Irish Gold Cup

The Irish Gold Cup (Irish: Corn Óir na hÉireann) is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

Irish Gold Cup
2022
Conflated Minella Indo Janidil
Previous years
2021
Kemboy The Storyteller Delta Work
2020-2011
2020
Delta Work Kemboy Presenting Percy
2019
Bellshill Road To Respect The Storyteller
2018
Edwulf Outlander Djakadam
2017
Sizing John Empire Of Dirt Don Poli
2016
Carlingford Lough Road To Riches Fine Rightly
2015
Carlingford Lough Foxrock Lord Windermere
2014
Last Instalment Tidal Bay First Lieutenant
2013
Sir Des Champs Flemenstar Joncol
2012
Quel Esprit Roberto Goldback Treacle
2011
Kempes Glencove Marina Joncol
2010-2001
2010
Joncol Cooldine Schindlers Hunt
2009
Neptune Collonges Notre Pere Chelsea Harbour
2008
The Listener Turko Snowy Morning
2007
Beef Or Salmon The Listener Hi Cloy
2006
Beef Or Salmon Hedgehunter Native Upmanship
2005
Rule Supreme Beef Or Salmon Cloudy Bays
2004
Florida Pearl Le Coudray Rince Ri
2003
Beef Or Salmon Colonel Braxton Harbour Pilot
2002
Alexander Banquet Behrajan Rince Ri
2001
Florida Pearl Alexander Banquet Dorans Pride
2000-1991
2000
Florida Pearl Dorans Pride Rince Ri
1999
Florida Pearl Escartefigue Addington Boy
1998
Dorans Pride Dun Belle Anabatic
1997
Danoli Jodami Imperial Call
1996
Imperial Call Master Oats Monsieur Le Cure
1995
Jodami Merry Gale Nuaffe
1994
Jodami Deep Bramble Force Seven
1993
Jodami Chatam General Idea
1992
Carvill's Hill Garamycin Gold Options
1991
Nick The Brief Olan Lad Roc De Prince
1990-1989
1990
Nick The Brief Carvill's Hill Maid Of Money
1989
Carvill's Hill Weather The Storm Lastofthebrownies
 

The event was first run in 1987, and it was originally titled the Vincent O'Brien Irish Gold Cup. It was named after Vincent O'Brien (1917–2009), who was a successful racehorse trainer. The race was renamed the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1991, when Hennessy began sponsoring and it was often referred to as the "Irish Hennessy", as there was also a long-established chase in Great Britain called the Hennessy Gold Cup. Hennessy's sponsorship ended after the 2015 running and the 2016 event was run as the unsponsored Irish Gold Cup.[1] Unibet sponsored the Irish Gold Cup from 2017 to 2019.[2] In 2017, it was run as the Stan James Irish Gold Cup Chase and in 2018 and 2019 as the Unibet Irish Gold Cup. Since 2020 the race has been sponsored by Paddy Power.

Throughout its history the race has served as a leading trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Three horses have won both events in the same year – Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996) and Sizing John (2017).

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (11 wins):

Winners
  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1987 Forgive 'n Forget 10 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1988 Playschool 10 Paul Nicholls David Barons
1989 Carvill's Hill 7 Ken Morgan Jim Dreaper
1990 Nick the Brief 8 Martin Lynch John Upson
1991 Nick the Brief 9 Robbie Supple John Upson
1992 Carvill's Hill 10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1993 Jodami 8 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont
1994 Jodami 9 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont
1995 Jodami 10 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont
1996 Imperial Call 7 Conor O'Dwyer Fergie Sutherland
1997 Danoli 9 Tommy Treacy Tom Foley
1998 Dorans Pride 9 Richard Dunwoody Michael Hourigan
1999 Florida Pearl 7 Richard Dunwoody Willie Mullins
2000 Florida Pearl 8 Paul Carberry Willie Mullins
2001 Florida Pearl 9 Richard Johnson Willie Mullins
2002 Alexander Banquet 9 Barry Geraghty Willie Mullins
2003 Beef or Salmon 7 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan
2004 Florida Pearl 12 Richard Johnson Willie Mullins
2005 Rule Supreme 9 David Casey Willie Mullins
2006 Beef or Salmon 10 Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan
2007 Beef or Salmon 11 Andrew McNamara Michael Hourigan
2008 The Listener 9 Daryl Jacob Robert & Sally Alner
2009 Neptune Collonges 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Joncol 7 Alain Cawley Paul Nolan
2011 Kempes 8 David Casey Willie Mullins
2012 Quel Esprit 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2013 Sir Des Champs 7 Davy Russell Willie Mullins
2014 Last Instalment 9 Brian O'Connell Philip Fenton
2015 Carlingford Lough 9 Tony McCoy John Kiely
2016 Carlingford Lough 10 Mark Walsh John Kiely
2017 Sizing John 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2018 Edwulf 9 Mr Derek O'Connor Joseph O'Brien
2019 Bellshill 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2020 Delta Work 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2021 Kemboy 9 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins
2022 Conflated 8 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott

See also

References
  1. O'Connor, Brian. "Irish Gold Cup to go ahead at Leopardstown without sponsor". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. Barber, Bill (29 September 2017). "Unibet take over Champion Hurdle sponsorship from Stan James". Racing Post. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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