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Coral Gold Cup: Past Winners, Stats & History

Winter Carnival
Course:
Newbury
Jumps Course
Grade:
Premier Handicap
Length:
3m 2f
Last Winner:
Le Milos @ 9/2
Prize Money:
£250,000 (2022)

The Coral Gold Cup ensures November ends/December begins with a bang on the racing front with the race formerly known as the Ladbrokes Trophy and the Hennessey Gold Cup before that, lighting up the track at Newbury.

Possibly the highest-class handicap run anywhere over the course of the National Hunt season, the roll of honour here is littered with greats of the game. That includes Gold Cup winners, Denman and Native River and Grand National hero, Many Clouds.

Coral Gold Cup Course Map (Jumps Course)

Newbury Jumps Racecourse Map

Coral Gold Cup Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Le Milos 9/2 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
2021 Cloudy Glen 33/1 Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch
2020 Cloth Cap 9/1 Jonjo O'Neill Tom Scudamore
2019 De Rasher Counter 12/1 Emma Lavelle Ben Jones
2018 Sizing Tennessee 12/1 Colin Tizzard Tom Scudamore
2017 Total Recall 9/2 Willie Mullins Paul Townend
2016 Native River 7/2 Colin Tizzard Richard Johnson
2015 Smad Place 7/1 Alan King Wayne Hutchinson
2014 Many Clouds 8/1 Oliver Sherwood Leighton Aspell
2013 Triolo D’Alene 20/1 Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2012 Bobs Worth 4/1 Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty
2011 Carruthers 10/1 Mark Bradstock Mattie Batchelor
2010 Diamond Harry 6/1 Nick Williams Daryl Jacob
2009 Denman 11/4 Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh
2008 Madison du Berlais 25/1 David Pipe Tom Scudamore
2007 Denman 5/1 Paul Nicholls Sam Thomas
2006 State of Play 10/1 Evan Williams Paul Moloney
2005 Trabolgan 13/2 Nicky Henderson Mick Fitzgerald
2004 Celestial Gold 9/4 Martin Pipe Timmy Murphy
2003 Strong Flow 5/1 Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh

About the Ladbrokes Trophy

Newbury Racecourse
Tohaklim, Wikimedia Commons

For 60 years this race went by the name of the Hennessy Gold Cup, this deal with the famous cognac being the longest running commercial sponsorship of any race at the time. The drinks brand finally moved to one side in 2017 though, with Ladbrokes announced as the new sponsors earlier on in the year. Coral then took over the backing of this race in 2022. The prize money on offer increased immediately as a result with the total purse increasing 25% to £250k between 2017 and 2019, a truly handsome amount for a National Hunt handicap.

Chart Showing the Coral Gold Cup Prize Money Between 2000 and 2022

Cheltenham initially hosted this race when it was first introduced in 1957 but three years later it moved to its current home of Newbury. It’s long been one of the most popular handicaps to feature on the National Hunt circuit with a decent field regularly taking part. Those that do battle for the lucrative jackpot must tackle 21 fences across a distance of around three miles and two furlongs at Newbury’s left-handed circuit. The race takes place in November or December each year and is open to horses aged four and above.

COVERED IN GOLD

Nine Cheltenham Gold Cup champions have also enjoyed victory this race, sometimes before and sometimes afterwards. The Coral Gold Cup is not just a place for well-established names but it also acts as a hunting ground for future stars. Even during the last decade or so you’ve got winners such as Denman, Bobs Worth and Native River.

Dual CoralGld Cup and Cheltenham Gold Cup Winners: 1956/57 – 2021/22

Horse Trainer Ladbrokes Trophy Win(s) Gold Cup Win(s)
Native River Colin Tizzard 2016 2018
Bobs Worth Nicky Henderson 2012 2013
Denman Paul Nicholls 2007, 2009 2008
Burrough Hill Lad Jenny Pitman 1984 1984
Bregawn Michael Dickinson 1982 1983
Arkle Tom Dreaper 1964, 1965 1964, 1965, 1966
Mill House Fulke Walwyn 1963 1963
Kerstin Verly Bewicke 1959 1958
Mandarin Fulke Walwyn 1957, 1961 1962

There’s even a Grand National champion among them too in the form of Many Clouds, who became the first horse ever to win both this race and Aintree’s big handicap. The Gold Cup is the far more usual double though as we can see from the table above. Note that the 2018 winner, Sizing Tennessee, has raced many times at the Festival but the Ann and Alan Potts owned gelding was never entered in Cheltenham’s biggest contest.

RETURN OF LORD OAKSEY

Church of All Saints, Oaksey, Wiltshire

All Saints Church, Oaksey, Wiltshire
Photo © Brian Robert Marshall (cc-by-sa/2.0)

A horse by the name of Taxidermist won the second ever running of this handicap, ridden by a certain amateur jockey, John Lawrence. The name is unlikely to ring a bell but you may recognise him as renowned horsing racing journalist and television commentator, Lord Oaksey.

Over 50 years after securing the then Hennessy Gold Cup glory, the two-time British Champion Amateur Jump Jockey secured another success but this time as a breeder and part-owner. Carruthers did the business for him in 2011 for what was perhaps the finest victory for the Oaskey Partnership.

ELDERS STRUGGLE DESPITE TENNESSEE TRIUMPH

Shunning the age trends for this race, Sizing Tennessee became the first winner since 1981 with a double digit age. He was able to fend off his younger rivals that day but it’s a rare sight to see this happen. Horses aged eight and under have long dominated this test considering their rates of participation.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Coral Gold Cup Winners Between 1957 and 2022

To get an idea of just how much they are over performing, know that over the last 10 renewals, horses under nine-years-old have made up 74% of the field. It’s a significant chunk but they’ve also won all but one (90%) of renewals in that time, with eight year olds taking 40% of those victories.

BE MY ROYAL STRIPPED OF TITLE

A fine afternoon for Be My Royal in November 2002 ended up being one to forget. On his way to Hennessy Gold Cup glory, jockey David Casey believed he “felt something go” with trainer Willie Mullins later saying the gelding may have suffered a career ending tendon injury.

Although the initial prognosis was slightly off, Be My Royal endured a two-year spell on the sidelines before being transferred to a new trainer. More bad news was to follow for Mullins as in January 2004, the Jockey Club disqualified his horse for testing positive for morphine. It came at a time in which 37 horses tested positive for the substance, an issue believed to have stemmed from a contaminated food supply.

2002 Hennessy Gold Cup First Ten Finishers

Position Horse Trainer Jockey Odds Distance
Disqualified Be My Royal Willie Mullins David Casey 33/1 –
1 Gingembre Lavinia Taylor Andrew Thronton 16/1 + ½ length
2 Harbour Pilot Noel Meade Paul Carberry 11/1 + 1½ lengths
3 Whitenzo Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh 25/1 + 2½ lengths
4 Hussard Collonges Peter Beaumont Russ Garritty 9/1 + 1 length
5 Carbury Cross Jonjo O’Neill Seamus Durack 33/1 +1 length
6 Gunther McBride Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson 12/1 + 2½ lengths
7 Frosty Canyon Paul Webber Tom Doyle 14/1 + 7 lengths
8 Marlborough Nicky Henderson Mick Fitzgerald 12/1 + 2½ lengths
9 Give Over Edward Hales Davy Russell 20/1 + 1¼ lengths
10 Lord Noelie Henrietta Knight Jim Culloty 33/1 + 5 lengths

Other Races of Note at Newbury

  • Betfair Hurdle
  • Challow Novices’ Hurdle
  • Coral Gold Cup
  • Hungerford Stakes
  • Lockinge Stakes
  • Mill Reef Stakes
  • Weatherbys Super Sprint

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