Gold Cup
16:00 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-13
Winner: £351,687.5
Runners: 0
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No. of hurdles: 22
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The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious contest in jump racing, winning the Gold Cup has been the pinnacle for 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, it's the most valuable jumps race in Britain and Ireland after the Grand National. 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. Inothewayurthinkin prevented Galopin Des Champs from a third consecutive win last time out, and with both these horses expected to run again in 2026, it looks likely to be a classic. 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 |
| 2025 | Inothewayurthinkin | 11-754 | 7 | 15/2 | Gavin Cromwell | Mark Walsh |
| 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 | 100-30F | 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
- Adjusted RPR of at least 172, 10/10
- Grade 1 chase winner, 9/10
- No more than 13 starts over fences, 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, 9/10
- Won a Graded chase that season, 8/10
- Won or placed previously at the festival, 9/10
Other factors
- Five of the last ten winners had run in the King George or Savills Chase (formerly Lexus) that season.
- Native River (Colin Tizzard) is the only British-trained winner in the last ten years.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP 2025
Galopin Des Champs was thwarted in his hat-trick bid by Inothewayurthinkin. The 8-13 favourite didn’t look on his A-game from the outset and was unable to repel the JP McManus-owned six-length winner in the straight. It was a first Gold Cup success for jockey Mark Walsh and trainer Gavin Cromwell, with Inothewayurthinkin, who was only supplemented for the race the week before, returning odds of 15-2.