Greenall Whitley Gold Cup

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The Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was a National Hunt Listed handicap chase in England. It was run at Haydock Park over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in February or early March.

The event was established in 1968 and was last run in February 1990. In 1991 the distance was increased to 3 miles and 4 furlongs and although it initially kept the Greenalls name it was effectively the Grand National Trial, a race that had not been run since 1984.

Winners[]

  • Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
1968 Half Awake 8 10-13 Tommy Stack D Thomson
1969 Two Springs 7 10-4 R Edwards G Owen
1970Abandoned because of snow and frost
1971 Rainbow Valley 8 10-13 Michael Dickinson Tony Dickinson
1972 Young Ash Leaf 8 11-08 Tommy Stack Ken Oliver
1973 Tregarron 6 10-06 Colin Tinkler Ken Oliver
1974 Glanford Brigg 8 10-07 S Holland J Hardy
1975 The Benign Bishop 8 11-08 Ron Barry Ken Oliver
1976 Royal Frolic 7 10-12 Mr Sam Morshead Fred Rimell
1977 General Moselle 8 10-03 Ian Watkinson H Wharton
1978 Rambling Artist 8 10-06 Jonjo O'Neill T Gillam
1979 Alverton 9 11-05 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby
1980 7 11-01
1981 7 11-07
1982 9 10-00
1983 6 10-09 Michael Dickinson
1984 9 10-03 Denys Smith
1985 10 10-06
1986Abandoned due to frost
1987Abandoned due to snow
1988 Yahoo 7 10-10
1989 10 10-01 J. Bryan Mercy Rimell
1990 9 10-04 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards

References[]

  • Racing Post
  • Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers 1988-89. Portway Press. 1989. p. 982.
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