The
Hennessy Gold Cup was first run in 1957 with Mandarin as its first
winner. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½
furlongs. During its initial years, it used to be run at Cheltenham
and after three years it was transferred to Newbury.
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1- Mandarin
Mandarin was the first horse to win the 1957 Hennessy Gold Cup when
it was staged at Cheltenham. Fulke Walwyn was the trainer of
Mandarin.
Besides his first victory, he won four years later as well in 1961
giving his trainer the third victory in just five runnings. Fulke
Walwyn would later collect four more titles to become the leading
handler in the history of the Hennessy Gold Cup.
2- Arkle
Arkle was called a freak of nature by the famous racing commentator
Peter O'Sullevan. In racing, larger weight is considered as a huge
impediment for racehorses but Arkle managed to get so many victories
despite this disadvantage.
He won three Gold Cups, an Irish National, a King George besides
winning several other titles as well. And he got two consecutive
victories at the Hennessy Gold Cup to become the only horse to do so
in the race's history. He has 212 Timeform rating which is the
highest number ever given to a racehorse.
3- Mill House
Mill House was one of the best racehorses of all time in the UK.
Although his career became overshadowed by the legendary Arkle, still
he was quite a brilliant horse himself.
The season of 1963 was the best season of his career when he won the
Hennessy Gold Cup, the King George VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold
Cup as well.
His clash with Arkle in the 1964 Gold Cup was one of the most famous
races of all time. Mill House lost the race but only by five lengths.
He won the Gainsborough Chase for three times and the Whitbread Gold
Cup one time. Out of the 34 starts, Mill House managed to win 16
times with 6 seconds and 2 thirds.
4- Denman
Deman was affectionately called as The Tank. His rivalry with
Kauto Star in the Gold Cup was hugely famous. However, it was in the
Hennessy Gold Cup that he got victories in both 2007 and 2009 to earn
himself a great name. Out of his first 15 starts, he managed to win
14 times.
Denman
beat the stable-mate Kauto
Star in the all important
Cheltenham Gold Cup of 2008. It is worth remembering that Kauto Star
is the famous racehorse who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 2007 and
2009.
5- Bobs Worth
The Nicky Henderson trained Bobs Worth has won the Albert Bartlett
Novices' Hurdle (2011), the RSA Chase (2012) and the Cheltenham Gold
Cup (2013). These wins put him in the ranks of Flyingbolt for
registering 3 different victories at consecutive Cheltenham
Festivals.
The Hennessy Gold Cup also came his way in 2012 at Newbury.