The Greatwood Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 187 yards, or ), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March.
The event was introduced in 2004, and for its first three runnings it was sponsored by Vodafone. Since then it has had several different sponsors, and for each of these its title changed accordingly. The race was promoted to Grade 3 level in 2007, and it was given its present name in 2010. It is now sponsored by BetVictor on behalf of Greatwood, a charity for the welfare of retired racehorses. The race was reclassified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 handicap status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Nick Scholfield – Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), San Benedeto (2019)
Leading trainer (9 wins): Paul Nicholls – Cornish Sett (2006), Natal (2008), New Little Bric (2009), Big Fella Thanks (2010), Aerial (2012), Pacha Du Polder (2013), Sound Investment (2015), Sametegal (2016), San Benedeto (2019)
Winners Weights given in stones and pounds Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 2004 Isio 8 11-04 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2005 Supreme Prince 8 10–12 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs 2006 Cornish Sett (dead heat) 7 11-04 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2006 Horus (dead heat) 11 10-09 Jamie Moore Martin Pipe 2007 Madison du Berlais 6 11-05 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2008 Natal 7 10-01 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2009 New Little Bric 8 10-02 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2010 Big Fella Thanks 8 11-01 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls 2011 Fine Parchment 8 10-04 Peter Toole Charlie Mann 2012 Aerial 6 11-03 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Pacha Du Polder 6 11-00 Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls 2014 Shangani 8 10–12 Tom Scudamore Venetia Williams 2015 Sound Investment 7 11–12 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2016 Sametegal 7 11-03 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2017 Thomas Crapper 10 10-02 Charlie Poste Robin Dickin 2018Abandoned due to snow 2019 San Benedeto 8 11-05 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2020No race 2021 Umbrigado 7 11-03 David Noonan David Pipe 2022 Paint The Dream 8 11-11 Conor Brace Fergal O'Brien 2023 The Big Bite 10 10-05 Jonathan Burke Henry Oliver 2024 Heltenham 7 10-09 Ciaran Gethings Dan Skelton 2025 Booster Bob 7 10-02 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2026 Heltenham 9 11-00 Charlie Todd Dan Skelton
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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