Greenall Whitley Gold Cup
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The Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was a National Hunt Listed handicap chase in England. It was run at Haydock Park over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in February or early March.
The event was established in 1968 and was last run in February 1990. In 1991 the distance was increased to 3 miles and 4 furlongs and although it initially kept the Greenalls name it was effectively the Grand National Trial, a race that had not been run since 1984.
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Half Awake | 8 | 10-13 | Tommy Stack | D Thomson |
| 1969 | Two Springs | 7 | 10-4 | R Edwards | G Owen |
| 1970 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1971 | Rainbow Valley | 8 | 10-13 | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson |
| 1972 | Young Ash Leaf | 8 | 11-08 | Tommy Stack | Ken Oliver |
| 1973 | Tregarron | 6 | 10-06 | Colin Tinkler | Ken Oliver |
| 1974 | Glanford Brigg | 8 | 10-07 | S Holland | J Hardy |
| 1975 | The Benign Bishop | 8 | 11-08 | Ron Barry | Ken Oliver |
| 1976 | Royal Frolic | 7 | 10-12 | Mr Sam Morshead | Fred Rimell |
| 1977 | General Moselle | 8 | 10-03 | Ian Watkinson | H Wharton |
| 1978 | Rambling Artist | 8 | 10-06 | Jonjo O'Neill | T Gillam |
| 1979 | Alverton | 9 | 11-05 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby |
| 1980 | Cavity Hunter | 7 | 11-01 | Ridley Lamb | Tony Dickinson |
| 1981 | Sunset Cristo | 7 | 11-07 | Chris Grant | Ray Hawkey |
| 1982 | Scot Lane | 9 | 10-00 | Craig Smith | Martin Tate |
| 1983 | Righthand Man | 6 | 10-09 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1984 | Midnight Love | 9 | 10-03 | Chris Grant | Denys Smith |
| 1985 | Earls Brig | 10 | 10-06 | Phil Tuck | William Hamilton |
| 1986 | Abandoned due to frost | ||||
| 1987 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||
| 1988 | Yahoo | 7 | 10-10 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards |
| 1989 | Eton Rouge | 10 | 10-01 | J. Bryan | Mercy Rimell |
| 1990 | Rinus | 9 | 10-04 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards |
References[edit]
- Racing Post
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers 1988-89. Portway Press. 1989. p. 982.