Exeter Gold Cup Chase Next Running: Thursday November 1st, 2012

The Exeter Gold Cup Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase for five-year-old and above horses.

It is a limited handicap chase.

There are twelve fences to be jumped in the race.

The 2005 race will forever be remembered because of the sad death of the triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate, who collapsed and died after being pulled up.

Distance:2m 1f 110yDetails:(Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (Class A) (5yo+)Racecourse:ExeterRace Type: Jumps

Winning Trends for the Exeter Gold Cup Chase

Age Trend: Range: 6 - 11yo.

Trainer Trend: PJ Hobbs has trained three winners in the last nine years. PF Nicholls and Miss H Knight have both trained two winners in the last nine years.

Jockey Trend: R Johnson has ridden three winners for two different trainers in the last nine years. R Walsh was the jockey on both of PF Nicholls horses.

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race twice in the last nine years.

Weight Trend: Range: 10-4 - 11-10.

Official Rating Trend: Range: 142 - 174.

Exeter Gold Cup Chase Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Medermit (Fr) (D) 7g 11-4 208 R12142- A King R Thornton 7 154 7/2 (3f)
2010 Tchico Polos (Fr) (CD) 6g 10-4 199 13F212- PF Nicholls R Walsh 9 148 3/1 (2f)
2009 Planet of Sound 7g 10-9 215 133- PJ Hobbs R Johnson 9 152 4/1 (f)
2008 Ashley Brook (Ire) (CD) 10g 10-4 254 5PP- K Bishop R Johnson 9 150 8/1
2007 Pablo Du Charmil (Fr) (CD) 6g 10-12 210 110- D Pipe T Scudamore 5 142 9/2 (3f)
2006 Impek (Fr) 10g 11-10 190 33P- Miss H Knight AP McCoy 9 162 9/1
2005 Monkerhostin (Fr) (D) 8g 10-5 305 213- PJ Hobbs R Johnson 11 145 10/1
2004 Azertyuiop (Fr) (D) 7g 11-10 260 111- P Nicholls R Walsh 7 174 6/5 (f)
2003 Edredon Bleu (Fr) (CD) 11g 11-10 9 66-1 Miss H Knight J Culloty 7 165 7/2 (3f)