Bunbury Cup

Bunbury Cup
Handicap race
Location July Course
Newmarket, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Bet365
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 7f (1,408 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Purse £120,000 (2015)
1st: £74,700
Bunbury Cup
2015
Rene Mathis One Word More Heaven's Guest

The Bunbury Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The event is named in honour of Sir Charles Bunbury (1740–1821), who served as the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. He introduced both of the Classics held at Newmarket, the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas.

The Bunbury Cup is contested on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse since 1962 (3 wins):

  • Mine – 2002, 2005, 2006

Leading jockey since 1962 (7 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Showoff (1966), Red Mask (1972), Pitskelly (1974), Paterno (1982), Mummy's Pleasure (1983), En Attendant (1993, 1994)

Leading trainer since 1962 (3 wins):

  • Michael Jarvis – Pitskelly (1974), Fedoria (1990), Savoyard (1991)
  • James Bethell – Mine (2002, 2005, 2006)
  • Richard Fahey - Brae Hill (2011), Heaven's Guest (2014), Rene Mathis (2015)

Winners since 1962

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time
1962 Blue Over 5 8-00 Geoff Lewis Sam Armstrong 100/7
1963 Nereus 4 9-07 Scobie Breasley Ken Cundell 15/8 F
1964 Passenger 5 9-09 Taffy Thomas Pat Moore 100/7
1965 Grey Lord 3 7-11 Frankie Durr Sir Gordon Richards 6/1
1966 Showoff 4 8-09 Lester Piggott John Winter 9/1
1967 Vibrant 4 9-10 Peter Robinson Teddy Lambton 3/1
1968 Swinging Minstrel 4 7-07 Ray Still Bill Payne 8/1
1969 Woolley 4 6-09 Dennis McKay Arthur Goodwill 9/1
1970 Golden Orange 4 7-02 Alan Cousins Ken Cundell 5/1
1971 Grotto 4 7-07 Des Cullen Bruce Hobbs 11/1
1972 Red Mask 5 8-12 Lester Piggott Alec Kerr 100/30 F
1973 Fabvista 3 8-05 Greville Starkey Henry Cecil 4/1
1974 Pitskelly 4 9-09 Lester Piggott Michael Jarvis 6/1
1975 Penny Post 3 8-02 Pat Eddery Bill Watts 7/1
1976 Lottogift 5 8-10 Richard Fox David Hanley 11/2
1977 Kintore 5 8-00 John Lowe Bill Watts 5/2 F
1978 Greenhill God 4 8-05 Paul Cook Michael Stoute 9/2
1979 Pipedreamer 4 9-03 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 15/2
1980 Steeple Bell 4 7-09 Ernie Johnson Michael Stoute 8/1
1981 Captain Nick 5 9-13 Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 11/1
1982 Paterno 4 9-01 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 6/1
1983 Mummy's Pleasure 4 9-03 Lester Piggott Patrick Haslam 9/1 CF
1984 Mummy's Pleasure 5 8-12 Tyrone Williams Patrick Haslam 11/2
1985 Tremblant 4 8-12 Willie Carson Ron Smyth 4/1 F
1986 Patriach 4 9-01 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 6/1 F 1:25.50
1987 Individualist 4 8-05 Terry Lucas William Hastings-Bass 16/1 1:23.72
1988 Pinctada 6 8-03 Gary Bardwell Rod Simpson 6/1 CF 1:28.86
1989 Baldomero 4 7-07 Jimmy Quinn William Jarvis 16/1 1:24.84
1990 Fedoria 4 8-03 Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 8/1 1:24.19
1991 Savoyard 3 9-00 Walter Swinburn Michael Jarvis 16/1 1:24.86
1992 Consigliere 4 9-01 Paul Eddery Roger Charlton 10/1 1:26.02
1993 En Attendant 5 9-04 Lester Piggott Ben Hanbury 14/1 1:25.07
1994 En Attendant 6 9-12 Lester Piggott Ben Hanbury 14/1 1:24.93
1995 Cadeaux Tryst 3 9-01 Walter Swinburn Ed Dunlop 20/1 1:26.96
1996 Crumpton Hill 4 8-12 Michael Roberts Neil Graham 7/1 1:24.43
1997 Tumbleweed Ridge 4 9-06 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 20/1 1:24.86
1998 Ho Leng 3 9-07 Michael Kinane Linda Perratt 14/1 1:22.59
1999 Grangeville 4 9-03 Kieren Fallon Ian Balding 13/2 JF 1:23.16
2000 Tayseer 6 8-09 Gérald Mossé David Nicholls 9/1 1:25.33
2001 Atavus 4 8-09 Jamie Mackay George Margarson 10/1 1:23.67
2002 Mine [a] 4 8-12 Kieren Fallon James Bethell 5/1 F 1:26.43
2003 Patavellian 5 9-01 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 4/1 F 1:23.63
2004 Material Witness 7 9-03 Martin Dwyer Willie Muir 25/1 1:26.20
2005 Mine 7 9-09 Richard Quinn James Bethell 16/1 1:26.25
2006 Mine 8 9-10 Michael Kinane James Bethell 10/1 1:24.26
2007 Giganticus 4 8-08 Philip Robinson Barry Hills 16/1 1:24.54
2008 Little White Lie 4 9-00 Darryll Holland John Jenkins 14/1 1:24.16
2009 Plum Pudding 6 9-10 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon, Sr. 12/1 1:23.39
2010 St Moritz 4 9-01 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 4/1 F 1:23.75
2011 Brae Hill 5 9-01 Barry McHugh Richard Fahey 11/1 1:23.91
2012 Bonnie Brae 5 9-09 Ryan Moore David Elsworth 13/2 1:30.91
2013 Field of Dream 6 9-07 Adam Kirby Jamie Osborne 14/1 1:23.09
2014 Heaven's Guest 4 9-03 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 12/1 1:25.61
2015 Rene Mathis 5 9-01 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 16/1 1:22.61

a Capricho dead-heated for first place in 2002, but he was disqualified for carrying an incorrect weight.

See also

References

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