Greatwood Gold Cup

Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2024
Red, white sash, emerald green sleeves, emerald green and red check cap Royal blue, yellow chevrons, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star Light blue, royal blue chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap
Heltenham Kandoo Kid Gustavian
Previous years
2023
Dark blue, pink hoop, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets, pink cap Royal blue, white hoop and sleeves Black, red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap
The Big Bite Gemirande Paint The Dream
2022
Black, red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap Royal blue, pink hoops, armlets and cap Royal blue, white hoops, maroon sleeves and cap
Paint The Dream Tamaroc Du Mathan Senior Citizen
2021
Maroon and yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, yellow cap Red and white check, white cap Dark blue, pink hoop, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets, pink cap
Umbrigado Killer Clown The Big Bite
2020-2011
2019
Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap Emerald green, purple cross belts, purple cap Dark blue, light blue hoops and armlets, red cap
San Benedeto Gala Ball Valdez
2017
Maroon, yellow braces, maroon sleeves, yellow stars, maroon cap, yellow star Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap Dark blue, red seams, white cap
Thomas Crapper Vic De Touzaine Hollywoodien
2016
Yellow, purple hoops and armlets, hooped cap Red, white sleeves, black stars, white cap Pink, dark blue epaulets
Sametegal Bennys Mist Aerlite Supreme
2015
Mauve, black chevrons on sleeves, black cap Red, white sleeves, black stars, white cap Royal blue, rust and white striped sleeves, black cap
Sound Investment Bennys Mist Simply Wings
2014
Royal blue, white hoop and sleeves Dark green, yellow cross belts, diabolo on sleeves Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap
Shangani Rebel Rebellion Elenika
2013
Red, black seams, black and beige chevrons on sleeves, black and red quartered cap Light blue, royal blue star, white and royal blue check sleeves and cap Emerald green, yellow stripe, yellow cap
Pacha Du Polder Big Fella Thanks Tony Star
2012
Red, white seams, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap Black, white hoops and sleeves Royal blue, yellow diamonds on sleeves and cap
Aerial Dan Breen Rileyev
2011
Dark blue, lilac sleeves, lilac and white quartered cap Dark green, yellow chevrons, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, yellow star Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Fine Parchment Tail of the Bank Swing Bill
2010-2004
2010
Purple, grey hooped sleeves Yellow, black chevron, check cap White, black cap
Big Fella Thanks Pasco Au Courant
2009
Dark blue, pink epaulets and star on cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Purple, pink epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
New Little Bric The Package Mister Quasimodo
2008
Red, Yellow chevrons and armlets Dark Green and Beige (quartered), hooped sleeves, check cap Black and red stripes, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Natal Nacarat Oneway
2007
Purple, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap Emerald green, yellow chevron, white sleeves, yellow cap Royal blue and dark green diabolo, halved sleeves, hooped cap
Madison Du Berlais Nozic No Full
2006
Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap Dark green, white hoop, checked sleeves, quartered cap Royal blue, white hollow box, halved sleeves, white cap
Horus Cornish Sett Windsor Boy
2005
Red, white chevron, hooped sleeves and cap Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap Black, red sash, quartered cap
Supreme Prince Horus Chauvinist
2004
Dark blue, red seams, white cap Black and Orange check, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, Black cap White, blue star on cap
Isio Turgeonev Seebald
 

The Greatwood Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 187 yards, or 3,993 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 late February or early March.

The event was introduced in 2004, and for its first three runnings it was sponsored by Vodafone. Since then it has had several different sponsors, and for each of these its title changed accordingly. The race was promoted to Grade 3 level in 2007, and it was given its present name in 2010. It is now sponsored by BetVictor on behalf of Greatwood, a charity for the welfare of retired racehorses. The race was reclassified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Nick Scholfield – Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), San Benedeto (2019)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • Paul Nicholls – Cornish Sett (2006), Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), Big Fella Thanks (2010), Aerial (2012), Pacha Du Polder (2013), Sound Investment (2015), Sametegal (2016), San Benedeto (2019)

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
2004 Isio 8 11-04 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2005 Supreme Prince 8 10–12 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs
2006 Cornish Sett (DH) 7 11-04 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2006 Horus (DH) 11 10-09 Jamie Moore Martin Pipe
2007 Madison du Berlais 6 11-05 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2008 Natal 7 10-01 Nick Scholfield[a] Paul Nicholls
2009 New Little Bric 8 10-02 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls
2010 Big Fella Thanks 8 11-01 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls
2011 Fine Parchment 8 10-04 Peter Toole Charlie Mann
2012 Aerial 6 11-03 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 Pacha Du Polder 6 11-00 Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls
2014 Shangani 8 10–12 Tom Scudamore Venetia Williams
2015 Sound Investment 7 11–12 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2016 Sametegal 7 11-03 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2017 Thomas Crapper 10 10-02 Charlie Poste Robin Dickin
2018Abandoned due to snow
2019 San Benedeto 8 11-05 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls
2020No race[b][2]
2021 Umbrigado 7 11-03 David Noonan David Pipe
2022 Paint The Dream 8 11-11 Conor Brace Fergal O'Brien
2023 The Big Bite 10 10-05 Jonathan Burke Henry Oliver
2024 Heltenham 7 10-09 Ciaran Gethings Dan Skelton
  1. ^ amateur jockey
  2. ^ The 2020 race was abandoned due to waterlogging

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cook, Chris; Wood, Greg. "Talking Horses: Racing at Newbury abandoned after heavy rain". The Guardian.