# Coral Gold Cup

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Steeplechase horse race in Britain

This article is about the horse race formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup. For the race in Ireland, see [Hennessy Gold Cup (Ireland)](/source/Hennessy_Gold_Cup_(Ireland)).

Horse race

Coral Gold Cup Class Premier Handicap Location Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England Inaugurated 1957 Race type Steeplechase Sponsor Ladbrokes Coral Website Newbury Race information Distance 3m 1f 214y (5,331 metres) Surface Turf Track Left-handed Qualification Four-years-old and up Weight Handicap Purse £250,000 (2025) 1st: £142,375

Hennessy Gold Cup Chase/Ladbrokes Trophy 2025 Panic Attack Three Card Brag The Changing Man

Previous years 2024 Kandoo Kid Broadway Boy Victtorino 2023 Datsalrightgino Mahler Mission Monbeg Genius 2022 Le Milos Remastered Gericault Roque 2021 Cloudy Glen Fiddlerontheroof Brahma Bull

2020-2011 2020 Cloth Cap Aye Right The Conditional 2019 De Rasher Counter The Conditional Elegant Escape 2018 Sizing Tennessee Elegant Escape Dingo Dollar 2017 Total Recall Whisper Regal Encore 2016 Native River Carole's Destrier Double Ross 2015 Smad Place Theatre Guide First Lieutenant 2014 Many Clouds Houblon Des Obeaux Merry King 2013 Triolo D'Alene Rocky Creek Theatre Guide 2012 Bobs Worth Tidal Bay First Lieutenant 2011 Carruthers Planet of Sound Fair Along

2010-2001 2010 Diamond Harry Burton Port Denman 2009 Denman What A Friend Niche Market 2008 Madison Du Berlais Air Force One Snoopy Loopy 2007 Denman Dream Alliance Character Building 2006 State of Play Juveigneur Preacher Boy 2005 Trabolgan L'ami Cornish Rebel 2004 Celestial Gold Ollie Magern Royal Auclair 2003 Strong Flow Joss Naylor Take Control 2002 Gingembre Harbour Pilot Whitenzo 2001 What's Up Boys Behrajan Take Control

2000-1991 2000 King's Road Gingembre Alexander Banquet 1999 Ever Blessed Spendid Fiddling The Facts 1998 Teeton Mill Eudipe Fiddling The Facts 1997 Suny Bay Barton Bank Eudipe 1996 Coome Hill The Grey Monk Lo Stregone 1995 Couldnt Be Better Rough Quest Superior Finish 1994 One Man Lord Relic Commercial Artist 1993 Cogent Cahervillahow Black Humour 1992 Sibton Abbey Jodami The Fellow 1991 Chatam Master Bob Man O'Magic

1990-1981 1990 Arctic Call Master Bob Cahervillahow 1989 Ghofar Brown Windsor Mr Frisk 1988 Strands of Gold Handy Trick Mr Frisk 1987 Playschool Contradeal Durham Edition 1986 Broadheath Two Coppers Maori Venture 1985 Galway Blaze Run And Skip Door Latch 1984 Burrough Hill Lad Canny Danny Gaye Chance 1983 Brown Chamberlin Gaye Chance Silent Valley 1982 Bregawn Captain John Sea Captain 1981 Diamond Edge Political Pop Straight Jocelyn

1980-1971 1980 Bright Highway Silent Valley Peter Scot 1979 Fighting Fit Zongalero Royal Stuart 1978 Approaching Master H William Penn 1977 Bachelor's Hall Fort Devon Aldaniti 1976 Zeta's Son Tamalin Banlieu 1975 April Seventh Collingwood Cuckolder 1974 Royal Marshall Iceman Moonlight Escapade 1973 Red Candle Red Rum Anthony Watt 1972 Charlie Potheen Roman Holiday Ballysagert 1971 Bighorn Young Ash Leaf Saggart's Choice

1970-1961 1970 Border Mask Lord Jim Freddie Boy 1969 Spanish Steps Larbawn Lord Jim 1968 Man of the West Arcturus Fearless Fred 1967 Rondetto Stalbridge Colonist What A Myth 1966 Stalbridge Colonist Arkle What A Myth 1965 Arkle Freddie Brasher 1964 Arkle Ferry Boat The Rip 1963 Mill House Happy Spring Arkle 1962 Springbok Rough Tweed Knucklecracker 1961 Mandarin John O'Groats Taxidermist

1960-1959 1960 Knucklecracker Zonda Fearless Cavalier 1959 Kerstin Brunel Croizet

The **Coral Gold Cup** is a Premier Handicap [National Hunt](/source/National_Hunt_racing) [steeplechase](/source/Steeplechase_(horse_racing)) in Great Britain which is open to [horses](/source/Horse_racing) aged four years or older. It is run at [Newbury](/source/Newbury_Racecourse) over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles, 1 furlong and 214 yards, or 5,225 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a [handicap race](/source/Handicap_(horse_racing)), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.

## History

The event was established in 1957 as the **Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup**, and it was initially staged at [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham_Racecourse). The winner of the inaugural running, Mandarin, was owned by Peggy Hennessy, a member of the family which founded [Hennessy](/source/Hennessy), the race's sponsoring company. It was transferred to Newbury in 1960, and it was won by Mandarin for a second time in 1961. The race's second running was won by Taxidermist, ridden by the amateur rider John Lawrence, later [Lord Oaksey](/source/John_Oaksey), who was the breeder and part-owner of the 2011 winner, Carruthers.[1]

The race's association with Hennessy continued until the 60th running, in 2016, and was British racing's longest-running commercial sponsorship at the time. The record was previously held by the [Whitbread Gold Cup](/source/Bet365_Gold_Cup), which was first run seven months before the "Hennessy", and which was sponsored by [Whitbread](/source/Whitbread) until 2001.[2] Ladbrokes were announced as the new sponsor in February 2017[3] and the race was run as the Ladbrokes Trophy until 2021. In 2022 Coral replaced Ladbrokes as the title sponsor and the race took its present title.[4]

The race has been won by nine horses that have also won the [Cheltenham Gold Cup](/source/Cheltenham_Gold_Cup). The most recent of these is [Native River](/source/Native_River), the winner of the latter race in 2018.

[Many Clouds](/source/Many_Clouds) became the first horse to win both the Hennessy Gold Cup and the [Grand National](/source/Grand_National), in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

## Records

**Most successful horse (2 wins):**

- Mandarin – *1957, 1961*

- [Arkle](/source/Arkle) – *1964, 1965*

- [Denman](/source/Denman_(horse)) – *2007, 2009*

**Leading jockey (3 wins):**

- [Willie Robinson](/source/Willie_Robinson_(jockey)) – *Mandarin (1961), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968)*

- [Tom Scudamore](/source/Tom_Scudamore) - *Madison du Berlais (2008), Sizing Tennessee (2018), Cloth Cap (2020)*

**Leading [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer) (7 wins):**

- [Fulke Walwyn](/source/Fulke_Walwyn) – *Mandarin (1957, 1961), Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968), Charlie Potheen (1972), Diamond Edge (1981)*

## Winners

- *Weights given in [stones](/source/Stone_(unit)) and [pounds](/source/Pound_(mass))*

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1957 Mandarin 6 11–00 Gerry Madden Fulke Walwyn 1958 Taxidermist 6 11–01 John Lawrence[a] Fulke Walwyn 1959 Kerstin 9 11–10 Stan Hayhurst Verly Bewicke 1960 Knucklecracker 7 11–01 Derek Ancil Derek Ancil 1961 Mandarin 10 11–05 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn 1962 Springbok 8 10–08 Gerry Scott Neville Crump 1963 Mill House 6 12–00 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn 1964 Arkle 7 12–07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1965 Arkle 8 12–07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1966 Stalbridge Colonist 7 10–00 Stan Mellor Ken Cundell 1967 Rondetto 11 10–01 Jeff King Bob Turnell 1968 Man of the West 7 10–00 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn 1969 Spanish Steps 6 11–08 John Cook Edward Courage 1970 Border Mask 8 11–01 David Mould Peter Cazalet 1971 Bighorn 7 10–11 David Cartwright Charlie Vernon Miller 1972 Charlie Potheen 7 11–04 Richard Pitman Fulke Walwyn 1973 Red Candle 9 10–04 Jimmy Fox Ricky Vallance 1974 Royal Marshall II 7 10–00 Graham Thorner Tim Forster 1975 April Seventh 9 11–02 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell 1976 Zeta's Son 7 10–09 Ian Watkinson Peter Bailey 1977 Bachelor's Hall 7 10–10 Martin O'Halloran Peter Cundell 1978 Approaching 7 10–06 Bob Champion Josh Gifford 1979 Fighting Fit 7 11–07 Richard Linley Ken Oliver 1980 Bright Highway 6 11–06 Gerry Newman Michael O'Brien 1981 Diamond Edge 10 11–10 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn 1982 Bregawn 8 11–10 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson 1983 Brown Chamberlin 8 11–08 John Francome Fred Winter 1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 12–00 John Francome Jenny Pitman 1985 Galway Blaze 9 10–00 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald 1986 Broadheath 9 10–05 Paul Nicholls David Barons 1987 Playschool 9 10–08 Paul Nicholls David Barons 1988 Strands of Gold 9 10–00 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1989 Ghofar 6 10–02 Hywel Davies David Elsworth 1990 Arctic Call 7 11–00 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1991 Chatam 7 10–06 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1992 Sibton Abbey 7 10–00 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy 1993 Cogent 9 10–01 Dan Fortt Andrew Turnell 1994 One Man 6 10–00 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards 1995 Couldn't Be Better 8 10–08 Dean Gallagher Charlie Brooks 1996 Coome Hill 7 10–00 Jamie Osborne Walter Dennis 1997 Suny Bay 8 11–08 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks 1998 Teeton Mill 9 10–05 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams 1999 Ever Blessed 7 10–00 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman 2000 King's Road 7 10–07 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 What's Up Boys 7 10–12 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs 2002 Gingembre [b] 8 10–13 Andrew Thornton Lavinia Taylor 2003 Strong Flow 6 11–00 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Celestial Gold 6 10–05 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2005 Trabolgan 7 11–12 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2006 State of Play 6 11–04 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2007 Denman 7 11–12 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls 2008 Madison du Berlais 7 11–04 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2009 Denman 9 11–12 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2010 Diamond Harry 7 10–00 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams 2011 Carruthers 8 10–04 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock 2012 Bobs Worth 7 11–06 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2013 Triolo D'Alene 6 11–01 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2014 Many Clouds 7 11–06 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood 2015 Smad Place 8 11–04 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King 2016 Native River 6 11–01 Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard 2017 Total Recall 8 10–08 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2018 Sizing Tennessee 10 11–03 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard 2019 De Rasher Counter 7 10-10 Ben Jones Emma Lavelle 2020 Cloth Cap 8 10–00 Tom Scudamore Jonjo O'Neill 2021 Cloudy Glen 8 10–08 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2022 Le Milos 7 11–00 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2023 Datsalrightgino 7 10–07 Gavin Sheehan Jamie Snowden 2024 Kandoo Kid 8 11–05 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2025 Panic Attack 9 10–05 Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** amateur rider

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Be My Royal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Be_My_Royal&action=edit&redlink=1) finished first in 2002, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance

## See also

- [Horse racing in Great Britain](/source/Horse_racing_in_Great_Britain)

- [List of British National Hunt races](/source/List_of_British_National_Hunt_races)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Carruthers claims Hennessy Gold Cup victory at Newbury"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/15889540). *[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)*. 26 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hennessy Gold Cup sponsorship ends after 60 years"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-38226472). *BBC News*. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lees, Jon. ["Hennessy history as Newbury race renamed Ladbrokes Trophy"](https://www.racingpost.com/news/hennessy-history-as-newbury-race-renamed-ladbrokes-trophy/276568). *[Racing Post](/source/Racing_Post)*. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Higgins, C (1 September 2022). ["Coral take over sponsorship of Newbury's premier jumps race in three-year deal"](https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/coral-take-over-sponsorship-of-newburys-premier-jumps-race-in-three-year-deal/576454). Racing Post. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

- [Evening Times](/source/Evening_Times): - [1957](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwNBAAAAIBAJ&sgid=HKgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6574%2C2198256), [1958](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9vdAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=7qcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C1936529), [1959](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ko-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=fUsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6566%2C1770147), [1960](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LORAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=KacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6381%2C3447085), [1961](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rhM-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=GkoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6378%2C3304770), [1962](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KOpAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=EacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734%2C3214189), [1963](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CiU-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=nUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6628%2C3962670), [1964](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ddxAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=AqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314%2C5038829), [1965](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0upAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=SacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6668%2C3678500), [1966](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f_BYAAAAIBAJ&sgid=M6cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1661%2C3774200) - [1967](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Be5AAAAAIBAJ&sgid=dqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6839%2C3931361), [1968](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6Cs-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=00oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6825%2C4288745), [1969](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=COhAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=KKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6593%2C4295391), [1970](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RQlBAAAAIBAJ&sgid=HKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6448%2C4042202), [1971](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r_BAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=SqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6584%2C4310400), [1972](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DvVAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=uKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6420%2C4004608), [1973](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BfNAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=w6cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6203%2C4957133), [1974](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h3lAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=z6cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6331%2C5027043), [1975](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZYNAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=xqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6454%2C4879109), [1976](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yPtfAAAAIBAJ&sgid=lqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5952%2C5595635) - [1977](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zO5AAAAAIBAJ&sgid=mqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1556%2C5954840), [1978](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=be1AAAAAIBAJ&sgid=aacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5994%2C6027394), [1979](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iyM-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=vEoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5860%2C5261878), [1980](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RE5BAAAAIBAJ&sgid=aKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5422%2C4456383), [1981](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_O5AAAAAIBAJ&sgid=nKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5980%2C4945686), [1982](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S9dAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=iaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6454%2C5163086), [1983](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c9BAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=kaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708%2C5218391), [1984](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=whw-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=MUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6037%2C5259350), [1985](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uJAAAAAIBAJ&sgid=xaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6855%2C5403103), [1986](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rww-AAAAIBAJ&sgid=qUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6029%2C5702009)

- [Racing Post](/source/Racing_Post): - [1987](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1987-11-28/21341), [1988](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1988-11-26/26520), [1989](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1989-11-25/32092), [1990](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1990-11-24/37665), [1991](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1991-11-23/43154), [1992](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1992-11-28/49020), [1993](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1993-11-27/54778), [1994](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1994-11-26/60536), [1995](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1995-11-25/66268), [1996](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1996-11-30/232039) - [1997](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1997-11-29/244469), [1998](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1998-11-28/258065), [1999](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/1999-11-27/273385), [2000](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2000-11-25/292004), [2001](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2001-12-01/307815), [2002](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2002-11-30/323574), [2003](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2003-11-29/340396), [2004](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2004-11-27/359721), [2005](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2005-11-26/394475), [2006](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2006-11-25/418126) - [2007](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2007-12-01/442548), [2008](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2008-11-29/467825), [2009](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2009-11-28/492483), [2010](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2010-11-27/516110), [2011](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2011-11-26/540947), [2012](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2012-12-01/565674), [2013](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2013-11-30/588924), [2014](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2014-11-29/612119), [2015](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2015-11-28/636792), [2016](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2016-11-26/660657) - [2017](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2017-12-02/686445), [2018](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2018-12-01/713943), [2019](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2019-11-30/742314), [2020](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2020-11-28/768281), [2021](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2021-11-27/794910), [2022](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2022-11-26/822753), [2023](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2023-12-02/850841), [2024](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2024-11-30/879097), [2025](https://www.racingpost.com/results/36/newbury/2025-11-29/905578)

- [pedigreequery.com](http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=5804) – *Hennessy Gold Cup – Newbury.*

- *Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91*. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 42. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-871093-21-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-871093-21-X).

- *The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records*. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 225. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-873626-15-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-873626-15-0).

## External links

- Race Recordings (1958–2010) [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q60X1LShUsAn6bzkXDH7GqX)

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