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Paddy Power Gold Cup: Past Winners, Stats & History

Cheltenham November Meeting
Course:
Cheltenham
Old Course
Grade:
Premier Handicap
Length:
2m 4f
Last Winner:
Ga Law @ 5/1
Prize Money:
£160,000 (2022)

Taking centre stage at Cheltenham on the Saturday of their November meeting is this ultra-competitive handicap contest, the Paddy Power Gold Cup.

First run in 1960, this race has many sponsors over the years. Paddy Power have returned in 2020 having previously supported the Gold Cup between 2003 and 2015. Other backers include Mackeson, Murphy’s and most recently BetVictor.

The top trainers in the game tend to be attracted to Cheltenham for this big early season pot, and it has proven difficult for the smaller operations to break through over the years. Next time around will we see the prize again falling to one of the big yards?

Paddy Power Gold Cup Course Map (Old Course)

Cheltenham Old Course Map

Paddy Power Gold Cup Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Ga Law 5/1 Jamie Snowden Jonathan Burke
2021 Midnight Shadow 9/1 Sue Smith Ryan Mania
2020 Coole Cody 10/1 Evan Williams Tom O'Brien
2019 Happy Diva 14/1 Kerry Lee Richard Patrick
2018 Baron Alco 8/1 Gary Moore Jamie Moore
2017 Splash Of Ginge 25/1 Nigel Twiston-Davies Tom Bellamy
2016 Taquin Du Seuil 8/1 Jonjo O’Neill Aidan Coleman
2015 Annacotty 12/1 Alan King Ian Popham
2014 Caid Du Berlais 10/1 Paul Nicholls Sam Twiston-Davies
2013 Johns Spirit 7/1 Jonjo O’Neill Richie McLernon
2012 Al Ferof 8/1 Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh
2011 Great Endeavour 8/1 David Pipe Timmy Murphy
2010 Little Josh 20/1 Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies
2009 Tranquil Sea 11/2 Edward O'Grady Andrew McNamara
2008 Imperial Commander 13/2 Nigel Twiston-Davies Paddy Brennan
2007 L'Antartique 13/2 Ferdy Murphy Graham Lee
2006 Exotic Dancer 16/1 Jonjo O'Neill Tony McCoy
2005 Our Vic 9/2 Martin Pipe Timmy Murphy
2004 Celestial Gold 12/1 Martin Pipe Timmy Murphy
2003 Fondmort 3/1 Nicky Henderson Mick Fitzgerald

About the Paddy Power Gold Cup

Cheltenham Racecourse
Photo © Michael Dibb (cc-by-sa/2.0)

It may not be the most prestigious Gold Cup run at Cheltenham but the Paddy Power Gold Cup is not a contest lacking in reputation. Many view the feature race of November’s Open Meeting as being a highly informative handicap for the season ahead. The chase is contested over a distance a touch further than two and a half miles with all horses aged four and above eligible to compete.

Initially sponsored by Mackeson in 1965 when first introduced, the event has been run under several different guises since. Many of you may know this race as the Paddy Power Gold Cup anyway but the Irish bookmakers pulled their support in 2015 with BetVictor taking their place a year later only for Paddy Power to return in 2020. Sponsorship helps keeps this handicap a valuable one with a prize of £160,000 offered in 2022, a handsome tally for a Premier Handicap race.

DECENT RETURNS ON OFFER

Horses priced between 5/1 and 11/1 have won more than half of all Paddy Power Gold Cup renewals since 2000. As a result the average starting price of champions in this time is close to 10/1, making it an attractive race for the punters.

Chart Showing the Start Prices of the Paddy Power Gold Cup Winners Between 2000 and 2022

It’s a price that would be a lot shorter though if those at the very top of the betting could perform more regularly. Favourites haven’t fared well in recent years, Tranquil Sea the last to do the business back in 2009 at odds of 11/2.

COURSE WIN AN ADVANTAGE

You’ll struggle to find a horse without some form of Cheltenham experience on the racecard for this Gold Cup challenge. Former course wins are not as commonplace though. Out of the 17 runners that took part in the 2019 renewal only five had previously enjoyed success at Cheltenham. In the renewal prior to that in 2018, seven horses, just over a third the field, boasted a ‘C’ next to their name. Since then, there has been a more equal split between runners that have and haven’t won at Cheltenham beforehand.

Chart Showing the Number of Paddy Power Gold Cup Runners with Previous Winning Cheltenham Form Between 2017 and 2022

Despite usually being outnumbered, those with a New or Old Course win have been first past the post 12 of the last 19 instances of this race. Ga Law in 2022, Happy Diva in 2019 and Baron Alco in 2018 became latest exceptions to the rule but Happy Diva and Baron Alco both twice finished as runners-up previously at Cheltenham.

Chart Showing the Percentage of Paddy Power Gold Cup Winner with Previous Cheltenham Form Between 2000 and 2022

PIPE DREAM

David Pipe will be hoping he can replicate his father’s unrivalled success in this race but it will take some doing. His dad Martin secured his first Gold Cup winner in 1987 before another seven followed during a dominant 10 year period between 1996 and 2005. Retiring a year after his final winner, the mantle was passed to David and it didn’t take too long for him to get off the mark. Great Endeavour’s win is only time Pipe junior has struck gold in this race though despite his regular presence. As you can see by efforts since, Pipe is in need of some more inspiration if he’s going to close on his dad’s record.

DAVID PIPE’S Paddy Power GOLD CUP RECORD: 2011 – 2022

Year Horse SP Jockey Finish
2022 Umbrigado 14/1 Tom Scudamore Tenth
2020 Siruh Du Lac 12/1 Tom Scudamore Unseated Rider
2019 Warthog 33/1 David Noonan Third
2019 Eamon An Cnoic 16/1 Tom Scudamore Unseated Rider
2018 Eamon An Cnoic 50/1 David Noonan Fifth
2018 King’s Socks 12/1 Tom Scudamore Unseated Rider
2017 Starchitect 10/1 Tom Scudamore Second
2016 Ballynagour 33/1 Tom Scudamore Pulled Up
2015 Monetaire 12/1 Conor O’Farrell Eighth
2015 Kings Palace 13/2 F Tom Scudamore Eleventh
2014 Easter Meteor 12/1 Tom Scudamore Pulled Up
2013 Ballynagour 8/1 Tom Scudamore Pulled Up
2012 Grands Crus 7/4 F Tom Scudamore Pulled Up
2011 Great Endeavour 8/1 Timmy Murphy Winner

IMPERIAL COMMANDER COMPLETES GOLD CUP DOUBLE

Paddy Power Gold Cup participants rarely go on to hit an elite level although many do enjoy a decent degree of success. It’s not often you ever see them wind up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup later in their career but Imperial Commander was a horse unlike most others. Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, the successful chaser claimed his first notable victory in 2008 when winning this race. One season later he then took part in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, priced only behind Kauto Star and Denman in the betting. There he scooped a hugely prestigious win, making him the only horse ever to win both these particular Gold Cups.

Imperial Commander’s Graded Race Wins

Date Race Grade Course Winnings
20/11/2010 Betfair Chase Grade 1 Haydock £112.7k
19/03/2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup Grade 1 Cheltenham £270.8k
12/03/2009 Ryanair Chase Grade 1 Cheltenham £125.4k
15/11/2008 Paddy Power Gold Cup Grade 3 Cheltenham £85.5k

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