Ladbrokes Trophy
The Ladbrokes Trophy is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury 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, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
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| Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1957 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes Coral |
| Website | Newbury |
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| Distance | 3m 1f 214y (5,331 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £200,000 (2020) 1st: £113,900 |
| 2021 | ||
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| Cloudy Glen | Fiddlerontheroof | Brahma Bull |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Cloth Cap | Aye Right | The Conditional |
| 2019 | ||
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| De Rasher Counter | The Conditional | Elegant Escape |
| 2018 | ||
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| Sizing Tennessee | Elegant Escape | Dingo Dollar |
| 2017 | ||
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| Total Recall | Whisper | Regal Encore |
| 2016 | ||
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| Native River | Carole's Destrier | Double Ross |
| 2015 | ||
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| Smad Place | Theatre Guide | First Lieutenant |
| 2014 | ||
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| Many Clouds | Houblon Des Obeaux | Merry King |
| 2013 | ||
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| Triolo D'Alene | Rocky Creek | Theatre Guide |
| 2012 | ||
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| Bobs Worth | Tidal Bay | First Lieutenant |
| 2011 | ||
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| Carruthers | Planet of Sound | Fair Along |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Diamond Harry | Burton Port | Denman |
| 2009 | ||
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| Denman | What A Friend | Niche Market |
| 2008 | ||
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| Madison Du Berlais | Air Force One | Snoopy Loopy |
| 2007 | ||
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| Denman | Dream Alliance | Character Building |
| 2006 | ||
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| State of Play | Juveigneur | Preacher Boy |
| 2005 | ||
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| Trabolgan | L'ami | Cornish Rebel |
| 2004 | ||
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| Celestial Gold | Ollie Magern | Royal Auclair |
| 2003 | ||
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| Strong Flow | Joss Naylor | Take Control |
| 2002 | ||
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| Gingembre | Harbour Pilot | Whitenzo |
| 2001 | ||
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| What's Up Boys | Behrajan | Take Control |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| King's Road | Gingembre | Alexander Banquet |
| 1999 | ||
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| Ever Blessed | Spendid | Fiddling The Facts |
| 1998 | ||
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| Teeton Mill | Eudipe | Fiddling The Facts |
| 1997 | ||
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| Suny Bay | Barton Bank | Eudipe |
| 1996 | ||
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| Coome Hill | The Grey Monk | Lo Stregone |
| 1995 | ||
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| Couldnt Be Better | Rough Quest | Superior Finish |
| 1994 | ||
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| One Man | Lord Relic | Commercial Artist |
| 1993 | ||
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| Cogent | Cahervillahow | Black Humour |
| 1992 | ||
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| Sibton Abbey | Jodami | The Fellow |
| 1991 | ||
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| Chatam | Master Bob | Man O'Magic |
| 1990-1981 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Arctic Call | Master Bob | Cahervillahow |
| 1989 | ||
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| Ghofar | Brown Windsor | Mr Frisk |
| 1988 | ||
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| Strands of Gold | Handy Trick | Mr Frisk |
| 1987 | ||
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| Playschool | Contradeal | Durham Edition |
| 1986 | ||
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| Broadheath | Two Coppers | Maori Venture |
| 1985 | ||
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| Galway Blaze | Run And Skip | Door Latch |
| 1984 | ||
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| Burrough Hill Lad | Canny Danny | Gaye Chance |
| 1983 | ||
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| Brown Chamberlin | Gaye Chance | Silent Valley |
| 1982 | ||
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| Bregawn | Captain John | Sea Captain |
| 1981 | ||
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| Diamond Edge | Political Pop | Straight Jocelyn |
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| 1980 | ||
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| Bright Highway | Silent Valley | Peter Scot |
| 1979 | ||
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| Fighting Fit | Zongalero | Royal Stuart |
| 1978 | ||
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| Approaching | Master H | William Penn |
| 1977 | ||
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| Bachelor's Hall | Fort Devon | Aldaniti |
| 1976 | ||
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| Zeta's Son | Tamalin | Banlieu |
| 1975 | ||
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| April Seventh | Collingwood | Cuckolder |
| 1974 | ||
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| Royal Marshall | Iceman | Moonlight Escapade |
| 1973 | ||
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| Red Candle | Red Rum | Anthony Watt |
| 1972 | ||
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| Charlie Potheen | Roman Holiday | Ballysagert |
| 1971 | ||
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| Bighorn | Young Ash Leaf | Saggart's Choice |
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| Border Mask | Lord Jim | Freddie Boy |
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| Spanish Steps | Larbawn | Lord Jim |
| 1968 | ||
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| Man of the West | Arcturus | Fearless Fred |
| 1967 | ||
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| Rondetto | Stalbridge Colonist | What A Myth |
| 1966 | ||
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| Stalbridge Colonist | Arkle | What A Myth |
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| Arkle | Freddie | Brasher |
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| Arkle | Ferry Boat | The Rip |
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| Mill House | Happy Spring | Arkle |
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| Springbok | Rough Tweed | Knucklecracker |
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| Mandarin | John O'Groats | Taxidermist |
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| Knucklecracker | Zonda | Fearless Cavalier |
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| Kerstin | Brunel | Croizet |
History
The event was established in 1957 as the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, and it was initially staged at Cheltenham. The winner of the inaugural running, Mandarin, was owned by Peggy Hennessy, a member of the family which founded 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, 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, which was first run seven months before the "Hennessy", and which was sponsored by Whitbread until 2001.[2] Ladbrokes were announced as the new race sponsor in February 2017.[3]
The race has been won by nine horses that have also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The most recent of these is Native River, the winner of the latter race in 2018.
Many Clouds became the first horse to win both the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Grand National, in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Willie Robinson – Mandarin (1961), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968)
- Tom Scudamore - Madison du Berlais (2008), Sizing Tennessee (2018), Cloth Cap (2020)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Fulke Walwyn – Mandarin (1957, 1961), Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968), Charlie Potheen (1972), Diamond Edge (1981)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1957 | Mandarin | 6 | 11-00 | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1958 | Taxidermist | 6 | 11-01 | John Lawrence[lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 |
- amateur rider
- Be My Royal finished first in 2002, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
References
- "Carruthers claims Hennessy Gold Cup victory at Newbury". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011.
- "Hennessy Gold Cup sponsorship ends after 60 years". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Lees, Jon. "Hennessy history as Newbury race renamed Ladbrokes Trophy". Racing Post. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Evening Times:
- Racing Post:
- pedigreequery.com – Hennessy Gold Cup – Newbury.
- sportingchronicle.com – Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 42. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 225. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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