Whitsun Cup

Whitsun Cup

Class	Handicap
Location	Sandown Park Esher, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Horse Kick Cider
Website	Sandown Park
Race information
Distance	1m (1,609m)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£17,500 (2024) 1st: £9,020

Whitsun Cup Handicap

2019
Lush Life	War Glory	History Writer

Previous years
2018
Chiefofchiefs	Kynren	Mountain Angel
2017
Laidback Romeo	Greenside	Sir Roderic
2016
Chevallier	Jailawi	Secret Art
2015
Jacob Black	Secret Art	Tigers Tale
2014
Ishikawa	Dream Walker	George Cinq
2013
Spa's Dancer	Shamaal Nibras	Gaul Wood
2012
Highland Colori	Directorship	Weapon Of Choice
2011
Dunn'o	Leviathan	Julienas

2010-2003
2010
Flora Trevelyan	Ithinkbest	Dunn'o
2009
Dunn'o	Axiom	Kavachi
2008
Bushman	Little White Lie	Zero Cool
2007
Killena Boy	Queen's Best	Presumptive
2006
Tanzanite	Spectait	Audience
2005
Norton	Momtic	Ace of Hearts
2004
Putra Kuantan	Impeller	Finished Article
2003
Colisay	Duke Of Modena	Surprise Encounter

The Whitsun Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the end of May.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1963	Tiger	3	9-06	Scobie Breasley	Sir Gordon Richards	1:45.20
1964	Red Slipper	4	9-07	Bill Williamson	Sir Hugh Nugent	1:46.60
1965	Christmas Review	4	7-11	Des Cullen	Ken Cundell	1:41.40
1966	Aberdeen	5	8-08	Bruce Raymond	Humphrey Cottrill	1:42.60
1967	Morris Dancer	6	8-04	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	1:46.00
1968	Cumshaw	7	8-03	Bill Williamson	John Benstead	1:45.20
1969	Ward Drill	7	9-00	Geoff Lewis	Cyril Mitchell	1:46.60
1970	Seventh Hussar	4	8-06	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	1:41.80
1971	Jolisu	4	8-02	Ron Hutchinson	Tommy Gosling	1:45.40
1972	Dancing Mood	6	8-00	Ron Hutchinson	Herbert Blagrave	1:45.20
1973 [a]	Buss	4	8-03	Geoff Lewis	Arthur Budgett	1:51.61
1974	Rascolnik	5	8-04	John Matthias	Herbert Blagrave	1:41.05
1975	Deerslayer	4	9-03	Frankie Durr	Henry Cecil	1:42.30
1976	Rhodomantade	5	9-04	Lester Piggott	Peter Makin	1:41.47
1977	The Nadi Royale	6	8-08	Brian Rouse	John Sutcliffe	1:44.09
1978	Elland Road	4	08-11	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	1:42.55
1979	Brians Venture	4	10-00	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:47.89
1980	Imperial Ace	4	8-07	Lester Piggott	Michael Stoute	1:41.73
1981	Abandoned due to waterlogging
1982	Rekal	4	8-02	Geoff Baxter	Clive Brittain	1:39.81
1983	Mighty Fly	4	9-01	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	1:45.86
1984	Hawkley	4	8-06	Tyrone Williams	Pat Haslam	1:45.49
1985	Come On The Blues	6	7-07	Chris Rutter	Clive Brittain	1:46.52
1986	Siyah Kalem	4	8-10	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:42.85
1987	Waajib	4	9-09	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1:40.92
1988	Inaad	4	8-02	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	1:42.40
1989	Greensmith	3	9-02	Pat Eddery	Guy Harwood	1:41.66
1990	Tafila	4	8-07	Willie Carson	William Jarvis	1:42.02
1991	Fanmore	3	9-07	Pat Eddery	Guy Harwood	1:42.00
1992	Pay Homage	4	9-04	Michael Hills	Ian Balding	1:41.41
1993	Pay Homage	5	9-05	Michael Hills	Ian Balding	1:41.42
1994	Dawning Street	6	8-12	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:43.42
1995	Dance Turn	4	8-08	Michael Hills	Robert Armstrong	1:42.36
1996	Blomberg	4	9-01	John Carroll	James Fanshawe	1:44.36
1997	Insatiable	4	9-04	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	1:40.21
1998	For Your Eyes Only	4	9-00	Jason Weaver	Tim Easterby	1:42.20
1999	Lonesome Dude	4	9-04	Gérald Mossé	Michael Stoute	1:41.70
2000	Swallow Flight	4	9-11	Michael Roberts	Geoff Wragg	1:49.35
2001	Calcutta	5	8-08	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:43.92
2002	Kelburne	5	9-00	Richard Hughes	Ian Semple	1:43.02
2003	Colisay	4	9-03	Kieren Fallon	Alec Stewart	1:41.66
2004	Putra Kuantan	4	9-03	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:41.99
2005	Norton	8	8-08	Richard Quinn	Terry Mills	1:42.39
2006	Tanzanite	4	8-13	Kerrin McEvoy	David Arbuthnot	1:45.69
2007	Killena Boy	5	8-08	Paul Doe	William Jarvis	1:45.25
2008	Bushman	4	9-02	Richard Mullen	David Simcock	1:47.37
2009	Dunn'o	4	9-01	Philip Robinson	Clive Cox	1:41.31
2010	Flora Trevelyan	4	8-10	Ted Durcan	Walter Swinburn	1:40.84
2011	Dunn'o	6	9-07	Philip Robinson	Clive Cox	1:44.26
2012	Highland Colori	4	8-13	David Probert	Andrew Balding	1:42.55
2013	Spa's Dancer	6	9-04	Ryan Moore	James Eustace	1:44.76
2014	Ishikawa	6	8-07	Rob Fitzpatrick	Karl Burke	1:46.52
2015	Jacob Black	4	9-02	Frankie Dettori	Keith Dalgleish	1:40.73
2016	Chevallier	4	8-02	Jordan Vaughan	Karl Burke	1:41.52
2017	Laidback Romeo	5	9-04	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	1:42.57
2018	Chiefofchiefs	5	8-12	Richard Kingscote	Charlie Fellows	1:47.47
2019	Lush Life	4	9-04	Jamie Spencer	Jamie Osborne	1:42.21
	no race 2020 [b]
2021	Dashing Roger	4	9-03	Marco Ghiani	William Stone	1:46.51
2022	Rebel Territory	4	9-09	Jim Crowley	Amanda Perrett	1:42.76
2023	Indemnity	4	9-01	Ray Dawson	Roger Varian	1:42.78
2024	Dual Identity	6	9-07	Neil Callan	William Knight	1:45.67
2025	Hafeet Alain	9	9-04	Jack Doughty	Ed Walker	1:43.47

1. The 1973 race was run at Kempton Park
2. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom ^[1]

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

1. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1983"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
• Racing Post
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  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2024