Paddy Power Gold Cup
The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 44 yards, or 4,064 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid November.
| Premier Handicap race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Paddy Power |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 4½f (4,124 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £160,000 (2022) 1st: £90,032 |
| 2023 | ||
| Stage Star | Notlongtillmay | Il Ridoto |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Ga Law | French Dynamite | Midnight River |
| 2021 | ||
| Midnight Shadow | Protektorat | Lalor |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Coole Cody | Spiritofthegames | Al Dancer |
| 2019 | ||
| Happy Diva | Brelan D'As | Warthog |
| 2018 | ||
| Baron Alco | Frodon | Guitar Pete |
| 2017 | ||
| Splash of Ginge | Starchitect | Le Prezien |
| 2016 | ||
| Taquin Du Seuil | Village Vic | Buywise |
| 2015 | ||
| Annacotty | Buywise | Sound Investment |
| 2014 | ||
| Caid Du Berlais | Johns Spirit | Present View |
| 2013 | ||
| Johns Spirit | Colour Squadron | Hidden Cyclone |
| 2012 | ||
| Al Ferof | Walkon | Nadiya De La Vega |
| 2011 | ||
| Great Endeavour | Quantitativeeasing | Divers |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Little Josh | Dancing Tornado | Long Run |
| 2009 | ||
| Tranquil Sea | Poquelin | Hold Em |
| 2008 | ||
| Imperial Commander | Barbers Shop | Private Be |
| 2007 | ||
| L'Antartique | Il Duce | Knowhere |
| 2006 | ||
| Exotic Dancer | Vodka Bleu | New Alco |
| 2005 | ||
| Our Vic | Monkerhostin | Kandjar D'allier |
| 2004 | ||
| Celestial Gold | Thisthatandtother | Monkerhostin |
| 2003 | ||
| Fondmort | Poliantas | Ei Ei |
| 2002 | ||
| Cyfor Malta | Poliantas | Wave Rock |
| 2001 | ||
| Shooting Light | Foly Pleasant | Exit Swinger |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Lady Cricket | Exit Swinger | Feathered Leader |
| 1999 | ||
| The Outback Way | Stormy Passage | Sounds Like Fun |
| 1998 | ||
| Cyfor Malta | Simply Dashing | Dr Leunt |
| 1997 | ||
| Senor El Betrutti | Challenger Du Luc | Bertone |
| 1996 | ||
| Challenger Du Luc | Strong Promise | Addington Boy |
| 1995 | ||
| Dublin Flyer | Egypt Mill Prince | Big Matt |
| 1994 | ||
| Bradbury Star | Second Schedual | Egypt Mill Prince |
| 1993 | ||
| Bradbury Star | Egypt Mill Prince | General Pershing |
| 1992 | ||
| Tipping Tim | Another Coral | Beech Road |
| 1991 | ||
| Another Coral | Toranfield | Sword Beach |
| 1990-1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Multum in Parvo | Thar-An-Bharr | New Halen |
| 1989 | ||
| Joint Sovereignty | Golden Freeze | Dudie |
| 1988 | ||
| Pegwell Bay | Dudie | Townley Stone |
| 1987 | ||
| Beau Ranger | Gee-A | Tickite Boo |
The event was established in 1960, and it was originally sponsored by Mackeson. It was known as the Mackeson Gold Cup until 1995, but since then it has had various sponsors and several title changes. It was backed by Murphy's from 1996, and by Thomas Pink from 2000. The bookmaker Paddy Power began supporting the race in 2003 and their sponsorship continued until the 2015 running. In 2016 the sponsorship was taken over by another bookmaking firm BetVictor. Paddy Power returned for a second period of sponsorship in 2020.