of Gold Handy Trick Mr Frisk
1987
Light blue and rust (quartered), rust collar and sleeves, yellow cap Mauve, emerald green and light blue quartered cap Light blue, dark blue seams, light blue cap
Playschool Contradeal Durham Edition
 

The Hennessy Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs (5,331 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.

History

The event was established in 1957, and it was initially staged at Cheltenham. The winner of the inaugural running, Mandarin, was owned by Peggy Hennessy, a member of the family which founded Hennessy, the race's sponsoring company. It was transferred to Newbury in 1960, and it was won by Mandarin for a second time in 1961. The race's second running was won by Taxidermist, ridden by the amateur rider John Lawrence, later Lord Oaksey, who was the breeder and part-owner of the 2011 winner, Carruthers.[1]

The race's association with Hennessy has continued throughout its history, and this now represents British racing's longest commercial sponsorship. The record was previously held by the Whitbread Gold Cup, which was first run seven months before the "Hennessy", and which was sponsored by Whitbread until 2001.

The Hennessy Gold Cup has been won by eight horses which have also achieved victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The most recent of these is Bobs Worth, the winner of the latter race in 2013.

Many Clouds became the first horse to win both the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Grand National, in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Mandarin – 1957, 1961
  • Arkle – 1964, 1965
  • Denman – 2007, 2009

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Willie Robinson – Mandarin (1961), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Fulke Walwyn – Mandarin (1957, 1961), Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968), Charlie Potheen (1972), Diamond Edge (1981)

Winners

  • Weights given in stones and pounds; Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1957 Mandarin 6 11-00 Gerry Madden Fulke Walwyn
1958 Taxidermist 6 11-01 Mr John Lawrence Fulke Walwyn
1959 Kerstin 9 11-10 Stan Hayhurst Verly Bewicke
1960 Knucklecracker 7 11-01 Derek Ancil Derek Ancil
1961 Mandarin 10 11-05 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn
1962 Springbok 8 10-08 Gerry Scott Neville Crump
1963 Mill House 6 12-00 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn
1964 Arkle 7 12-07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1965 Arkle 8 12-07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1966 Stalbridge Colonist 7 10-00 Stan Mellor Ken Cundell
1967 Rondetto 11 10-01 Jeff King Bob Turnell
1968 Man of the West 7 10-00 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn
1969 Spanish Steps 6 11-08 John Cook Edward Courage
1970 Border Mask 8 11-01 David Mould Peter Cazalet
1971 Bighorn 7 10-11 David Cartwright Charlie Vernon Miller
1972 Charlie Potheen 7 11-04 Richard Pitman Fulke Walwyn
1973 Red Candle 9 10-04 Jimmy Fox Ricky Vallance
1974 Royal Marshall II 7 10-00 Graham Thorner Tim Forster
1975 April Seventh 9 11-02 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell
1976 Zeta's Son 7 10-09 Ian Watkinson Peter Bailey
1977 Bachelor's Hall 7 10-10 Martin O'Halloran Peter Cundell
1978 Approaching 7 10-06 Bob Champion Josh Gifford
1979 Fighting Fit 7 11-07 Richard Linley Ken Oliver
1980 Bright Highway 6 11-06 Gerry Newman Michael O'Brien
1981 Diamond Edge 10 11-10 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn
1982 Bregawn 8 11-10 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson
1983 Brown Chamberlin 8 11-08 John Francome Fred Winter
1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 12-00 John Francome Jenny Pitman
1985 Galway Blaze 9 10-00 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1986 Broadheath 9 10-05 Paul Nicholls David Barons
1987 Playschool 9 10-08 Paul Nicholls David Barons
1988 Strands of Gold 9 10-00 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1989 Ghofar 6 10-02 Hywel Davies David Elsworth
1990 Arctic Call 7 11-00 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1991 Chatam 7 10-06 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Sibton Abbey 7 10-00 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy
1993 Cogent 9 10-01 Dan Fortt Andrew Turnell
1994 One Man 6 10-00 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards
1995 Couldn't Be Better 8 10-08 Dean Gallagher Charlie Brooks
1996 Coome Hill 7 10-00 Jamie Osborne Walter Dennis
1997 Suny Bay 8 11-08 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks
1998 Teeton Mill 9 10-05 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
1999 Ever Blessed 7 10-00 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman
2000 King's Road 7 10-07 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001 What's Up Boys 7 10-12 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs
2002 Gingembre [1] 8 10-13 Andrew Thornton Lavinia Taylor
2003 Strong Flow 6 11-00 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004 Celestial Gold 6 10-05 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2005 Trabolgan 7 11-12 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2006 State of Play 6 11-04 Paul Moloney Evan Williams
2007 Denman 7 11-12 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls
2008 Madison du Berlais 7 11-04 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2009 Denman 9 11-12 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Diamond Harry 7 10-00 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams
2011 Carruthers 8 10-04 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock
2012 Bobs Worth 7 11-06 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 Triolo D'Alene 6 11-01 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2014 Many Clouds 7 11-06 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood
2015 Smad Place 8 11-04 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King

1 Be My Royal finished first in 2002, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carruthers claims Hennessy Gold Cup victory at Newbury". BBC Sport. 2011-11-26.
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