The Bunbury Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The event is named in honour of Sir Charles Bunbury (1740–1821), who served as the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. He introduced both of the Classics held at Newmarket, the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas.

The Bunbury Cup is contested on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): Mine – 2002, 2005, 2006

Leading jockey (7 wins): Lester Piggott – Showoff (1966), Red Mask (1972), Pitskelly (1974), Paterno (1982), Mummy's Pleasure (1983), En Attendant (1993, 1994)

Leading trainer (3 wins): Michael Jarvis – Pitskelly (1974), Fedoria (1990), Savoyard (1991) James Bethell – Mine (2002, 2005, 2006) Richard Fahey - Brae Hill (2011), Heaven's Guest (2014), Rene Mathis (2015)

Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1962 Blue Over 5 8-00 Geoff Lewis Sam Armstrong 1:25.56 1963 Nereus 4 9-07 Scobie Breasley Ken Cundell F 1:24.63 1964 Passenger 5 9-09 Taffy Thomas Pat Moore 1:27.57 1965 Grey Lord 3 7-11 Frankie Durr Sir Gordon Richards 1:28.65 1966 Showoff 4 8-09 Lester Piggott John Winter 1:25.18 1967 Vibrant 4 9-10 Peter Robinson Teddy Lambton 1:29.69 1968 Swinging Minstrel 4 7-07 Ray Still Bill Payne 1:31.02 1969 Woolley 4 6-09 Dennis McKay Arthur Goodwill 1:27.58 1970 Golden Orange 4 7-02 Alan Cousins Ken Cundell 1:28.72 1971 Grotto 4 7-07 Des Cullen Bruce Hobbs 1:27.78 1972 Red Mask 5 8-12 Lester Piggott Alec Kerr F 1:29.50 1973 Fabvista 3 8-05 Greville Starkey Henry Cecil 1:25.92 1974 Pitskelly 4 9-09 Lester Piggott Michael Jarvis 1:26.06 1975 Penny Post 3 8-02 Pat Eddery Bill Watts 1:26.90 1976 Lottogift 5 8-10 Richard Fox David Hanley 1:26.62 1977 Kintore 5 8-00 John Lowe Bill Watts F 1:27.38 1978 Greenhill God 4 8-05 Paul Cook Michael Stoute 1:27.72 1979 Pipedreamer 4 9-03 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 1:24.03 1980 Steeple Bell 4 7-09 Ernie Johnson Michael Stoute 1:26.03 1981 Captain Nick 5 9-13 Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 1:25.67 1982 Paterno 4 9-01 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1:24.59 1983 Mummy's Pleasure 4 9-03 Lester Piggott Patrick Haslam CF 1:26.53 1984 Mummy's Pleasure 5 8-12 Tyrone Williams Patrick Haslam 1:25.38 1985 Tremblant 4 8-12 Willie Carson Ron Smyth F 2:24.16 1986 4 9-01 Richard Quinn John Dunlop F 1:25.50 1987 Individualist 4 8-05 Terry Lucas William Hastings-Bass 1:23.72 1988 Pinctada 6 8-03 Gary Bardwell Rod Simpson CF 1:28.86 1989 Baldomero 4 7-07 Jimmy Quinn William Jarvis 1:24.84 1990 Fedoria 4 8-03 Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 1:24.19 1991 Savoyard 3 9-00 Walter Swinburn Michael Jarvis 1:24.86 1992 Consigliere 4 9-01 Paul Eddery Roger Charlton 1:26.02 1993 En Attendant 5 9-04 Lester Piggott Ben Hanbury 1:25.07 1994 En Attendant 6 9-12 Lester Piggott Ben Hanbury 1:24.93 1995 Cadeaux Tryst 3 9-01 Walter Swinburn Ed Dunlop 1:26.96 1996 Crumpton Hill 4 8-12 Michael Roberts Neil Graham 1:24.43 1997 Tumbleweed Ridge 4 9-06 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:24.86 1998 Ho Leng 3 9-07 Michael Kinane Linda Perratt 1:22.59 1999 Grangeville 4 9-03 Kieren Fallon Ian Balding JF 1:23.16 2000 Tayseer 6 8-09 Gérald Mossé David Nicholls 1:25.33 2001 Atavus 4 8-09 Jamie Mackay George Margarson 1:23.67 2002 Mine 4 8-12 Kieren Fallon James Bethell F 1:26.43 2003 Patavellian 5 9-01 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton F 1:23.63 2004 Material Witness 7 9-03 Martin Dwyer Willie Muir 1:26.20 2005 Mine 7 9-09 Richard Quinn James Bethell 1:26.25 2006 Mine 8 9-10 Michael Kinane James Bethell 1:24.26 2007 Giganticus 4 8-08 Philip Robinson Barry Hills 1:24.54 2008 Little White Lie 4 9-00 Darryll Holland John Jenkins 1:24.16 2009 Plum Pudding 6 9-10 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Sr. 1:23.39 2010 St Moritz 4 9-01 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston F 1:23.75 2011 Brae Hill 5 9-01 Barry McHugh Richard Fahey 1:23.91 2012 Bonnie Brae 5 9-09 Ryan Moore David Elsworth 1:30.91 2013 Field of Dream 6 9-07 Adam Kirby Jamie Osborne 1:23.09 2014 Heaven's Guest 4 9-03 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:25.61 2015 Rene Mathis 5 9-01 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:22.61 2016 Golden Steps 5 9-00 Frankie Dettori Marco Botti JF 1:23.99 2017 Above The Rest 6 8-10 Clifford Lee David Barron 1:23.78 2018 Burnt Sugar 6 9-01 Paul Hanagan Roger Fell 1:24.36 2019 Vale of Kent 4 9-01 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 1:22.69 2020 Motakhayyel 4 9-07 Jim Crowley Richard Hannon Jr. 1:23.12 2021 Motakhayyel 5 9-10 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. 1:24.03 2022 Bless Him 8 9-03 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 1:22.84 2023 Biggles 6 9-03 Ryan Moore Ralph Beckett 1:25.70 2024 Aalto 4 8-12 Rossa Ryan Ian Williams 1:24.08 2025 More Thunder 4 9-08 Tom Marquand William Haggas F 1:24.75 2026 Aalto 6 8-10 William Buick Ian Williams F 1:24.00

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (10 July 2008).