Bateaux_London_Gold_Cup

Sodexo Live! Gold Cup

Sodexo Live! Gold Cup

Steeplechase horse race in Britain

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).

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United House Gold Cup
2022
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History

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

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)
  • Widest winning margin – Roberto Goldback (2012) – 9 lengths
  • Narrowest winning margin – Harris Bay (2007) – neck
  • Most runners – 17, in 2011
  • Fewest runners – 9, in 2007

Winners

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