Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup
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The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 metres) at Newbury Racecourse in late November or early December.
It was first run in 1957 at Cheltenham Racecourse, moving to its present venue in 1960. It takes its name from Hennessy Cognac, the long term sponsors of the race. It is a prestigious handicap chase, and the most important race of its kind before Christmas. There are twenty-one fences to be jumped in the race.
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1957 | Mandarin | 6 | 11-00 | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1958 | Taxidermist | 6 | 11-01 | Mr John Lawrence | 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 * | 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 |
* Be My Royal finished first in 2002 but was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
