The Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was a National Hunt Listed handicap chase in England. It was run at Haydock Park over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in February or early March.
The event was established in 1968 and was last run in February 1990. In 1991 the distance was increased to 3 miles and 4 furlongs and although it initially kept the Greenalls name it was effectively the Grand National Trial, a race that had not been run since 1984.
Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer1968Half Awake810-13Tommy Stack D Thomson1969Two Springs710-4R Edwards G Owen1970Abandoned because of snow and frost1971Rainbow Valley810-13Michael DickinsonTony Dickinson1972Young Ash Leaf811-08Tommy Stack Ken Oliver1973Tregarron610-06Colin Tinkler Ken Oliver1974Glanford Brigg810-07S Holland J Hardy1975The Benign Bishop811-08Ron Barry Ken Oliver1976Royal Frolic710-12Mr Sam MorsheadFred Rimell1977General Moselle810-03Ian WatkinsonH Wharton1978Rambling Artist810-06Jonjo O'NeillT Gillam1979Alverton911-05Jonjo O'NeillPeter Easterby 1980 Cavity Hunter 7 11-01 Ridley Lamb Tony Dickinson 1981 Sunset Cristo 7 11-07 Chris Grant Ray Hawkey 1982 Scot Lane 9 10-00 Craig Smith Martin Tate 1983 Righthand Man 6 10-09 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson 1984 Midnight Love 9 10-03 Chris Grant Denys Smith 1985 Earls Brig 10 10-06 Phil Tuck William Hamilton 1986Abandoned due to frost 1987Abandoned due to snow 1988 Yahoo 7 10-10 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1989 Eton Rouge 10 10-01 J. Bryan Mercy Rimell 1990 Rinus 9 10-04 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards
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