Sodexo Live! Gold Cup
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| Premier Handicap race | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2006 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Sodexo |
| Website | www.ascot.co.uk |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 7f 180y (4791 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap Maximum: 11 st 12 lb |
| Purse | £80,000 (2018) 1st: £45,460 |
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| Our Power | Danny Kirwan | Tea Clipper |
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| Larry | Checkitout | Regal Encore |
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| Regal Encore | Whatmore | Militarian |
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| Vinndication | Regal Encore | Black Corton |
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| Traffic Fluide | Art Mauresque | Go Conquer |
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| Go Conquer | Rock Gone | Braqueur D'or |
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| Antony | Junction Fourteen | Saphir Du Rheu |
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| Pendra | Double Ross | Fox Appeal |
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| What A Warrior | Black Thunder | Merry King |
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| Houblon Des Obeaux | Merry King | Triolo D'Alene |
| 2012 | ||
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| Roberto Goldback | Duke of Lucca | Alfie Spinner |
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| Exmoor Ranger | Razor Royale | Promising Anshan |
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| Massini's Maguire | Take The Breeze | From Dawn To Dusk |
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| The Last Derby | Aimigayle | Shining Gale |
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| Roll Along | Air Force One | Gungadu |
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| Harris Bay | Without A Doubt | Hoo La Baloo |
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| See You Sometime | Zabenz | Sweet Diversion |
The Sodexo Live! Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Ascot in late October or early November, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres).
History
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The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth £100,000 and was run over three miles. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo sponsored the race from 2015 to 2020 and Bateaux London have been the sponsors since 2021.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse:
- no horse has won the race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Roll Along (2008), Roberto Goldback (2012), Pendra (2015)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Gary Moore - Antony (2016), Traffic Fluide (2018), Larry (2021)
Winners
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Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2006 | See You Sometime | 11 | 10-08 | Wayne Kavanagh | Seamus Mullins |
| 2007 | Harris Bay | 8 | 10-07 | Timmy Murphy | Henrietta Knight |
| 2008 | Roll Along | 8 | 11-01 | Barry Geraghty | Carl Llewellyn |
| 2009 | The Last Derby | 5 | 10-03 | Liam Treadwell | Eoin Griffin |
| 2010 | Massini's Maguire | 9 | 11-03 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2011 | Exmoor Ranger | 9 | 10-10 | Andrew Glassonbury | Victor Dartnall |
| 2012 | Roberto Goldback | 10 | 10-10 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2013 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 6 | 11-03 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams |
| 2014 | What A Warrior | 7 | 10-06 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2015 | Pendra | 7 | 10-07 | Barry Geraghty | Charlie Longsdon |
| 2016 | Antony | 6 | 10-01 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
| 2017 | Go Conquer | 8 | 11-00 | Aidan Coleman | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2018 | Traffic Fluide | 8 | 11-12 | Josh Moore | Gary Moore |
| 2019 | Vinndication | 6 | 11-00 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
| 2020 | Regal Encore | 12 | 10-10 | Richie McLernon | Anthony Honeyball |
| 2021 | Larry | 8 | 10-00 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore |
| 2022 | Our Power | 7 | 11-02 | Charlie Deutsch | Sam Thomas |
| 2023 | Victtorino | 5 | 10-12 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2024 | Chianti Classico | 7 | 12-00 | Tom Bellamy | Kim Bailey |