Gold Cup
16:00 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-14
Winner: £
Runners: 27
Going:
No. of hurdles: 22
Distance: 3m2f70y
The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious contest in jump racing and has been won by some of the greatest horses in the history of the sport. The Grade 1 chase provides the highlight of the four-day Cheltenham Festival and, with prize-money of £625,000, is the most valuable jumps race in Britain and Ireland after the Grand National. The Gold Cup represents the ultimate challenge for the very best staying chasers, with 22 fences to be jumped during the relentless three miles and two and a half furlongs, and a punishing finish up the famous Cheltenham hill. Among the greats to have won the race are Golden Miller, Mill House, Arkle, Best Mate and Kauto Star. Galopin Des Champs is the latest to join these all-time great horses after back-to-back victories in 2023 and 2024. Check the Cheltenham Gold Cup runners and riders ahead of the big race and place your bets by clicking the odds buttons.
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PREVIOUS GOLD CUP WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2024 | Galopin De Champs | 12-311 | 8 | 10-11F | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2023 | Galopin De Champs | 1-11 | 7 | 7-5F | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2022 | A Plus Tard | 112-12 | 8 | 3-1F | Henry De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2021 | Minella Indo | 2-11F4 | 8 | 9-1 | Henry De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2020 | Al Boum Photo | RO-112-1 | 8 | 11-10 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2019 | Al Boum Photo | 2F1RO-1 | 7 | 12-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2018 | Native River | 1-1113 | 8 | 5-1 | Colin Tizzard | Richard Johnson |
| 2017 | Sizing John | 33-211 | 7 | 7-1 | Jessica Harrington | Robbie Power |
| 2016 | Don Cossack | 1-11F1 | 9 | 9-4F | Gordon Elliott | Bryan Cooper |
| 2015 | Coneygree | 13-111 | 8 | 7-1 | Mark Bradstock | Nico de Boinville |
CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Aged between seven and nine, 10/10
- Grade 1 chase winner, 9/10
- No more than 13 starts over fences, 9/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 172, 9/10
- Won over at least 3m, 9/10
- Ran no more than four times that season, 9/10
- Within 9lb of RPR top-rated, 8/10
- Won a Graded chase that season, 8/10
- Won or placed previously at the festival, 8/10
Other factors
- In 2015, Coneygree became the first winner not to have run at a previous festival since Imperial Call in 1996. He was also the first novice to win since Captain Christy in 1974.
- Four of the last ten winners had run in the King George or Savills Chase (formerly Lexus) that season.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP 2023
GALOPIN DES CHAMPS went off pretty short for such a cracking edition of the race, but he delivered on his abundant promise with a superb performance. Further back than ideal but coolly ridden, some of his jumping was slightly scruffy, but he never looked like falling and he was full of running when taking it up at the last. Any stamina doubts were quickly put to bed as he stayed on up the hill to provide Willie Mullins and Paul Townend with their third Gold Cup in five years. Bravemansgame was the contender with the strongest form this season and was trying this far for the first time, he only gave best after the last. He was beaten by a true star and would have won a normal Gold Cup. Conflated ran a cracker to finish third, also trying a trip this far for the first time and only gave way going to the last.