Sodexo Live! Gold Cup

The Sodexo Live! Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Ascot in late October or early November, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 185 yards, or 4,796 metres).

History

The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth £100,000 and was run over three miles. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo sponsored the race from 2015 to 2020 and Bateaux London were sponsors in 2021 and 2022. Sodexo returned for a further period of sponsorship in 2023.

Records

<div style="font-size:90%"> Most successful horse:

• no horse has won the race more than once

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Barry Geraghty – Roll Along (2008), Roberto Goldback (2012), Pendra (2015)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

• Gary Moore - Antony (2016), Traffic Fluide (2018), Larry (2021)
• Widest winning margin – Roberto Goldback (2012) – 9 lengths
• Narrowest winning margin – Harris Bay (2007) – neck
• Most runners – 17, in 2011
• Fewest runners – 9, in 2007

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Winners

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races

References

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