Gold Cup

Introduced	1819
Racecourse	Cheltenham, New Course
Race Distance	Approximately 3 miles & 1/2 furlong
Entry Conditions	Horses aged 5 and over
Current Sponsor	Magners
Date & Time	Day 4 / Friday 19th March 2021 / 15:30
Leading Jockey	Pat Taaffe with 4 wins
Leading Trainer	Tom Dreaper with 5 wins

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the highlight of the four days of racing at the Cheltenham Festival and takes place at 15:30 on the final day.

The Gold Cup is run over a distance of 3 miles and 1/2 furlong at the Cheltenham new course and contains 22 fences to be jumped. It currently awards the highest prize money of all the races taking place at the Cheltenham Festival with a total prize fund of £625,000.

Originally a flat race when it was introduced in 1819, the Gold Cup first featured jumps at the 1924 Cheltenham Festival when the prize for the winning horse was just £685.

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Gold Cup Past Winners

Year		Horse	Age	Price	Trainer	Jockey	Distances
2020	1st	Al Boum Photo	8	10-3f	W P Mullins	P Townend
	2nd	Santini	8	5-1	N J Henderson	Nico de Boinville	Neck
	3rd	Lostintranslation	8	10-1	C L Tizzard	R M Power	1 1/4 lengths
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2019	1st	Al Boum Photo	7	12-1	W P Mullins	P Townend
	2nd	Anibale Fly	9	22-1	A J Martin	B J Geraghty	2 1/2 Lengths
	3rd	Bristol De Mai	8	18-1	N A Twiston-Davies	D A Jacob	3 3/4  Lengths
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2018	1st	Native River	8	4-1	C L Tizzard	R Johnson
	2nd	Might Bite	9	7-2F	N J Henderson	Nico de Boinville	4 1/2 Lengths
	3rd	Anibale Fly	8	25-1	A J Martin	B J Geraghty	4 Lengths
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2017	1st	Sizing John	7	7-1	J Harrington	R M Power
	2nd	Minella Rocco	7	18-1	Jonjo O’Neill	N D Fehily	2 3/4 Lengths
	3rd	Native River	7	7-2	C L Tizzard	R Johnson	Short Head
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2016	1st	Don Cossack	9	9-4	G Elliott	B J Cooper
	2nd	Djakadam	7	9-2	W P Mullins	Ruby Walsh	4 1/2 Lengths
	3rd	Don Poli	7	9-2	W P Mullins	D N Russell	10 Lengths
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2015	1st	Coneygree	8	7-1	M Bradstock	Nico de Boinville
	2nd	Djakadam	6	10-1	W P Mullins	Ruby Walsh	1 1/2 Lengths
	3rd	Road To Riches	8	8-1	N Meade	B J Cooper	2 Lengths

Cheltenham Gold Cup Trends

• 10 of the last 14 Cheltenham Gold Cup winners were priced at 13/2 or less
• 20 of the last 26 Cheltenham Gold Cup winners won their last race before the Cup

Gold Cup Betting Offers

With the Gold Cup being the stand-out race at the Cheltenham Festival, bookmakers generally offer a number of generous betting offers for customers betting on the race. The majority of bookmakers will be offering some sort of Gold Cup betting offers such as free bets, best odds guaranteed, price boosts, extra places and refunds. You will also find that some bookmakers offer enhanced welcome offers for the Gold Cup. These generally have more value than their standard sign-up offers.

Below, we will list the latest Gold Cup betting offers which you can take advantage of during this years Cheltenham Festival.