Coral Cup
The Coral Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race 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 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Hurdle race |
| Sponsor | Coral |
| Website | Cheltenham |
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| Distance | 2m 5f (4,225 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £75,000 (2021) 1st: £42,203 |
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| Commander Of Fleet | Fastorslow | Ashdale Bob |
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| Heaven Help Us | Craigneiche | Tea Clipper |
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| Dame De Compagnie | Black Tears | Thosedaysaregone |
| 2019 | ||
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| William Henry | Wicklow Brave | Ballyandy |
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| Bleu Berry | Topofthegame | Barra |
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| Supasundae | Taquin Du Seuil | Who Dares Wins |
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| Diamond King | Long House Hall | Ubak |
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| Aux Ptits Soins | Zabana | Activial |
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| Whisper | Get Me Out of Here | Bayan |
| 2013 | ||
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| Medinas | Meister Eckhart | Fiveforthree |
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| Son of Flicka | Get Me Out of Here | Veiled |
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| Carlito Brigante | Bothy | Orsippus |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Spirit River | Tullamore Dew | James De Vassy |
| 2009 | ||
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| Ninetieth Minute | Mirage Dore | Pause And Clause |
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| Naiad du Misselot | Kicks For Free | Junior |
| 2007 | ||
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| Burntoakboy | Powerstation | Baron De Feypo |
| 2006 | ||
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| Sky's The Limit | Strangely Brown | Dom d'Orgeval |
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| Idole First | Dancing Bay | Tumbling Dice |
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| Monkerhostin | Court Shareef | Rhinestone Cowboy |
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| Xenophon | Samon | Spectrometer |
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| Ilnamar | Joss Naylor | Master Tern |
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| What's Up Boys | Native Dara | Ross Moff |
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| Khayrawani | Miltonfield | Generosa |
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| Top Cees | Khayrawani | Royal Marine |
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| Big Strand | Allegation | Castle Sweep |
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| Trainglot | Treasure Again | New Co |
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| Chance Coffey | Derrymoyle | Time for a Run |
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| Time for a Run | So Proud | Chance Coffey |
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| Olympian | Sillars Stalker | Yellow Spring |
The event was established in 1993, and it has been sponsored by Coral throughout its history. The inaugural winner, Olympian, was given a bonus prize of £50,000 for having won the Imperial Cup the previous weekend. The race was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1999.
There were high winds on the day of the planned running in 2008, so the Coral Cup was rescheduled and run on Cheltenham's New Course. The distance of the rearranged event was 2 miles and 4½ furlongs.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Davy Russell – Naiad de Misselot (2008), Carlito Brigante (2011), Diamond King (2016)
- Barry Geraghty - Sky's The Limit (2006), Spirit River (2010), Dame De Compagnie (2020)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Nicky Henderson - Spirit River (2010), Whisper (2014), William Henry (2019), Dame De Compagnie (2020)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1993 | Olympian | 6 | 10-00 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1994 | Time for a Run | 7 | 11-08 | Charlie Swan | Edward O'Grady |
| 1995 | Chance Coffey | 10 | 10-00 | Gerry O'Neill | Pat O'Donnell |
| 1996 | Trainglot | 9 | 10-03 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1997 | Big Strand | 8 | 10-00 | Jamie Evans | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | Top Cees | 8 | 10-00 | Barry Fenton | Lynda Ramsden |
| 1999 | Khayrawani | 7 | 11-03 | Fran Berry | Christy Roche |
| 2000 | What's Up Boys | 6 | 10-03 | Paul Flynn[lower-alpha 1] | Philip Hobbs |
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| 2002 | Ilnamar | 6 | 10-05 | Rodi Greene | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Xenophon | 7 | 11-00 | Mick Fitzgerald | Tony Martin |
| 2004 | Monkerhostin | 7 | 10-08 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2005 | Idole First | 6 | 10–10 | Alan O'Keeffe | Venetia Williams |
| 2006 | Sky's the Limit | 5 | 11–12 | Barry Geraghty | Edward O'Grady |
| 2007 | Burntoakboy | 9 | 09-12 | Sam Jones | Richard Newland |
| 2008 | Naiad du Misselot | 7 | 10–13 | Davy Russell | Ferdy Murphy |
| 2009 | Ninetieth Minute | 6 | 10-03 | Paddy Flood | Tom Taaffe |
| 2010 | Spirit River | 5 | 11-02 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Carlito Brigante | 5 | 10–12 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2012 | Son of Flicka | 8 | 10-06 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain |
| 2013 | Medinas | 6 | 11–10 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2014 | Whisper | 6 | 11-06 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2015 | Aux Ptits Soins | 5 | 10-07 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Diamond King | 8 | 11-03 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Supasundae | 7 | 11-04 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2018 | Bleu Berry | 7 | 11-02 | Mark Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | William Henry | 9 | 11-10 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2020 | Dame De Compagnie | 7 | 10-12 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2021 | Heaven Help Us | 7 | 10-02 | Richard Condon | Paul Hennessy |
| 2022 | Commander Of Fleet | 7 | 11–10 | Shane Fitzgerald | Gordon Elliott |
- amateur jockey
- The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis
References
- pedigreequery.com – Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).
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