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 and during its running there 20 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in December.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): • Door Latch –
1985, 1986 • Regal Encore –
2016, 2019 • Victtorino -
2023, 2024 Leading jockey (3 wins): •
Tony McCoy -
Go Ballistic (1996), Tresor De Mai (1999), Shooting Light (2001) Leading trainer (4 wins): •
Josh Gifford –
Henry Bishop (1980), Door Latch (1985, 1986), Ballyhane (1988) •
Nicky Henderson -
Raffi Nelson (1979), Raymylette (1994), Gold Present (2017), Valtor (2018) ==Winners==