Sodexo Gold Cup
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location |
Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2006 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Sodexo |
| Website | www.ascot.co.uk |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3 miles (4828 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight |
Handicap Maximum: 11 st 12 lb |
| Purse |
£100,000 (2015) 1st: £56,950 |
| 2015 | ||
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| Pendra | Double Ross | Fox Appeal |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||
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| What A Warrior | Black Thunder | Merry King |
| 2013 | ||
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| Houblon Des Obeaux | Merry King | Triolo D'Alene |
| 2012 | ||
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| Roberto Goldback | Duke Of Lucca | Alfie Spinner |
| 2011 | ||
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| Exmoor Ranger | Razor Royale | Promising Anshan |
| 2010 | ||
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| Massini's Maguire | Take The Breeze | From Dawn To Dusk |
| 2009 | ||
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| The Last Derby | Aimigayle | Shining Gale |
| 2008 | ||
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| Roll Along | Air Force One | Gungadu |
| 2007 | ||
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| Harris Bay | Without A Doubt | Hoo La Baloo |
| 2006 | ||
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| See You Sometime | Zabenz | Sweet Diversion |
The Sodexo Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Ascot Racecourse in late October or early November, over a distance of 3 miles.
History
The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth £100,000 and was run over three miles.[1] In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo began sponsoring the race in 2015.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won the race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Barry Geraghty - Roll Along (2008), Roberto Goldback (2012), Pendra (2015)
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- no trainer has won the race more than once
- Widest winning margin – Roberto Goldback (2012) – 9 lengths
- Narrowest winning margin – Harris Bay (2007) – neck
- Most runners – 17, in 2011
- Fewest runners – 9, in 2007
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | See You Sometime | 11 | 10-08 | Wayne Kavanagh | Seamus Mullins |
| 2007 | Harris Bay | 8 | 10-07 | Timmy Murphy | Henrietta Knight |
| 2008 | Roll Along | 8 | 11-01 | Barry Geraghty | Carl Llewellyn |
| 2009 | The Last Derby | 5 | 10-03 | Liam Treadwell | Eoin Griffin |
| 2010 | Massini's Maguire | 9 | 11-03 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2011 | Exmoor Ranger | 9 | 10-10 | Andrew Glassonbury | Victor Dartnall |
| 2012 | Roberto Goldback | 10 | 10-10 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 6 | 11-03 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams |
| 2014 | What A Warrior | 7 | 10-06 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2015 | Pendra | 7 | 10-07 | Barry Geraghty | Charlie Longsdon |
See also
References
- ↑ "Trainers voice concern over state of Ascot track". Dailymail.co.uk. 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
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