Race series · Sandown · Grade 3
bet365 Gold Cup
3m4½f · April
Race essentials
CourseSandown, 3m4½f
WhenApril
StatusGrade 3
Field15.7 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Had 2+ runs in season10/10
Won in current season8/10
Had 5+ career runs10/10
Had 2+ career wins10/10
Won at 4/1 or shorter1/10
Won as favourite1/10
Distance winner2/10
Favourite Win Rate15.0%
Avg Winning SP11.6/1
Avg Field Size15.7
Renewals69
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Havaila | Gary & Josh Moore | Caoilin Quinn | 5/1 | 11 | Good |
| 2025 | Resplendent Grey | Olly Murphy | Sean Bowen | 9/2 | 19 | Good |
| 2024 | Minella Cocooner | W.P. Mullins | Danny Mullins | 17/2 | 20 | Good |
| 2023 | Kitty's Light | Christian Williams | Jack Tudor | 11/4F | 16 | Good To Soft |
| 2022 | Hewick | John Joseph Hanlon | Jordan Gainford | 16/1 | 15 | Good |
| 2021 | Potterman | Alan King | Tom Cannon | 12/1 | 16 | Good |
| 2019 | Talkischeap | Alan King | Wayne Hutchinson | 7/1 | 15 | Good |
| 2018 | Step Back | Mark Bradstock | Jamie Moore | 7/1 | 20 | Good To Soft |
| 2017 | Henllan Harri | Peter Bowen | Sean Bowen | 40/1 | 13 | Good |
| 2016 | The Young Master | Neil Mulholland | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | 8/1 | 20 | Good |
| 2015 | Just A Par | Paul Nicholls | Sean Bowen | 14/1 | 20 | Good |
| 2014 | Hadrian's Approach | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | 10/1 | 19 | Good To Soft |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | By the Way | Monica Dickinson | Robert Earnshaw |
| 1984 | Special Cargo | Fulke Walwyn | Kevin Mooney |
| 1983 | Drumlargan | Edward O'Grady | Frank Codd |
| 1982 | Shady Deal | Josh Gifford | Richard Rowe |
| 1981 | Diamond Edge | Fulke Walwyn | Bill Smith |
| 1980 | Royal Mail | Stan Mellor | Philip Blacker |
| 1979 | Diamond Edge | Fulke Walwyn | Bill Smith |
| 1978 | Strombolus | Peter Bailey | Tommy Stack |
| 1977 | Andy Pandy | Fred Rimell | John Burke |
| 1976 | Otter Way | Oliver Carter | Jeff King |
| 1975 | April Seventh | Bob Turnell | Steve Knight |
| 1974 | The Dikler | Fulke Walwyn | Ron Barry |
| 1973 | Charlie Potheen | Fulke Walwyn | Ron Barry |
| 1972 | Grey Sombrero | David Gandolfo | Bill Shoemark |
| 1971 | Titus Oates | Gordon W. Richards | Ron Barry |
| 1970 | Royal Toss | Tim Handel | Richard Pitman |
| 1969 | Larbawn | Michael Marsh | Josh Gifford |
| 1968 | Larbawn | Michael Marsh | Macer Gifford |
| 1967 | Mill House | Fulke Walwyn | David Nicholson |
| 1966 | What a Myth | Ryan Price | Paul Kelleway |
| 1965 | Arkle | Tom Dreaper | Pat Taaffe |
| 1964 | Dormant | Neville Crump | Pat Buckley |
| 1963 | Hoodwinked | Neville Crump | Pat Buckley |
| 1962 | Frenchman's Cove | Harry Thomson Jones | Stan Mellor |
| 1961 | Pas Seul | Bob Turnell | Dave Dick |
| 1960 | Plummers Plain | Syd Dale | Ron Harrison |
| 1959 | Done Up | Ryan Price | Harry Sprague |
| 1958 | Taxidermist | Fulke Walwyn | John Lawrence |
| 1957 | Much Obliged | Neville Crump | Johnny East |