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2026 Irish Gold Cup
Fact To File (FR) won the 2026 Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on 2 February 2026, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mark Walsh, at 9/2, beating Gaelic Warrior (GER) by 5 lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Irish Gold Cup in 2026? Fact To File (FR) won the 2026 Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on 2 February 2026, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mark Walsh, at 9/2, beating Gaelic Warrior (GER) by 5 lengths.
- Who came second in the 2026 Irish Gold Cup? Gaelic Warrior (GER) (4/1) finished second, and Galopin Des Champs (FR) (15/8F) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2026 Irish Gold Cup? No. The 15/8 favourite Galopin Des Champs (FR) finished 3rd of 12.
- What was the winning time of the 2026 Irish Gold Cup? Fact To File (FR) won in 6m 29.60s over 3m½f on Soft going.
- How much prize money did the 2026 Irish Gold Cup winner get? Fact To File (FR) earned €140,000 for winning the 2026 Irish Gold Cup.
- How many ran in the 2026 Irish Gold Cup? 12 ran in the 2026 Irish Gold Cup (average since 1990: 7.1).
Full result
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
| Pos here | Horse | Next run | Course | Race | Result | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fact To File (FR) | 2026-04-29 | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Chase) | 2nd of 5 | 13/8 |
| 2 | Gaelic Warrior (GER) | 2026-03-13 | Cheltenham | Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase | Won | 11/4JF |
| 3 | Galopin Des Champs (FR) | - | - | - | Not run since | - |
| 4 | Firefox (IRE) | 2026-03-13 | Cheltenham | Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase | 6th of 10 | 25/1 |
| 5 | I Am Maximus (FR) | 2026-04-11 | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase | Won | 9/2F |
| 6 | Monty's Star (IRE) | 2026-04-11 | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase | 10th of 34 | 14/1 |
| 7 | Champ Kiely (IRE) | 2026-04-11 | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase | 8th of 34 | 25/1 |
| 8 | Grangeclare West (IRE) | 2026-02-21 | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Bobbyjo Chase | Won | 7/2 |
| PU | Affordale Fury (IRE) | - | - | - | Not run since | - |
| F | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) | 2026-03-13 | Cheltenham | Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase | 3rd of 10 | 11/1 |
| PU | Lecky Watson (IRE) | 2026-02-21 | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Bobbyjo Chase | 8th of 9 | 22/1 |
| PU | Spindleberry (IRE) | 2026-03-13 | Cheltenham | Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase | 4th of 8 | 13/2 |
10 of 12 have run since; 3 won next time out.
Irish Gold Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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