Sodexo Gold Cup

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 (2016)
1st: £56,950
United House Gold Cup
2016
Antony Junction Fourteen Saphir Du Rheu

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:

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (2 wins):

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
2016 Antony 6 10-01 Jamie Moore Gary Moore

See also

References

  1. "Trainers voice concern over state of Ascot track". Dailymail.co.uk. 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
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