Horse race
Premier Handicap race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire, England |
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Inaugurated | 2006 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Sodexo |
Website | www.ascot.co.uk |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 7f 180y (4791 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap Maximum: 11 st 12 lb |
Purse | £80,000 (2018) 1st: £45,460 |
2022 | ||
Our Power | Danny Kirwan | Tea Clipper |
Previous years | ||
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2021 | ||
Larry | Checkitout | Regal Encore |
The Sodexo Live! Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Ascot in late October or early November, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres).
History
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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. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo sponsored the race from 2015 to 2020 and Bateaux London have been the sponsors since 2021.
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 (3 wins):
- Gary Moore - Antony (2016), Traffic Fluide (2018), Larry (2021)
- 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 |
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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 |
2016 | Antony | 6 | 10-01 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
2017 | Go Conquer | 8 | 11-00 | Aidan Coleman | Jonjo O'Neill |
2018 | Traffic Fluide | 8 | 11-12 | Josh Moore | Gary Moore |
2019 | Vinndication | 6 | 11-00 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
2020 | Regal Encore | 12 | 10-10 | Richie McLernon | Anthony Honeyball |
2021 | Larry | 8 | 10-00 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
2022 | Our Power | 7 | 11-02 | Charlie Deutsch | Sam Thomas |
2023 | Victtorino | 5 | 10-12 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
2024 | Chianti Classico | 7 | 12-00 | Tom Bellamy | Kim Bailey |