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4 unusual facts about Ascot Gold Cup


Galahad Threepwood

One particularly embarrassing story concerns Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe and prawns, though we never learn many details of the incident, other than that it took place at Ascot, "the year Martingale won the Gold Cup".

Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe

Sometime in the late 'nineties (the exact year is uncertain), he stole Lord Burper's false teeth and pawned them at a shop on the Edgware Road; he was also involved in a mysterious incident revolving around the shellfish known as prawns, of which little is known, save that it took place at Ascot, "the year Martingale won the Gold Cup".

Louise Dear

Also, in July 2012, Louise was commissioned by Castle Galleries to create an artwork that would feature on a hat to be worn at Ladies Day, Ascot, England.

Our Miss Gibbs

Inside the bag is the Ascot Gold Cup (the trophy for Britain’s most prestigious long-distance horse race).


Raintrap

Racing at age four, Raintrap was fourth in Englands Ascot Gold Cup then back in France won the Prix Du Carrousel at Evry.


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Sadeem

He finished second to Saronicos in the Henry II Stakes at Sandown Racecourse, second to Paean on very soft ground in the Ascot Gold Cup and fifth in the Prix Kergorlay.