1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup

Cyfor Malta (FR) won the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on 14 November 1998, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by A P McCoy, at 3/1 favourite, beating Simply Dashing (IRE) by 1 length.

Updated 1998-11-14

Quick answers

Who won the Paddy Power Gold Cup in 1998? Cyfor Malta (FR) won the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on 14 November 1998, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by A P McCoy, at 3/1 favourite, beating Simply Dashing (IRE) by 1 length.
Who came second in the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup? Simply Dashing (IRE) (8/1) finished second, and Dr Leunt (IRE) (7/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup? Yes. Cyfor Malta (FR) won as the 3/1 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup? Cyfor Malta (FR) won in 5m 18.10s over 2m4½f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup winner get? Cyfor Malta (FR) earned £47,260 for winning the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup.
How many ran in the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup? 12 ran in the 1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup (average since 1990: 15.6).

Cyfor Malta (FR)Winner

3/1FSP

12 ranRunners

5m 18.10sWinning time

£47,260Prize to winner

Cyfor Malta (FR) (3/1F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 1	Cyfor Malta (FR)	3/1F	5	11-3	A P McCoy	M C Pipe	150	-	The Johnson Family	-	5m 18.10s	£47,260
2	1	Simply Dashing (IRE)	8/1	7	11-12	Lorcan Wyer	Tim Easterby	158	-	Steve Hammond	1	-	£17,740
3	7	Dr Leunt (IRE)	7/1	7	10-0	R Farrant	Philip Hobbs	132	-	Peter Emery	8	-	£8,720
4	17	Challenger Du Luc (FR)	11/1	8	11-13	R Dunwoody	M C Pipe	159	b	The Johnson Family	25	-	£3,800
5	¾	Mandys Mantino (GB)	7/1	8	10-8	Philip Hide	J T Gifford	140	-	John Plackett	25¾	-	£1,750
6	8	Papillon (IRE)	6/1	7	10-13	R Walsh	T M Walsh	145	-	Mrs J Maxwell Moran	dist	-	£930
7	9	Danger Baby (GB)	33/1	8	10-1	Timmy Murphy	Peter Bowen	133	b	Shark Racing	dist	-	-
PU	-	Bertone (IRE)	20/1	9	11-10	Norman Williamson	Kim Bailey	156	-	Mrs Harry J Duffey	-	-	-
UR	-	Philip's Woody (GB)	33/1	10	10-2	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson	134	-	B R Wilsdon	-	-	-
REF	-	Pimberley Place (IRE)	33/1	10	10-3	T Jenks	Nigel Twiston-Davies	135	b	A J Cresser	-	-	-
PU	-	Queen Of Spades (IRE)	6/1	8	10-0	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies	132	-	Mrs R Vaughan	-	-	-
F	-	Senor El Betrutti (IRE)	14/1	9	12-0	Graham Bradley	Susan Nock	160	-	Gerard Nock	-	-	-

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	Cyfor Malta (FR)	1999-01-30	Cheltenham	Pillar Property Chase (Grade 2)	won	10/11F
2	Simply Dashing (IRE)	1998-12-12	Cheltenham	Tripleprint Gold Cup (Handicap Chase)Showcase Race (Grade 3)	2nd of 13	11/2
3	Dr Leunt (IRE)	1998-12-12	Cheltenham	Tripleprint Gold Cup (Handicap Chase)Showcase Race (Grade 3)	4th of 13	10/1
4	Challenger Du Luc (FR)	1998-12-05	Sandown	Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Trophy Chase (Grade 1)	7th of 10	12/1
5	Mandys Mantino (GB)	1998-12-05	Sandown	Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Trophy Chase (Grade 1)	3rd of 10	14/1
6	Papillon (IRE)	1998-11-28	Fairyhouse	Pierse Porterstown Handicap Chase	5th of 10	6/1
7	Danger Baby (GB)	1998-12-12	Doncaster	Neville Crump Memorial Handicap Chase Class B	refused	12/1
PU	Bertone (IRE)	1998-11-21	Huntingdon	Independent Insurance Peterborough Chase (Grade 2)	2nd of 6	13/2
UR	Philip's Woody (GB)	1998-11-27	Newbury	Jacky Upton Handicap Chase Class B	4th of 8	14/1
REF	Pimberley Place (IRE)	1998-12-05	Chepstow	Faucets Perrin & Rowe Classic Bathroom Fittings & Permit Trainers Assoc'tion Handicap Hurdle Class B	7th of 10	33/1
PU	Queen Of Spades (IRE)	1998-12-12	Cheltenham	Tripleprint Gold Cup (Handicap Chase)Showcase Race (Grade 3)	pulled up	20/1
F	Senor El Betrutti (IRE)	1998-11-27	Newbury	Jacky Upton Handicap Chase Class B	7th of 8	10/1

12 of 12 have run since; 1 won next time out.

Paddy Power Gold Cup winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2025	Panic Attack (IRE)	6/1	Dan Skelton
2024	Il Ridoto (FR)	10/1	Paul Nicholls
2023	Stage Star (IRE)	4/1F	Paul Nicholls
2022	Ga Law (FR)	5/1	Jamie Snowden
2021	Midnight Shadow (GB)	9/1	Sue Smith
2020	Coole Cody (IRE)	10/1	Evan Williams
2019	Happy Diva (IRE)	14/1	Kerry Lee
2018	Baron Alco (FR)	8/1	Gary Moore
2017	Splash Of Ginge (GB)	25/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2016	Taquin Du Seuil (FR)	8/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2015	Annacotty (IRE)	12/1	Alan King
2014	Caid Du Berlais (FR)	10/1	Paul Nicholls
2013	Johns Spirit (IRE)	7/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2012	Al Ferof (FR)	8/1	Paul Nicholls
2011	Great Endeavour (IRE)	8/1	David Pipe
2010	Little Josh (IRE)	20/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2009	Tranquil Sea I (IRE)	11/2F	E J O'Grady
2008	Imperial Commander (IRE)	13/2	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2007	L'Antartique (FR)	13/2	Ferdy Murphy
2006	Exotic Dancer (FR)	16/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2005	Our Vic (IRE)	9/2F	M C Pipe
2004	Celestial Gold (IRE)	12/1	M C Pipe
2003	Fondmort (FR)	3/1F	Nicky Henderson
2002	Cyfor Malta (FR)	16/1	M C Pipe
2001	Shooting Light (IRE)	9/4F	M C Pipe
2000	Lady Cricket (FR)	5/1F	M C Pipe
1999	The Outback Way (IRE)	9/1	Venetia Williams
1998	Cyfor Malta (FR)	3/1F	M C Pipe
1997	Senor El Betrutti (IRE)	33/1	Susan Nock
1996	Challenger Du Luc (FR)	7/1	M C Pipe
1995	Dublin Flyer (GB)	4/1JF	T A Forster
1994	Bradbury Star (GB)	5/1	J T Gifford
1993	Bradbury Star (GB)	13/2	J T Gifford
1992	Tipping Tim (GB)	11/2F	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1991	Another Coral (GB)	15/2	D Nicholson
1990	Multum In Parvo (GB)	12/1	J A C Edwards

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup

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