THE F E S T I VAL™ 15-18 MARCH 2022 DAYFOUR
J ust like a musical masterpiece, – Gold Cup day. Ask any Jump jockey, trainer or owner what one race in the season is more prestigious than any other and their answer will be the same. Because, while the Randox Grand National is an iconic spectacle, which is watched the world over, the Cheltenham Gold Cup brings the Cheltenham Festival is brought to a thrilling, breathtaking and gripping crescendo on Day Four
more than once include Kauto Star in 2007 and 2009 – the only horse to regain the Gold Cup; Best Mate in 2002, 2003 and 2004; L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971; Arkle in 1964, 1965 and 1966, and Golden Miller in 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 and 1936. Racing analysts will use the term ‘Championship’ pace when talking about the big races at The Festival and that rings particularly true with the Gold Cup, testing the mettle of stayers looking to step up to the big leagues by seeing if
the very best of the best together to compete for the biggest prize of them all. First run in 1924 – when Red Splash was victorious – perhaps the most significant statistic to demonstrate how hard the race is to win is that only eight horses have ever been successful more than once. The most recent of them was Al Boum Photo who, after triumphing in 2019 and 2020, finished third to the brilliant Minella Indo last season. Other legends to have won the great trophy
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