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2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup
Splash Of Ginge (GB) won the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on 18 November 2017, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by Tom Bellamy, at 25/1, beating Starchitect (IRE) by a neck.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Paddy Power Gold Cup in 2017? Splash Of Ginge (GB) won the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on 18 November 2017, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by Tom Bellamy, at 25/1, beating Starchitect (IRE) by a neck.
- Who came second in the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup? Starchitect (IRE) (10/1) finished second, and Le Prezien (FR) (6/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup? No. The 4/1 favourite Kylemore Lough (GB) pulled up.
- What was the winning time of the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup? Splash Of Ginge (GB) won in 5m 24.50s over 2m4½f on Soft going.
- How much prize money did the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup winner get? Splash Of Ginge (GB) earned £91,120 for winning the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup.
- How many ran in the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup? 17 ran in the 2017 Paddy Power Gold Cup (average since 1990: 15.6).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Claim | Trainer | OR | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won nk | Splash Of Ginge (GB) | 25/1 | 9 | 10-6 | Tom Bellamy | - | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 134 | - | J D Neild | - | 5m 24.50s | £91,120 |
| 2 | nk | Starchitect (IRE) | 10/1 | 6 | 11-2 | Tom Scudamore | - | David Pipe | 144 | tb | Paul & Clare Rooney | nk | - | £34,192 |
| 3 | 2½ | Le Prezien (FR) | 6/1 | 6 | 11-8 | Barry Geraghty | - | Paul Nicholls | 150 | t | John P McManus | 2¾ | - | £17,120 |
| 4 | 3¾ | Ballyalton (IRE) | 8/1 | 10 | 11-1 | Tom O'Brien | - | Ian Williams | 143 | p | John Westwood | 6½ | - | £8,528 |
| 5 | 6 | Romain De Senam (FR) | 10/1 | 5 | 11-3 | Harry Cobden | - | Paul Nicholls | 145 | ht | Chris Giles Dan MacDonald | 12½ | - | £4,288 |
| 6 | nk | Tully East (IRE) | 8/1 | 7 | 11-6 | Denis O'Regan | - | Alan Fleming | 148 | - | Barry Connell | 12¾ | - | £2,144 |
| 7 | 10 | Double Treasure (GB) | 25/1 | 6 | 11-8 | Gavin Sheehan | - | Jamie Snowden | 150 | t | Sir Chips Keswick | 22¾ | - | - |
| 8 | 2¼ | Foxtail Hill (IRE) | 9/1 | 8 | 11-2 | Jamie Bargary | 3 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 147 | - | Options O Syndicate | 25 | - | - |
| 9 | nk | Guitar Pete (IRE) | 11/1 | 7 | 10-3 | Ryan Day | 3 | Nicky Richards | 134 | - | Mrs P Sloan | 25½ | - | - |
| 10 | 2 | Bentelimar (IRE) | 25/1 | 8 | 10-11 | Jonathan Burke | - | Charlie Longsdon | 139 | - | Swanee River Partnership | 27½ | - | - |
| 11 | dist | Viconte Du Noyer (FR) | 20/1 | 8 | 11-8 | B J Cooper | - | Colin Tizzard | 150 | t | Ann Alan Potts Limited | dist | - | - |
| PU | - | Aqua Dude (IRE) | 16/1 | 7 | 10-11 | Adam Wedge | - | Evan Williams | 139 | - | Mr & Mrs William Rucker | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Days Of Heaven (FR) | 33/1 | 7 | 11-7 | Nico de Boinville | - | Nicky Henderson | 149 | h | Mrs S K Johnston Jr | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Kylemore Lough (GB) | 4/1F | 8 | 11-12 | Noel Fehily | - | Harry Fry | 154 | t | M J McMahon Denis Gallagher | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Lake Takapuna (IRE) | 20/1 | 6 | 10-1 | Paddy Brennan | - | J H Culloty | 129 | - | Dr R Lambe | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Plaisir D'Amour (FR) | 20/1 | 5 | 10-10 | Aidan Coleman | - | Venetia Williams | 138 | - | Calvados Racing | - | - | - |
| F | - | Theinval (FR) | 20/1 | 7 | 11-4 | Jeremiah McGrath | - | Nicky Henderson | 146 | p | Mr Mrs Sandy Orr | - | - | - |
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
17 of 17 have run since; 1 won next time out.
Paddy Power Gold Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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