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Irish Gold Cup

2019
Bellshill	Road To Respect	The Storyteller

Previous years
2018
Edwulf	Outlander	Djakadam
2017
Sizing John	Empire Of Dirt	Don Poli
2016
Carlingford Lough	Road To Riches	Fine Rightly
2015
Carlingford Lough	Foxrock	Lord Windermere
2014
Last Instalment	Tidal Bay	First Lieutenant
2013
Sir Des Champs	Flemenstar	Joncol
2012
Quel Esprit	Roberto Goldback	Treacle
2011
Kempes	Glencove Marina	Joncol

2010-2001
2010
Joncol	Cooldine	Schindlers Hunt
2009
Neptune Collonges	Notre Pere	Chelsea Harbour
2008
The Listener	Turko	Snowy Morning
2007
Beef Or Salmon	The Listener	Hi Cloy
2006
Beef Or Salmon	Hedgehunter	Native Upmanship
2005
Rule Supreme	Beef Or Salmon	Cloudy Bays
2004
Florida Pearl	Le Coudray	Rince Ri
2003
Beef Or Salmon	Colonel Braxton	Harbour Pilot
2002
Alexander Banquet	Behrajan	Rince Ri
2001
Florida Pearl	Alexander Banquet	Dorans Pride

2000-1991
2000
Florida Pearl	Dorans Pride	Rince Ri
1999
Florida Pearl	Escartefigue	Addington Boy
1998
Dorans Pride	Dun Belle	Anabatic
1997
Danoli	Jodami	Imperial Call
1996
Imperial Call	Master Oats	Monsieur Le Cure
1995
Jodami	Merry Gale	Nuaffe
1994
Jodami	Deep Bramble	Force Seven
1993
Jodami	Chatam	General Idea
1992
Carvill's Hill	Garamycin	Gold Options
1991
Nick The Brief	Olan Lad	Roc De Prince

1990-1989
1990
Nick The Brief	Carvill's Hill	Maid Of Money
1989
Carvill's Hill	Weather The Storm	Lastofthebrownies

The Irish Gold Cup (Irish: Corn Óir na hÉireann) is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The event was first run in 1987, and it was originally titled the Vincent O'Brien Irish Gold Cup. It was named after Vincent O'Brien (1917–2009), who was a successful racehorse trainer. The race was renamed the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1991, when Hennessy began sponsoring and it was often referred to as the "Irish Hennessy", as there was also a long-established chase in Great Britain called the Hennessy Gold Cup. Hennessy's sponsorship ended after the 2015 running and the 2016 event was run as the unsponsored Irish Gold Cup.^[1]Unibet are sponsoring the Irish Gold Cup from 2017 to 2019.^[2] In 2017, it was run as the Stan James Irish Gold Cup Chase and in 2018 as the Unibet Irish Gold Cup.

Throughout its history the race has served as a leading trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Three horses have won both events in the same year – Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996) and Sizing John (2017).

Records

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  Most successful horse – Florida Pearl, 4 wins (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004)


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  Most successful jockey – Mark Dwyer, 4 wins (1987, 1993, 1994, 1995)


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  Most successful trainer – Willie Mullins, 9 wins (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Winners

• Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".

See also

• List of Irish National Hunt races


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  Recurring sporting events established in 1987 – this race is included under its original title, Vincent O'Brien Irish Gold Cup.
  

References

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  Racing Post:
  
  
  
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    1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
    
  
  
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    1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    
  
  
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    2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
    
  
  
  
  

• 
  pedigreequery.com – Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup – Leopardstown.