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Paddy Power Gold Cup – Stats, Trends and FSF Ratings from Graham Richards

Paddy Power Gold Cup

2.30pm Cheltenham Saturday, November 16, 2013

4yo+ Two miles four and a half furlongs

Year

Winner

Age

Wgt

OR

SP

Trainer

Jockey

Going

2012

Al Ferof*

7

11-8

159

8/1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

Soft

2011

Great Endeavour*

7

10-3

147

8/1

David Pipe

T Murphy

Good To Soft

2010

Little Josh

8

10-5

146

25/1

N A Twiston-Davies

S Twiston-Davies

Good To Soft

2009

Tranquil Sea

7

10-13

148

11/2F

E J O’Grady

A J McNamara

Soft

2008

Imperial Commander*

7

10-7

139

13/2

N A Twiston-Davies

P Brennan

Soft

2007

L’Antartique

7

10-13

146

13/2

Ferdy Murphy

G Lee

Good

2006

Exotic Dancer

6

11-2

139

16/1

Jonjo O’Neill

A P McCoy

Good To Soft

2005

Our Vic*

7

11-7

144

9/2F

M C Pipe

T Murphy

Good To Soft

2004

Celestial Gold*

6

10-2

136

12/1

M C Pipe

T Murphy

Good

2003

Fondmort*

7

10-13

150

3/1F

N J Henderson

M Fitzgerald

Good

*Six won on their seasonal reappearance

The four remaining winners all had one run prior to the race

(Three came in the Colin Parker Chase at Carlisle)

All had previously won at Class Two or above

All were aged between six & eight-years

Nine out of ten had two or more previous chase victories

Nine out of ten had previously won over twenty/twenty-one-furlongs

Five of the last six winners were rated 146 or higher

One Irish trained winner

Three favourites

FSF (Form & Speed combined) Ratings

Astracad

156

Kumbeshwar

152

Nadiya De La Vega

156

Vino Griego

151

Salut Flo

156

Dynaste

150

Ballynagour

155

Radjhani Express

149

Gift Of Dgab

155

Battle Group

147

Colour Squadron

154

Hidden Cyclone

147

Johns Spirit

154

Tap Night

147

Conquisto

153

Wishfull Thinking

147

Walkon

153

Katenko

144

Champion Court

152

*Finian’s Rainbow

144

Carrickboy

152

Texas Jack

143

*Finian’s Rainbow 2011/12 adjusted figure would have been 156

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