|}The Ascot Silver Cup, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Howden Silver Cup, is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase. It is run at Ascot Racecourse, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres) and during its running there 20 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in December.
The race was first run in 1965 and was sponsored by Scaffolding Great Britain and known as the SGB Chase until 1992. It was then known as the Betterware Cup between 1993 and 1998 inclusive.
The race has been known as the Silver Cup Handicap Chase with various sponsors since 1999, but now lacks the prestige of its earlier days. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap in 2022 when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (3 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Vultrix | 7 | 12-01 | Frank Cundell | ||
| 1966 | 9 | 12-07 | Tom Dreaper | |||
| 1967 | Abandoned because of foot and mouth epidemic | |||||
| 1968 | Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course | |||||
| 1969 | Straight Fort | 6 | 12-00 | |||
| 1970 | Glencaraig Lady | 6 | 11–13 | Bobby Coonan | Francis Flood | |
| 1971 | Spanish Steps | 8 | 12-01 | Bill Smith | Edward Courage | |
| 1972 | Soloning | 7 | 10–12 | Fred Winter | ||
| 1973 | Mocharabuice | 10 | 10-06 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster | |
| 1974 | Rough House | 8 | 10-07 | John Burke | Fred Rimell | |
| 1975 | What A Buck | 8 | 10-04 | Jeff King | David Nicholson | |
| 1976 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 1977 | Midnight Court | 6 | 12-00 | Fred Winter | ||
| 1978 | Grand Canyon | 8 | 11-01 | Derek Kent | ||
| 1979 | Raffi Nelson | 6 | 10-01 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nicky Henderson | |
| 1980 | Henry Bishop | 7 | 11-00 | Josh Gifford | ||
| 1981 | Abandoned because of snow | |||||
| 1982 | Captain John | 8 | 11–13 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson | |
| 1983 | The Mighty Mac | 8 | 11-10 | Dermot Browne | Michael Dickinson | |
| 1984 | Canny Danny | 8 | 11-08 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald | |
| 1985 | Door Latch | 7 | 10-02 | Josh Gifford | ||
| 1986 | Door Latch | 8 | 11-01 | Josh Gifford | ||
| 1987 | Cavvies Clown | 7 | 10–11 | Ross Arnott | David Elsworth | |
| 1988 | Ballyhane | 7 | 10-04 | Peter Hobbs | Josh Gifford | |
| 1989 | Solidasarock | 7 | 10-00 | Luke Harvey | Reg Akehurst | |
| 1990 | Man O'Magic | 9 | 11-10 | Mark Perrett | Kim Bailey | |
| no race 1991 | ||||||
| 1992 | Captain Dibble | 7 | 10-01 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
| 1993 | Young Hustler | 6 | 11-10 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
| 1994 | Raymylette | 7 | 09-13 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | |
| 1995 | Unguided Missile | 7 | 10-08 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1996 | Go Ballistic | 7 | 10-00 | Tony McCoy | John O'Shea | |
| 1997 | Cool Dawn | 9 | 10-05 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner | |
| 1998 | Torduff Express | 7 | 10-00 | Norman Williamson | Paul Nicholls | |
| 1999 | Tresor De Mai | 5 | 11-01 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | |
| 2000 | Legal Right | 7 | 12-00 | Norman Williamson | Jonjo O'Neill | |
| 2001 | Shooting Light | 8 | 11-06 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | |
| 2002 | Behrajan | 7 | 11–12 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly | |
| 2003 | Horus | 8 | 10-04 | Jamie Moore | Martin Pipe | |
| 2004 | Spring Grove | 9 | 10–11 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner | |
| no race 2005 | ||||||
| 2006 | Billyvoddan | 7 | 10–12 | Leighton Aspell | Henry Daly | |
| 2007 | Vodka Bleu | 8 | 10-03 | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe | |
| 2008 | Niche Market | 7 | 10-00 | Harry Skelton | Bob Buckler | |
| no race 2009 | ||||||
| no race 2010 | ||||||
| 2011 | The Minack | 7 | 11-01 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2012 | Wyck Hill | 8 | 10-00 | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | |
| 2013 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 6 | 11-06 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | |
| 2014 | The Young Master | 5 | 10-09 | Barry Geraghty | Neil Mulholland | |
| 2015 | Wakanda | 6 | 11-05 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith | |
| 2016 | Regal Encore | 8 | 11-11 | Barry Geraghty | Anthony Honeyball | |
| 2017 | Gold Present | 7 | 11-03 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2018 | Valtor | 9 | 11-03 | James Bowen | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2019 | Regal Encore | 11 | 10-07 | Richie McLernon | Anthony Honeyball | |
| 2020 | Mister Malarky | 7 | 11-05 | Harry Cobden | Colin Tizzard | |
| 2021 | Annsam | 6 | 10-10 | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams | |
| no race 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | Victtorino | 5 | 12-00 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | |