Ascot Gold Cup
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Distance: 2m 4f The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds and is part of Royal Ascot. First run in 1807, the Gold Cup is traditionally held on Ladies' Day (day three) at Royal Ascot and is the feature event of the five-day racing festival. Along with the Doncaster Cup and the Goodwood Cup, the Ascot Gold Cup is part of Britain's Stayers' Triple Crown for horses capable of running longer distances. |
Winning Trends for the Ascot Gold Cup
Age Trend: Range: 4 - 8yo.
Trainer Trend: AP O'Brien has won this race for the last four years with Yeats.
Jockey Trend: J Murtagh was the jockey on Yeats' last two wins.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has won four times and the second favourite twice. Yeats won in 2006 at 7/1 (just outside the top three in the betting).
Betting Offers on the Ascot Gold Cup
None at present.
Ascot Gold Cup Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/S | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | DR | SP |
| 2009 | Yeats (CD) | 8h | AP O'Brien | J Murtagh | 9 | 6 | 6/4 (f) |
| 2008 | Yeats (CD) | 7h | AP O'Brien | J Murtagh | 10 | 4 | 11/8 (f) |
| 2007 | Yeats (CD) | 6h | AP O'Brien | MJ Kinane | 14 | 2 | 8/13 (f) |
| 2006 | Yeats | 5h | AP O'Brien | K Fallon | 12 | 8 | 7/1 |
| 2005 ! | Westerner | 6h | E Lellouche | O Peslier | 17 | 4 | 7/4 (f) |
| 2004 | Papineau | 4g | Saeed bin Suroor | L Dettori | 13 | 4 | 5/1 (2f) |
| 2003 | Mr Dinos | 4h | PFI Cole | K Fallon | 12 | 6 | 3/1 (2f) |
