Greatwood Gold Cup
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The Greatwood 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 Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 187 yards, or 3,993 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 late February or early March.
2024 | ||
Heltenham | Kandoo Kid | Gustavian |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
The Big Bite | Gemirande | Paint The Dream |
2022 | ||
Paint The Dream | Tamaroc Du Mathan | Senior Citizen |
2021 | ||
Umbrigado | Killer Clown | The Big Bite |
The event was introduced in 2004, and for its first three runnings it was sponsored by Vodafone. Since then it has had several different sponsors, and for each of these its title changed accordingly. The race was promoted to Grade 3 level in 2007, and it was given its present name in 2010. It is now sponsored by BetVictor on behalf of Greatwood, a charity for the welfare of retired racehorses. The race was reclassified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.[1]