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The December Gold Cup was introduced at Cheltenham in December, 1963, three years after the successful Mackeson Gold Cup (now the Paddy Power Gold Cup) which is held the previous month. Originally under the sponsorship of Massey Ferguson, the very valuable and prestigious handicap chase had a number of sponsors before settling with the title, […]

Here are some Facts & Figures about The December Gold Cup which is run at The International Meeting, Cheltenham in early December each year: * The December Gold Cup usually takes place over two miles and five furlongs on the New Course at Cheltenham. In 2003, because of the lack of rain over the summer

Here are some Facts & Figures about The International Hurdle, which is run at The International Meeting, Cheltenham in early December each year: * The International Hurdle was first run in 1963, when Scottish Memories was successful. * Up until 1977, the prestigious contest was run as the Cheltenham Trial Hurdle. It was renamed in

Introduced in the 2001/02 season, the race was the first Cross Country Steeple Chase at Cheltenham to be run as a handicap. Two trainers – Ferdy Murphy and particularly Enda Bolger – have dominated the event. Ferdy Murphy sent out the first two winners – Paddy’s Return in 2001 and The Quads in 2002. Paddy’s