Ascot_Silver_Cup

Ascot Silver Cup

Ascot Silver Cup

Steeplechase horse race in Britain

The Ascot Silver Cup, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Howden Silver Cup, is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase. It is run at Ascot Racecourse, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres) and during its running there 20 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in December.

Ascot Silver Cup
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The race was first run in 1965 and was sponsored by Scaffolding Great Britain and known as the SGB Chase until 1992. It was then known as the Betterware Cup between 1993 and 1998 inclusive.

The race has been known as the Silver Cup Handicap Chase with various sponsors since 1999, but now lacks the prestige of its earlier days. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap in 2022 when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Door Latch – 1985, 1986
  • Regal Encore – 2016, 2019

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Tony McCoy - Go Ballistic (1996), Tresor De Mai (1999), Shooting Light (2001)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Josh Gifford – Henry Bishop (1980), Door Latch (1985, 1986), Ballyhane (1988)
  • Nicky Henderson - Raffi Nelson (1979), Raymylette (1994), Gold Present (2017), Valtor (2018)

Winners

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  1. amateur jockey
  2. The race was abandoned in 1991 due to frost
  3. Due to the closure of Ascot Racecourse for redevelopment, the race was switched to Windsor in 2004
  4. The race (to be held at Windsor) was abandoned in 2005 due to frost
  5. The race was abandoned in 2009 and 2010 due to snow
  6. The 2022 race was abandoned because of a frozen track

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  • Race Recordings
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