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The 2021 Ascot Gold Cup is a Listed 1800m event held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth each November.
The Ascot Gold Cup is a Listed 1800m event held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth at the beginning of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival in mid-November on WA Champion Fillies Stakes Day.
Open to all horses aged three years and older, the Ascot Gold Cup is a quality handicap event that cannot be missed serving as an early lead-up to the coveted Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) run around New Year’s.
With $125,000 prize money on offer, the Ascot Gold Cup field is held alongside the Group 3 Champion Fillies Stakes, Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes and Group 3 R.J. Peters Stakes races at Ascot.
Following the Ascot Gold Cup, many of the better types will have their sights set on the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) or other equivalent feature races.
In 2020 the Ascot Gold Cup winner Too Close The Sun ran a next-up second in the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m).
The 2021 Ascot Gold Cup was held on Saturday November 13, 2021 and won by the favourite Midnight Blue ($3.60F).
Ascot Gold Cup 2021 | |
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Date: | Saturday November 13, 2021 |
Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
Distance: | 1800m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Qlty |
Status: | Listed |
Prizemoney: | $125,000 |
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 8 | MIDNIGHT BLUE | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 3 | 54kg | $3.60F | |||
2 | 7 | BAD WOLF | Ashley Maley | Ryan Hill | 1.52L | 1 | 54kg | $12 | ||
3 | 10 | PLAYING MARIKA | Stephanie Bakranich | Steven Parnham | 2.33L | 5 | 54kg | $18 | ||
4 | 12 | STAFFORD’S LAD | Daniel Morton | Joseph Azzopardi | 2.63L | 13 | 54kg | $101 | ||
5 | 11 | POULTON LE SANDS | Alan Mathews | Patrick Carbery | 3.27L | 6 | 54kg | $26 | ||
6 | 1 | PADDY’S SHADOW | Raquel Williams | Shaun O’Donnell | 4.29L | 11 | 58kg | $81 | ||
7 | 9 | MR DELEGATOR | Todd Harvey | Brad Parnham | 4.5L | 9 | 54kg | $3.90 | ||
8 | 5 | MEDIA BARON | David Harrison | Ms Kyra Yuill | 4.84L | 10 | 55kg | $21 | ||
9 | 4 | MAROCCHINO | Lou Luciani | Jason Whiting | 4.94L | 7 | 57kg | $11 | ||
10 | 2 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Brad Rawiller | 5.18L | 2 | 58kg | $10 | ||
11 | 13 | TEMPTACION | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 6.63L | 4 | 54kg | $6 | ||
12 | 3 | ROYAL COMMAND | Adam Durrant | Clint Johnston-Porter | 8.06L | 12 | 57.5kg | $26 | ||
13 | 6 | UTGARD LOKI | Adam Durrant | Peter Knuckey | 8.23L | 8 | 55kg | $61 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Betting on the Ascot Gold Cup is open the week of the race following acceptances with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au to be provided below.
Too Close The Sun ($2.20 in 2020) followed by Midnight Blue ($3.60 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Ascot Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.
The Ascot Gold Cup field usually attracts a fairly diverse range of runners. While there is rarely a maximum capacity Ascot Gold Cup field, you can still get some quality types squaring off. However, many trainers enter their horses into the Ascot Gold Cup field as a means of returning them to race fitness prior to stepping up in class to contest the major feature events of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.
The 2021 Ascot Gold Cup field is released the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 475312x06x | PADDY’S SHADOW | Raquel Williams | Shaun O’Donnell | 11 | 58kg | 95 | |
2 | 48x0804x86 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Brad Rawiller | 2 | 58kg | 95 | |
3 | 020x2310x0 | ROYAL COMMAND | Adam Durrant | Clint Johnston-Porter | 12 | 57.5kg | 94 | |
4 | 5211111×67 | MAROCCHINO | Lou Luciani | Jason Whiting | 7 | 57kg | 93 | |
5 | 5127×47447 | MEDIA BARON | David Harrison | Ms Kyra Yuill | 10 | 55kg | 89 | |
6 | 28320543×9 | UTGARD LOKI | Adam Durrant | Peter Knuckey | 8 | 55kg | 89 | |
7 | 4034112563 | BAD WOLF | Ashley Maley | Ryan Hill | 1 | 54kg | 80 | |
8 | x2411233x4 | MIDNIGHT BLUE | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 3 | 54kg | 85 | |
9 | 50×6132511 | MR DELEGATOR | Todd Harvey | Brad Parnham | 9 | 54kg | 83 | |
10 | 458314×751 | PLAYING MARIKA | Stephanie Bakranich | Steven Parnham | 5 | 54kg | 83 | |
11 | x805403x55 | POULTON LE SANDS | Alan Mathews | Patrick Carbery | 6 | 54kg | 63 | |
12 | 6224132526 | STAFFORD’S LAD | Daniel Morton | Joseph Azzopardi | 13 | 54kg | 72 | |
13 | 1132×55631 | TEMPTACION | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 4 | 54kg | 78 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Ascot Gold Cup has had a fairly long and healthy history of racing at Ascot Racecourse.
It has almost always been known as the Ascot Gold Cup, with the exception of 1983, ’84 and ’85 when it was known as the Penfold’s Gold Cup. It held the WATC prefix until 2011, when the Western Australian Turf Club became Perth Racing.
Originally held over 11 furlongs, the race distance was adjusted to 2400m in 1973. In 1979 it was dropped to 2200m, and then dropped again to 2100m in 1982. In 1983 and 1984 the Ascot Gold Cup returned to 2400m, before dropping again to 2200m in 1985. It held that distance until 2007 (with the exception of 1997, when it ran at 1800m) before changing to the modern 1800m distance. Holding the race over 1800m opens the Ascot Gold Cup up to a lot more horses so early in the carnival, and allows it to be more widely used as a preparatory race.
A Principal race until 1979, the Ascot Gold Cup has held listed status since the group system came into play.
Notable Ascot Gold Cup winners include Royal Coral (1965), Kabooki (1973), Swift Knight (1982), Flying Grau (1994), Cat In A Hat (2007) and Pop Culture (2012). Ascot Gold Cup results, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2021 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Midnight Blue | 1 minute 47.98 seconds |
2nd | Bad Wolf | ||
3rd | Playing Marika | ||
2020 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Too Close The Sun | 1 minute 54.25 seconds |
2nd | Utgard Loki | ||
3rd | Royal Command | ||
2019 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Taxagano | 1 minute 50.35 seconds |
2nd | Forceful | ||
3rd | Missile Launch | ||
2018 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Prize Catch | 1 minute 50.22 seconds |
2nd | Elegant Blast | ||
3rd | Dark Musket | ||
2017 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Gatting | 1 minute 52.07 seconds |
2nd | Dark Alert | ||
3rd | Ihtsahymn | ||
2016 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Tonto | 1 minute 51.08 seconds |
2nd | Bedamijo | ||
3rd | Dark Alert | ||
2015 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Drive West | 1 minute 49.34 seconds |
2nd | Young Lionel | ||
3rd | Rebelson | ||
2014 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Pop Culture | 1 minute 50.30 seconds |
2nd | Rebelson | ||
3rd | Fancy Feet | ||
2013 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Moonlight Bay | 1 minute 49.45 seconds |
2nd | Finnegans Gold | ||
3rd | Doutable | ||
2012 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Pop Culture | 1 minute 50.43 seconds |
2nd | Rosie Rocket | ||
3rd | Moonlight Bay | ||
2011 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Rocky Range | 1 minute 50.24 seconds |
2nd | Gum Nut Guru | ||
3rd | Mega Steel | ||
2010 Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Colour Correct | 1 minute 51.47 seconds |
2nd | West River Charley | ||
3rd | Mighty Rossa | ||
2009
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Corporate Sam | 1 minute 50.97 seconds |
2nd | Mikaldico | ||
3rd | Geyser Peak | ||
2008
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Sentenza | 1 minute 49.32 seconds |
2nd | Upgrade | ||
3rd | Mikaldico | ||
2007
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Cat In A Hat | 2 minutes 14.89 seconds |
2nd | Black Douglas | ||
3rd | Rossam | ||
2006
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Zero Engagement | 2 minutes 17.09 seconds |
2nd | Woodala | ||
3rd | Master Vision | ||
2005
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | My Thornbird | 2 minutes 15.80 seconds |
2nd | Blevvo | ||
3rd | Power Mak | ||
2004
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | True Steel | 2 minutes 17.49 seconds |
2nd | Laetare | ||
3rd | Zakarak | ||
2003
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Desert Dreamer | 2 minutes 16.03 seconds |
2nd | True Steel | ||
3rd | Bold Mirage | ||
2002
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Alibi Bay | 2 minutes 16.28 seconds |
2nd | Mr Tambourineman | ||
3rd | Dynaliebe | ||
2001
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | Special Jester | 2 minutes 19.87 seconds |
2nd | So Canny | ||
3rd | Master Clan | ||
2000
Ascot Gold Cup |
1st | National Surprise | 2 minutes 16.02 seconds |
2nd | Zaruche | ||
3rd | Lottila Bay |