Old Newton Cup

The Old Newton Cup is a flat Handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses of four-year-old and up. It is run at Haydock over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The race has been won by several top-class horses including Collier Hill, Alkaased, Dangerous Midge and Dylan Mouth.

Winners since 1900 Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1900 King's Courier 3 08-05 Lester Reiff Charles Morton 1901 Syerla 7 09-01 Johnny Reiff Reg Day 1902 Candelaria 8 07-10 Thomas Dixon Thomas 1903 1904 Whistling Crow 4 07-09 Reginald Jones Felix Leach 1905 Thunderbolt 5 09-00 Danny Maher Harry Bates 1906 Kilwinning 4 06-12 Joseph Plant Harry Sadler 1907 Wise Mason 3 06-02 James Howard Harry Sadler 1908 Blundella 4 06-04 Charles Ringstead Nathan Scott 1909 Queen's Advocate 5 08-04 Billy Higgs Doyle 1910 Macedoine 5 06-06 Robert Mason Matthew Peacock 1911 Count Oso 4 06-08 Charles Ringstead William Yapp 1912 Demosthenes 5 08-09 Herbert Jones Felix Leach 1913 Queensland 3 07-07 Charlie Foy Reg Day 1914 Boots 3 06-07 Kenneth Robertson Harry Sadler 1915–18 No Race 1919 Loaf Sugar 4 07-02 Arthur Flanagan Robert Armstrong 1920 Rock Drill 4 07-07 Kenneth Robertson Renwick 1921 Little Nan 7 07-05 Joseph Rose Walter Griggs 1922 Irish Belfry 3 07-09 Harry Wragg Robert Colling 1923 Sun Charmer 4 08-02 Harry Wragg Robert Colling 1924 Sierra Leone 4 08-03 Tommy Weston George Lambton 1925 Winalot 4 09-00 Henri Jellis Fred Leader 1926 Castlederg 4 07-02 William Alford Whitelaw 2:31.40 1927 San Vincente 4 07-06 Freddie Fox Captain Richard Gooch 1928 Polyanthus 4 06-10 Albert Richardson Matthew Peacock 1929 Gipsy King 5 08-09 Jack Leach Michell 1930 Grease Paint 4 08-12 Bernard Carslake Norman Scobie 1931 North Drift 4 07-12 Sam Wragg Fred Vasey 1932 Grease Paint 6 07-09 Archie Burns Norman Scobie 1933 Light O' Love 5 07-12 Tommy Weston Colledge Leader 2:32.20 1934 Highlander 4 08-08 Tommy Weston Colledge Leader 1935 R. B. Bennett 6 08-04 Tommy Weston James Russell 1936 Pegomas 5 07-13 Harry Carr Billy Carr 2:28.60 1937 Pegomas 6 08-10 Billy Nevett Billy Carr 2:29.20 1938 Gothic 4 08-12 Billy Nevett Percy Whitaker 2:38.20 1939 Boro Boudour 5 08-10 Georgie Wells James Russell 2:35.80 1940–46 No Race 1947 Auralia 4 09-03 Doug Smith Reg Day 2:33.00 1948 Preciptic 6 09-07 Charlie Smirke Sam Armstrong 2:30.60 1949 Tsaoko 4 08-07 Edgar Britt Sam Armstrong 2:29.80 1950 Courier 4 08-12 Edgar Britt Sam Armstrong 2:27.60 1951 Saturn 4 09-07 Doug Smith George Colling 2:28.20 1952 Tufthunter 4 08-10 Bill Evans Norman Bertie 2:30.40 1953 Galatian 6 09-04 Tommy Gosling (In Ireland) 2:30.40 1954 Penitent 5 09-01 Davy Jones Pat Taylor 2:32.40 1955 Double Bore 4 08-03 Willie Snaith Jeremy Tree 2:34.20 1956 Manati 4 08-06 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:31.40 1957 Rhythmic Light 3 07-03 Peter Robinson Staff Ingham 2:28.80 1958 Huguenot 4 09-00 Manny Mercer George Colling 2:39.20 1959 Mongoose 4 07-13 Eddie Hide Charles Elsey 2:27.80 1960 Apostle 3 08-03 Eddie Hide Staff Ingham 2:30.60 1961 Menelek 4 08-04 Tony Rawlinson Geoffrey Brooke 2:26.00 1962 Cloudy Wyn 4 07-13 Lionel Brown Peter Easterby 2:26.80 1963 Young Lochinvar 4 08-12 Bill Williamson Harry Wragg 2:35.20 1964 Rapanni 5 07-03 Peter Hetherington George Boyd 2:26.60 1965 Atilla 4 07-03 Taffy Thomas Harry Wragg 2:26.20 1966 Ballywit 4 07-04 Derek Morris Arthur Budgett 2:30.60 1967 French Vine 3 07-07 Des Cullen Bill Elsey 2:31.40 1968 Tiber 4 08-09 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 2:33.24 1969 Pharaoh Hophra 5 07-11 Ernie Johnson Frank Cundell 2:30.20 1970 New Member 5 08-02 Willie Carson Fred Armstrong 2:26.50 1971 Wabash 4 08-02 Willie McCaskill Denys Smith 2:29.76 1972 Private Walk 5 07-09 Alan Cousins Herbert Blagrave 2:36.50 1973 Private Walk 6 07-10 Brian Jago Herbert Blagrave 2:32.95 1974 Belper 5 08-05 Richard Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:34.63 1975 Fool's Mate 4 09-02 Alan Bond Henry Cecil 2:32.46 1976 Peaceful 5 09-00 Steve Raymont Jeremy Tree 2:34.06 1977 Mint 3 07-07 John Lowe Bill Elsey 2:35.46 1978 Move Off 5 09-04 Kevin Darley Jack Calvert 2:40.04 1979 St Briavels 5 09-03 John Reid Gavin Pritchard Gordon 2:32.36 1980 Shady Nook 5 09-05 Steve Raymont Herbert Blagrave 2:38.24 1981 Dogberry 3 07-05 Bryn Crossley Harry Wragg 2:28.94 1982 Valentinian 4 10-03 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:36.90 1983 Regal Steel 5 08-02 Paul Eddery Reg Hollinshead 2:31.37 1984 Bishop Ring 3 08-06 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:30.30 1985 Clanrallier 5 08-03 Brent Thomson Bill Watts 2:33.05 1986 Rakaposhi King 4 09-07 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:27.07 1987 Pipsted 3 08-10 Gary Carter Geoff Wragg 2:26.14 1988 Roushayd 4 09-10 Billy Newnes Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:30.44 1989 Nickle Plated 4 09-07 Gary Carter Geoff Wragg 2:34.03 1990 Hateel 4 09-06 Frankie Dettori Peter Walwyn 2:38.29 1991 Libk 3 08-11 Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 2:29.30 1992 Matador 5 09-02 Pat Eddery Roger Charlton 2:34.18 1993 Glide Path 4 08-02 Richard Hills John Hills 2:32.73 1994 Glide Path 5 08-02 Michael Hills Charles Hills 2:28.84 1995 Lombardic 4 08-04 John Reid Julie Cecil 2:29.48 1996 Key To My Heart 6 10-00 Richard Hughes Sally Hall 2:31.98 1997 Zaralaska 6 09-08 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 2:31.38 1998 Perfect Paradigm 4 09-02 Gary Hind John Gosden 2:28.06 1999 Celestial Welcome 4 08-10 Carl Lowther Mary Reveley 2:35.71 2000 Rada's Daughter 4 08-11 Kevin Darley Ian Balding 2:31.24 2001 Hannibal Lad 5 08-08 Basil Marcus Mark Brisbourne 2:35.35 2002 Sun Bird 4 07-12 John McAuley Dick Allan 2:32.62 2003 Collier Hill 5 08-10 Pat Eddery Alan Swinbank 2:30.46 2004 Alkaased 4 09-01 Jimmy Fortune Luca Cumani 2:32.30 2005 Zeitgeist 4 08-10 Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani 2:29.30 2006 Consular 4 08-08 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis 2:28.83 2007 Dansili Dancer 5 09-03 Paul Mulrennan Clive Cox 2:30.99 2008 Mad Rush 4 09-07 Seb Sanders Luca Cumani 2:33.81 2009 Red Merlin 4 08-10 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 2:29.75 2010 Dangerous Midge 4 08-10 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 2:28.66 2011 Halicarnassus 7 08-13 Hugh Bowman Mick Channon 2:32.08 2012 Number Theory 4 08-05 Russ Kennemore John Holt 2:33.39 2013 Star Lahib 4 08-08 Franny Norton Mark Johnston 2:30.49 2014 De Rigueur 6 09-04 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 2:32.25 2015 Notarised 4 08-13 Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 2:31.70 2016 Tawdeea 4 09-03 Danny Tudhope David O'Meara 2:35.25 2017 Dylan Mouth 6 09-10 Harry Bentley Marco Botti 2:29.39 2018 Rainbow Rebel 5 08-11 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:27.36 2019 Kelly's Dino 6 08–12 Ben Curtis Karl Burke 2:30.20 2020 Deja 5 09–10 Harry Bentley Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:36.49 2021 Alounak 6 09-06 Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding 2:35.32 2022 Get Shirty 6 09-08 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 2:34.33 2023 Wootton'Sun 4 08-06 Joe Fanning Richard Fahey 2:34.52 no race 2024 2025 Plage De Havre 4 09-00 P. J. McDonald Andrew Balding 2:31.33 2026 Sportingsilvermine 5 08-09 Marco Ghiani James Owen 2:26:40

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

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