Bunbury Cup
Appearance
Handicap race | |
Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £60,000 (2020) 1st: £37,350 |
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Aalto | Lethal Levi | Summerghand |
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2023 | ||
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Biggles | Ropey Guest | Awaal |
2022 | ||
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Bless Him | Ropey Guest | Jumby |
2021 | ||
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Motakhayyel | Fundamental | Lord Rapscallion |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Fedoria | Nayland | Bocas Rose |
1989 | ||
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Baldomero | Pinctada | Knight Of Mercy |
1988 | ||
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Pinctada | In Glory | Mac's Fighter |
The Bunbury Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The event is named in honour of Sir Charles Bunbury (1740–1821), who served as the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. He introduced both of the Classics held at Newmarket, the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas.
The Bunbury Cup is contested on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse since 1962 (3 wins):
- Mine – 2002, 2005, 2006
Leading jockey since 1962 (7 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Showoff (1966), Red Mask (1972), Pitskelly (1974), Paterno (1982), Mummy's Pleasure (1983), En Attendant (1993, 1994)
Leading trainer since 1962 (3 wins):
- Michael Jarvis – Pitskelly (1974), Fedoria (1990), Savoyard (1991)
- James Bethell – Mine (2002, 2005, 2006)
- Richard Fahey - Brae Hill (2011), Heaven's Guest (2014), Rene Mathis (2015)
Winners since 1962
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Time |
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1962 | Blue Over | 5 | 8-00 | Geoff Lewis | Sam Armstrong | 100/7 | |
1963 | Nereus | 4 | 9-07 | Scobie Breasley | Ken Cundell | 15/8 F | |
1964 | Passenger | 5 | 9-09 | Taffy Thomas | Pat Moore | 100/7 | |
1965 | Grey Lord | 3 | 7-11 | Frankie Durr | Sir Gordon Richards | 6/1 | |
1966 | Showoff | 4 | 8-09 | Lester Piggott | John Winter | 9/1 | |
1967 | Vibrant | 4 | 9-10 | Peter Robinson | Teddy Lambton | 3/1 | |
1968 | Swinging Minstrel | 4 | 7-07 | Ray Still | Bill Payne | 8/1 | |
1969 | Woolley | 4 | 6-09 | Dennis McKay | Arthur Goodwill | 9/1 | |
1970 | Golden Orange | 4 | 7-02 | Alan Cousins | Ken Cundell | 5/1 | |
1971 | Grotto | 4 | 7-07 | Des Cullen | Bruce Hobbs | 11/1 | |
1972 | Red Mask | 5 | 8-12 | Lester Piggott | Alec Kerr | 100/30 F | |
1973 | Fabvista | 3 | 8-05 | Greville Starkey | Henry Cecil | 4/1 | |
1974 | Pitskelly | 4 | 9-09 | Lester Piggott | Michael Jarvis | 6/1 | |
1975 | Penny Post | 3 | 8-02 | Pat Eddery | Bill Watts | 7/1 | |
1976 | Lottogift | 5 | 8-10 | Richard Fox | David Hanley | 11/2 | |
1977 | Kintore | 5 | 8-00 | John Lowe | Bill Watts | 5/2 F | |
1978 | Greenhill God | 4 | 8-05 | Paul Cook | Michael Stoute | 9/2 | |
1979 | Pipedreamer | 4 | 9-03 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | 15/2 | |
1980 | Steeple Bell | 4 | 7-09 | Ernie Johnson | Michael Stoute | 8/1 | |
1981 | Captain Nick | 5 | 9-13 | Brian Taylor | Jeremy Hindley | 11/1 | |
1982 | Paterno | 4 | 9-01 | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | 6/1 | |
1983 | Mummy's Pleasure | 4 | 9-03 | Lester Piggott | Patrick Haslam | 9/1 CF | |
1984 | Mummy's Pleasure | 5 | 8-12 | Tyrone Williams | Patrick Haslam | 11/2 | |
1985 | Tremblant | 4 | 8-12 | Willie Carson | Ron Smyth | 4/1 F | |
1986 | Patriach | 4 | 9-01 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 6/1 F | 1:25.50 |
1987 | Individualist | 4 | 8-05 | Terry Lucas | William Hastings-Bass | 16/1 | 1:23.72 |
1988 | Pinctada | 6 | 8-03 | Gary Bardwell | Rod Simpson | 6/1 CF | 1:28.86 |
1989 | Baldomero | 4 | 7-07 | Jimmy Quinn | William Jarvis | 16/1 | 1:24.84 |
1990 | Fedoria | 4 | 8-03 | Frankie Dettori | Michael Jarvis | 8/1 | 1:24.19 |
1991 | Savoyard | 3 | 9-00 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Jarvis | 16/1 | 1:24.86 |
1992 | Consigliere | 4 | 9-01 | Paul Eddery | Roger Charlton | 10/1 | 1:26.02 |
1993 | En Attendant | 5 | 9-04 | Lester Piggott | Ben Hanbury | 14/1 | 1:25.07 |
1994 | En Attendant | 6 | 9-12 | Lester Piggott | Ben Hanbury | 14/1 | 1:24.93 |
1995 | Cadeaux Tryst | 3 | 9-01 | Walter Swinburn | Ed Dunlop | 20/1 | 1:26.96 |
1996 | Crumpton Hill | 4 | 8-12 | Michael Roberts | Neil Graham | 7/1 | 1:24.43 |
1997 | Tumbleweed Ridge | 4 | 9-06 | Michael Tebbutt | Brian Meehan | 20/1 | 1:24.86 |
1998 | Ho Leng | 3 | 9-07 | Michael Kinane | Linda Perratt | 14/1 | 1:22.59 |
1999 | Grangeville | 4 | 9-03 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | 13/2 JF | 1:23.16 |
2000 | Tayseer | 6 | 8-09 | Gérald Mossé | David Nicholls | 9/1 | 1:25.33 |
2001 | Atavus | 4 | 8-09 | Jamie Mackay | George Margarson | 10/1 | 1:23.67 |
2002 | Mine [a] | 4 | 8-12 | Kieren Fallon | James Bethell | 5/1 F | 1:26.43 |
2003 | Patavellian | 5 | 9-01 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 4/1 F | 1:23.63 |
2004 | Material Witness | 7 | 9-03 | Martin Dwyer | Willie Muir | 25/1 | 1:26.20 |
2005 | Mine | 7 | 9-09 | Richard Quinn | James Bethell | 16/1 | 1:26.25 |
2006 | Mine | 8 | 9-10 | Michael Kinane | James Bethell | 10/1 | 1:24.26 |
2007 | Giganticus | 4 | 8-08 | Philip Robinson | Barry Hills | 16/1 | 1:24.54 |
2008 | Little White Lie | 4 | 9-00 | Darryll Holland | John Jenkins | 14/1 | 1:24.16 |
2009 | Plum Pudding | 6 | 9-10 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 12/1 | 1:23.39 |
2010 | St Moritz | 4 | 9-01 | Frankie Dettori | Mark Johnston | 4/1 F | 1:23.75 |
2011 | Brae Hill | 5 | 9-01 | Barry McHugh | Richard Fahey | 11/1 | 1:23.91 |
2012 | Bonnie Brae | 5 | 9-09 | Ryan Moore | David Elsworth | 13/2 | 1:30.91 |
2013 | Field of Dream | 6 | 9-07 | Adam Kirby | Jamie Osborne | 14/1 | 1:23.09 |
2014 | Heaven's Guest | 4 | 9-03 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | 12/1 | 1:25.61 |
2015 | Rene Mathis | 5 | 9-01 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 16/1 | 1:22.61 |
2016 | Golden Steps | 5 | 9-00 | Frankie Dettori | Marco Botti | 7/1 JF | 1:23.99 |
2017 | Above The Rest | 6 | 8-10 | Clifford Lee | David Barron | 12/1 | 1:23.78 |
2018 | Burnt Sugar | 6 | 9-01 | Paul Hanagan | Roger Fell | 7/1 | 1:24.36 |
2019 | Vale of Kent | 4 | 9-01 | Frankie Dettori | Mark Johnston | 13/2 | 1:22.69 |
2020 | Motakhayyel | 4 | 9-07 | Jim Crowley | Richard Hannon Jr. | 5/1 | 1:23.12 |
2021 | Motakhayyel | 5 | 9-10 | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 11/2 | 1:24.03 |
2022 | Bless Him | 8 | 9-03 | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock | 25/1 | 1:22.84 |
2023 | Biggles | 6 | 9-03 | Ryan Moore | Ralph Beckett | 5/1 | 1:25.70 |
2024 | Aalto | 4 | 8-12 | Rossa Ryan | Ian Williams | 15/2 | 1:24.08 |
- ^ Capricho dead-heated for first place in 2002, but he was disqualified for carrying an incorrect weight
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (10 July 2008).