The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap

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in Great Britain which is open to

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aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at

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over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 44 yards, or 4,064 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid November. The event was established in 1960, and it was originally sponsored by Mackeson. It was known as the Mackeson Gold Cup until 1995, but since then it has had various sponsors and several title changes. It was backed by Murphy's from 1996, and by

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from 2000. The bookmaker

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began supporting the race in 2003 and their sponsorship continued until the 2015 running. In 2016 the sponsorship was taken over by another bookmaking firm

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. Paddy Power returned for a second period of sponsorship in 2020.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Fortria – ''1960, 1962'' *

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– ''1969, 1971'' * Half Free – ''1984, 1985'' * Bradbury Star – ''1993, 1994'' * Cyfor Malta – ''1998, 2002'' Leading jockey (4 wins): *

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– ''Cyfor Malta (1998), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Exotic Dancer (2006)'' Leading trainer (8 wins): *

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– ''Beau Ranger (1987), Challenger du Luc (1996), Cyfor Malta (1998, 2002), Lady Cricket (2000), Shooting Light (2001), Celestial Gold (2004), Our Vic (2005)''

Winners

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References

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External links

* Race Recordings (1979-2009
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Records

Winners

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