The Bet365 Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 4½ furlongs (3 miles, 4 furlongs and 146 yards, or ), and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.

History The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Whitbread Gold Cup. It was sponsored by Whitbread Brewers at the instigation of Colonel Bill Whitbread, the company's chairman, who had twice ridden in the Grand National as an amateur jockey. It was the first commercial sponsorship in British sport, and the longest-running until it ended in 2001.

In recent years the race has been sponsored by At the Races (2002–03), Betfred (2004–07) and Bet365 (2008–). The record for the longest-running sponsorship of a British horse race is now held by the John Smith's Cup.

The Bet365 Gold Cup takes place at a meeting which features both jump and flat races and marks the end of the National Hunt racing season in Great Britain. Other events at this meeting include the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Mile.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Larbawn – 1968, 1969 Diamond Edge – 1979, 1981 Topsham Bay – 1992, 1993 Ad Hoc – 2001, 2003

Leading jockey (3 wins): Ron Barry – Titus Oates (1971), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974) Sean Bowen – Just A Par (2015), Henllan Harri (2017), Resplendent Grey (2025)

Leading trainer (7 wins): Fulke Walwyn – Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1967), Charlie Potheen (1973), The Dikler (1974), Diamond Edge (1979, 1981), Special Cargo (1984)

Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1957 Much Obliged 9 10–12 Johnny East Neville Crump 1958 Taxidermist 6 10-08 John Lawrence Fulke Walwyn 1959 Done Up 9 10–13 Harry Sprague Ryan Price 1960 Plummers Plain 7 10-00 Ron Harrison Syd Dale 1961 Pas Seul 8 12-00 Dave Dick Bob Turnell 1962 Frenchman's Cove 7 11-03 Stan Mellor Harry Thomson Jones 1963 Hoodwinked 8 10-09 Pat Buckley Neville Crump 1964 Dormant 7 09-07 Pat Buckley Neville Crump 1965 Arkle 8 12-07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1966 What a Myth 9 09-08 Paul Kelleway Ryan Price 1967 Mill House 10 11-11 David Nicholson Fulke Walwyn 1968 Larbawn 9 10-09 Macer Gifford Michael Marsh 1969 Larbawn 10 11-04 Josh Gifford Michael Marsh 1970 Royal Toss 8 10-00 Richard Pitman Tim Handel 1971 Titus Oates 9 11–13 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1972 Grey Sombrero 8 09-10 Bill Shoemark David Gandolfo 1973 Charlie Potheen 8 12-00 Ron Barry Fulke Walwyn 1974 The Dikler 11 11–13 Ron Barry Fulke Walwyn 1975 April Seventh 9 09-13 Steve Knight Bob Turnell 1976 Otter Way 8 10-10 Jeff King Oliver Carter 1977 Andy Pandy 8 10–12 John Burke Fred Rimell 1978 Strombolus 7 10-00 Tommy Stack Peter Bailey 1979 Diamond Edge 8 11-11 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn 1980 Royal Mail 10 11-05 Philip Blacker Stan Mellor 1981 Diamond Edge 10 11-07 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn 1982 Shady Deal 9 10-00 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford 1983 Drumlargan 9 10-10 Frank Codd Edward O'Grady 1984 Special Cargo 11 11-02 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn 1985 By the Way 7 11-00 Robert Earnshaw Monica Dickinson 1986 Plundering 9 10–06 Simon Sherwood Fred Winter 1987 Lean Ar Aghaidh 10 09-10 Guy Landau Stan Mellor 1988 Desert Orchid 9 11-11 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth 1989 Brown Windsor 7 10-00 Michael Bowlby Nicky Henderson 1990 Mr Frisk 11 10-05 Marcus Armytage Kim Bailey 1991 Docklands Express 9 10-03 Anthony Tory Kim Bailey 1992 Topsham Bay 9 10-01 Hywel Davies David Barons 1993 Topsham Bay 10 10-01 Richard Dunwoody David Barons 1994 Ushers Island 8 10-00 Charlie Swan Howard Johnson 1995 Cache Fleur 9 10-01 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe 1996 Life of a Lord 10 11-10 Charlie Swan Aidan O'Brien 1997 Harwell Lad 8 10-00 Rupert Nuttall Robert Alner 1998 Call It a Day 8 10-10 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1999 Eulogy 9 10-00 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe 2000 Beau 7 10-09 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 Ad Hoc 7 10-04 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2002 Bounce Back 6 10-09 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2003 Ad Hoc 9 10-10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Puntal 8 11-04 Danny Howard Martin Pipe 2005 Jack High 10 10-00 Garrett Cotter Ted Walsh 2006 Lacdoudal 7 11-05 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2007 Hot Weld 8 10-00 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy 2008 Monkerhostin 11 10–13 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2009 Hennessy 8 10-07 Tony McCoy Carl Llewellyn 2010 Church Island 11 10-05 Adrian Heskin Michael Hourigan 2011 Poker de Sivola 8 10–12 Timmy Murphy Ferdy Murphy 2012 Tidal Bay 11 11–12 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 2013 Quentin Collonges 9 10–12 Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly 2014 Hadrian's Approach 7 11-00 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2015 Just A Par 8 10-00 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls 2016 The Young Master 7 10–12 Sam Waley-Cohen Neil Mulholland 2017 Henllan Harri 9 10-00 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 2018 Step Back 8 10-00 Jamie Moore Mark Bradstock 2019 Talkischeap 7 10-11 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King no race 2020 2021 Potterman 8 11-09 Tom Cannon Alan King 2022 Hewick 7 11-04 Jordan Gainford Shark Hanlon 2023 Kitty's Light 7 10-08 Jack Tudor Christian Williams 2024 Minella Cocooner 8 11-09 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins 2025 Resplendent Grey 7 10-02 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2026 Havaila 7 10-11 Caoilin Quinn Gary & Josh Moore

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races Recurring sporting events established in 1957 – this race is included under its original title, Whitbread Gold Cup.

External links Race Recordings (1957-2012) youtube.com

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pedigreequery.com – Gold Cup Handicap Chase – Sandown.