Key Race: Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase - Cheltenham - Sat 14th Nov Winner Tranquil Sea

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Grade 3 race
Paddy Power Gold Cup
Location	Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated	1960
Race type	Chase
Sponsor	Paddy Power
Website	cheltenham.co.uk
Race information
Distance	2m 4½f (4,124 metres)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£150,000 (2008)

The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase 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 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (4,124 metres), and during its running there are fifteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid November. The event was first run in 1960, and it was originally sponsored by Mackeson's and known as the Mackeson Gold Cup. The race continued with this title until 1995, but since then it has had various different sponsors and consequently several title changes. It was backed by Murphy's from 1996, and by Thomas Pink from 2000. The present sponsor, Paddy Power, has supported the race since 2003. The most successful trainer in the race is Martin Pipe, who achieved eight victories before his retirement in 2006. Of the seven winners he trained from 1996 to 2005, all except Shooting Light were owned by David Johnson

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Re: Key Race: Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase Sat 14th Nov

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
1960	Fortria	8	12-00	Pat Taaffe	Tom Dreaper
1961	Scottish Memories	7	10-12	C. Finnegan	Arthur Thomas
1962	Fortria	10	12-00	Pat Taaffe	Tom Dreaper
1963	Richard of Bordeaux	8	10-05	Bobby Beasley	Fulke Walwyn
1964	Super Flash	9	10-05	Stan Mellor	Frank Cundell
1965	Dunkirk	8	12-07	Bill Rees	Peter Cazalet
1966	Pawnbroker	8	11-09	Paddy Broderick	Arthur Stephenson
1967	Charlie Worcester	10	10-11	Josh Gifford	Ryan Price
1968	Jupiter Boy	7	10-03	Eddie Harty	Fred Rimell
1969	Gay Trip	9	11-05	Terry Biddlecombe	Fred Rimell
1970	Chatham	6	10-03	Ken White	Fred Rimell
1971	Gay Trip	9	11-03	Terry Biddlecombe	Fred Rimell
1972	Red Candle	8	10-00	Jimmy Fox	Ricky Vallance
1973	Skymas	8	10-05	Stan Murphy	Brian Lusk
1974	Bruslee	8	10-07	Andrew Turnell	Michael Scudamore
1975	Clear Cut	11	10-09	David Greaves	Maurice Camacho
1976	Cancello [1]	7	11-01	Dennis Atkins	Neville Crump
1977	Bachelor's Hall	7	10-06	Martin O'Halloran	Peter Cundell
1978	Bawnogues	7	10-07	Craig Smith	Martin Tate
1979	Man Alive	8	10-09	Ron Barry	Gordon W. Richards
1980	Bright Highway	6	11-01	Gerry Newman	Michael O'Brien
1981	Henry Kissinger	7	10-13	Paul Barton	David Gandolfo
1982	Fifty Dollars More	7	11-00	Richard Linley	Fred Winter
1983	Pounentes	6	10-06	Neale Doughty	Billy McGhie
1984	Half Free	8	11-10	Richard Linley	Fred Winter
1985	Half Free	9	11-10	Richard Linley	Fred Winter
1986	Very Promising	8	11-13	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1987	Beau Ranger	9	10-02	Mark Perrett	Martin Pipe
1988	Pegwell Bay	7	11-02	Peter Scudamore	Tim Forster
1989	Joint Sovereignty	9	10-04	Graham McCourt	Philip Hobbs
1990	Multum In Parvo	7	10-02	Norman Williamson	John Edwards
1991	Another Coral	8	10-01	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1992	Tipping Tim	7	10-10	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1993	Bradbury Star	8	11-08	Declan Murphy	Josh Gifford
1994	Bradbury Star	9	11-11	Philip Hide	Josh Gifford
1995	Dublin Flyer	9	11-08	Brendan Powell	Tim Forster
1996	Challenger du Luc	6	10-02	Richard Dunwoody	Martin Pipe
1997	Senor El Betrutti	8	10-00	Jamie Osborne	Susan Nock
1998	Cyfor Malta	5	11-03	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1999	The Outback Way	9	10-00	Norman Williamson	Venetia Williams
2000	Lady Cricket	6	10-13	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2001	Shooting Light	8	11-03	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2002	Cyfor Malta	9	11-09	Barry Geraghty	Martin Pipe
2003	Fondmort	7	10-13	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2004	Celestial Gold	6	10-02	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2005	Our Vic	7	11-07	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2006	Exotic Dancer	6	11-02	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O'Neill
2007	L'Antartique	7	10-13	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy
2008	Imperial Commander	7	10-07	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies