Irish Gold Cup

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The Irish Gold Cup is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run annually at Leopardstown Racecourse in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade 1 race
National Hunt steeplechase
approximateAgeRestriction 5 years and older
associatedFestival Dublin Racing Festival NERFINISHED
attendanceType public race meeting
country Ireland NERFINISHED
discipline National Hunt racing
formerName Hennessy Gold Cup NERFINISHED
Irish Hennessy NERFINISHED
Lexus Chase NERFINISHED
formerSponsor Hennessy NERFINISHED
Lexus NERFINISHED
Unibet NERFINISHED
governingBody Horse Racing Ireland NERFINISHED
hasLiveBroadcast true
hostedBy Leopardstown Racecourse NERFINISHED
inaugurated 1987
isPrestigious true
location Leopardstown Racecourse NERFINISHED
meeting Dublin Racing Festival NERFINISHED
notableWinner Beef Or Salmon NERFINISHED
Best Mate NERFINISHED
Carlingford Lough NERFINISHED
Florida Pearl NERFINISHED
Galopin Des Champs NERFINISHED
Impervious NERFINISHED
Jodami NERFINISHED
Kicking King NERFINISHED
Sizing John NERFINISHED
numberOfFences 17
qualification five-years-old and up
raceCategory chase
racecourse Leopardstown Racecourse NERFINISHED
raceDistance about 3 miles
approximately 4,828 metres
raceStatus Grade 1
raceType steeplechase
region County Dublin NERFINISHED
sponsor Paddy Power NERFINISHED
surface turf
timingWithinSeason late winter
trackDirection left-handed
typicalMonthHeld February
typicalRoleInSeason Cheltenham Gold Cup trial NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rachael Blackmore hasWonRace Irish Gold Cup