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Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Wiki Information
The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup
is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 3 miles and 2½ furlongs (5,331 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
The event was first run in 1957, and it initially took place at Cheltenham. The inaugural winner, Mandarin
, was owned by Peggy Hennessy, a member of the family which founded the race's sponsoring company, Hennessy. The event was moved to its present venue, Newbury, in 1960, and it was won by Mandarin
for a second time in 1961. Its association with Hennessy has continued throughout its history, and this now represents Britain's longest commercial sponsorship of a horse race. This record was previously held by the Whitbread Gold Cup, a race which was established seven months before the "Hennessy", and which was sponsored by Whitbread until 2001.
The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup has been won by seven horses which have also won the most prestigious chase in Britain, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. These include Mill House, Arkle and, most recently, Denman.
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Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Mandarin – 1957, 1961
- Arkle – 1964, 1965
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Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Willie Robinson – Mandarin (1961), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968)
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Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Fulke Walwyn – Mandarin (1957, 1961), Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968), Charlie Potheen (1972), Diamond Edge (1981)
Winners
- Weights given in stones and pounds; Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year
| Winner
| Age
| Weight
| Jockey
| Trainer
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| 1957
| Mandarin
| 6
| 11-00
| Gerry Madden
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1958
| Taxidermist
| 6
| 11-01
| Mr John Lawrence
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1959
| Kerstin
| 9
| 11-10
| Stan Hayhurst
| Verly Bewicke
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| 1960
| Knucklecracker
| 7
| 11-01
| Derek Ancil
| Derek Ancil
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| 1961
| Mandarin
| 10
| 11-05
| Willie Robinson
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1962
| Springbok
| 8
| 10-08
| Gerry Scott
| Neville Crump
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| 1963
| Mill House
| 6
| 12-00
| Willie Robinson
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1964
| Arkle
| 7
| 12-07
| Pat Taaffe
| Tom Dreaper
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| 1965
| Arkle
| 8
| 12-07
| Pat Taaffe
| Tom Dreaper
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| 1966
| Stalbridge Colonist
| 7
| 10-00
| Stan Mellor
| Ken Cundell
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| 1967
| Rondetto
| 11
| 10-01
| Jeff King
| Bob Turnell
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| 1968
| Man of the West
| 7
| 10-00
| Willie Robinson
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1969
| Spanish Steps
| 6
| 11-08
| John Cook
| Edward Courage
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| 1970
| Border Mask
| 8
| 11-01
| David Mould
| Peter Cazalet
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| 1971
| Bighorn
| 7
| 10-11
| David Cartwright
| Charlie Vernon Miller
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| 1972
| Charlie Potheen
| 7
| 11-04
| Richard Pitman
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1973
| Red Candle
| 9
| 10-04
| Jimmy Fox
| Ricky Vallance
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| 1974
| Royal Marshall II
| 7
| 10-00
| Graham Thorner
| Tim Forster
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| 1975
| April Seventh
| 9
| 11-02
| Andrew Turnell
| Bob Turnell
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| 1976
| Zeta's Son
| 7
| 10-09
| Ian Watkinson
| Peter Bailey
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| 1977
| Bachelor's Hall
| 7
| 10-10
| Martin O'Halloran
| Peter Cundell
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| 1978
| Approaching
| 7
| 10-06
| Bob Champion
| Josh Gifford
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| 1979
| Fighting Fit
| 7
| 11-07
| Richard Linley
| Ken Oliver
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| 1980
| Bright Highway
| 6
| 11-06
| Gerry Newman
| Michael O'Brien
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| 1981
| Diamond Edge
| 10
| 11-10
| Bill Smith
| Fulke Walwyn
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| 1982
| Bregawn
| 8
| 11-10
| Graham Bradley
| Michael Dickinson
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| 1983
| Brown Chamberlin
| 8
| 11-08
| John Francome
| Fred Winter
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| 1984
| Burrough Hill Lad
| 8
| 12-00
| John Francome
| Jenny Pitman
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| 1985
| Galway Blaze
| 9
| 10-00
| Mark Dwyer
| Jimmy FitzGerald
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| 1986
| Broadheath
| 9
| 10-05
| Paul Nicholls
| David Barons
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| 1987
| Playschool
| 9
| 10-08
| Paul Nicholls
| David Barons
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| 1988
| Strands of Gold
| 9
| 10-00
| Peter Scudamore
| Martin Pipe
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| 1989
| Ghofar
| 6
| 10-02
| Hywel Davies
| David Elsworth
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| 1990
| Arctic Call
| 7
| 11-00
| Jamie Osborne
| Oliver Sherwood
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| 1991
| Chatam
| 7
| 10-06
| Peter Scudamore
| Martin Pipe
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| 1992
| Sibton Abbey
| 7
| 10-00
| Adrian Maguire
| Ferdy Murphy
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| 1993
| Cogent
| 9
| 10-01
| Dan Fortt
| Andrew Turnell
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| 1994
| One Man
| 6
| 10-00
| Tony Dobbin
| Gordon W. Richards
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| 1995
| Couldn't Be Better
| 8
| 10-08
| Dean Gallagher
| Charlie Brooks
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| 1996
| Coome Hill
| 7
| 10-00
| Jamie Osborne
| Walter Dennis
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| 1997
| Suny Bay
| 8
| 11-08
| Graham Bradley
| Charlie Brooks
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| 1998
| Teeton Mill
| 9
| 10-05
| Norman Williamson
| Venetia Williams
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| 1999
| Ever Blessed
| 7
| 10-00
| Timmy Murphy
| Mark Pitman
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| 2000
| King's Road
| 7
| 10-07
| Jamie Goldstein
| Nigel Twiston-Davies
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| 2001
| What's Up Boys
| 7
| 10-12
| Paul Flynn
| Philip Hobbs
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| 2002
| Gingembre [1
| 8
| 10-13
| Andrew Thornton
| Lavinia Taylor
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| 2003
| Strong Flow
| 6
| 11-00
| Ruby Walsh
| Paul Nicholls
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| 2004
| Celestial Gold
| 6
| 10-05
| Timmy Murphy
| Martin Pipe
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| 2005
| Trabolgan
| 7
| 11-12
| Mick Fitzgerald
| Nicky Henderson
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| 2006
| State of Play
| 6
| 11-04
| Paul Moloney
| Evan Williams
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| 2007
| Denman
| 7
| 11-12
| Sam Thomas
| Paul Nicholls
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| 2008
| Madison du Berlais
| 7
| 11-04
| Tom Scudamore
| David Pipe
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Be My Royal finished first in 2002 but was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
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