Paddy Power Gold Cup
Class Premier Handicap
Inaugurated 1960
Website
Race information
Distance 2m 4½f (4,124 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Purse £ 160,000 (2025) 1st: £91,120Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase 2025 Panic Attack Vincenzo Hoe Joly Smoke
Previous years 2024 Il Ridoto Ga Law Lets Go Champ 2023 Stage Star Notlongtillmay Il Ridoto 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 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.
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.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins):
Fortria – 1960, 1962 Gay Trip – 1969, 1971 Half Free – 1984, 1985 Bradbury Star – 1993, 1994 Cyfor Malta – 1998, 2002 Leading jockey (4 wins):
Tony McCoy – Cyfor Malta (1998), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Exotic Dancer (2006) Leading trainer (8 wins):
Martin Pipe – Beau Ranger (1987), Challenger du Luc (1996), Cyfor Malta (1998, 2002), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Celestial Gold (2004), Our Vic (2005) Winners Weights given in stones and pounds . Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1960 Fortria 8 12-00 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1961 Scottish Memories 7 10–12 Cathal Finnegan Arthur Thomas 1962 Fortria 10 12-00 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1963 Richard of Bordeaux 8 10-05 Bobby Beasley Fulke Walwyn 1964 Super Flash 9 10-05 Stan Mellor Frank Cundell 1965 Dunkirk 8 12-07 Bill Rees Peter Cazalet 1966 Pawnbroker 8 11-09 Paddy Broderick Arthur Stephenson 1967 Charlie Worcester 10 10–11 Josh Gifford Ryan Price 1968 Jupiter Boy 7 10-03 Eddie Harty Fred Rimell 1969 Gay Trip 9 11-05 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell 1970 Chatham 6 10-03 Ken White Fred Rimell 1971 Gay Trip 9 11-03 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell 1972 Red Candle 8 10-00 Jimmy Fox Ricky Vallance 1973 Skymas 8 10-05 Stan Murphy Brian Lusk 1974 Bruslee 8 10-07 Andrew Turnell Michael Scudamore 1975 Clear Cut 11 10-09 David Greaves Maurice Camacho 1976 Cancello 7 11-01 Dennis Atkins Neville Crump 1977 Bachelor's Hall 7 10-06 Martin O'Halloran Peter Cundell 1978 Bawnogues 7 10-07 Craig Smith Martin Tate 1979 Man Alive 8 10-09 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1980 Bright Highway 6 11-01 Gerry Newman Michael O'Brien 1981 Henry Kissinger 7 10–13 Paul Barton David Gandolfo 1982 Fifty Dollars More 7 11-00 Richard Linley Fred Winter 1983 Pounentes 6 10-06 Neale Doughty Billy McGhie 1984 Half Free 8 11–10 Richard Linley Fred Winter 1985 Half Free 9 11–10 Richard Linley Fred Winter 1986 Very Promising 8 11–13 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1987 Beau Ranger 9 10-02 Mark Perrett Martin Pipe 1988 Pegwell Bay 7 11-02 Peter Scudamore Tim Forster 1989 Joint Sovereignty 9 10-04 Graham McCourt Philip Hobbs 1990 Multum in Parvo 7 10-02 Norman Williamson John Edwards 1991 Another Coral 8 10-01 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1992 Tipping Tim 7 10–10 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1993 Bradbury Star 8 11-08 Declan Murphy Josh Gifford 1994 Bradbury Star 9 11–11 Philip Hide Josh Gifford 1995 Dublin Flyer 9 11-08 Brendan Powell Tim Forster 1996 Challenger du Luc 6 10-02 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe 1997 Senor El Betrutti 8 10-00 Jamie Osborne Susan Nock 1998 Cyfor Malta 5 11-03 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 1999 The Outback Way 9 10-00 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams 2000 Lady Cricket 6 10–13 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2001 Shooting Light 8 11-03 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2002 Cyfor Malta 9 11-09 Barry Geraghty Martin Pipe 2003 Fondmort 7 10–13 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2004 Celestial Gold 6 10-02 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2005 Our Vic 7 11-07 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2006 Exotic Dancer 6 11-02 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2007 L'Antartique 7 10–13 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy 2008 Imperial Commander 7 10-07 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 2009 Tranquil Sea 7 10–13 Andrew McNamara Edward O'Grady 2010 Little Josh 8 10-05 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2011 Great Endeavour 7 10-03 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2012 Al Ferof 7 11-08 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Johns Spirit 6 10-02 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill 2014 Caid Du Berlais 5 10–13 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2015 Annacotty 7 11-00 Ian Popham Alan King 2016 Taquin Du Seuil 9 11–11 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill 2017 Splash Of Ginge 9 10–06 Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies 2018 Baron Alco 7 10-11 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 2019 Happy Diva 8 11-00 Richard Patrick Kerry Lee 2020 Coole Cody 9 10-05 Tom O'Brien Evan Williams 2021 Midnight Shadow 8 11-05 Ryan Mania Sue Smith 2022 Ga Law 6 11-00 Jonathan Burke Jamie Snowden 2023 Stage Star 7 11–07 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2024 Il Ridoto 7 09–13 Freddie Gingell Paul Nicholls 2025 Panic Attack 9 11-01 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
See also Racing Post : , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,– Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase – Cheltenham. Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91 . Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 40. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.– BetVictor Gold Cup Chase – Cheltenham. External links Race Recordings (1979-2009)