The Cheltenham Gold Cup won by Cottage Rake in 1948, trained by famous Irish trainer Vincent O’Brien will be auctioned off next month.
The trophy is a solid 18ct. gold trophy cup, hallmarked Dublin, 1948, being in the form of a scale replica of the original 1924 Cheltenham Gold Cup trophy created by Solomon Blanckensee & Sons and commissioned by Simmons of Chesterfield.
The cup design has horse head handle, with the body inscribed THE CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP, REPLICA, WON BY, “COTTAGE RAKE”, 4th MARCH 1948, TRAINED BY, M. VINCENT O’BRIEN, RIDDEN BY, AUBREY BRABAZON, the foot further inscribed OWNED BY, MR. & MRS. F. L. VICKERMAN.
Graham Budd said: “It’s great to be working alongside Weatherbys again on this auction. The quality and provenance of the items in this sale is unprecedented, and we’re fortunate to be selling several lots in aid of some great charities, which have a huge impact in the racing world and beyond. We’ve had plenty of interest from around the world, so we’re in a good position to raise a lot of money for these good causes.”
This makes one of the five hundred plus lots that are going under the hammer on November 13th, in the ‘Race to History‘ specialist horseracing memorabilia auction, held by Graham Budd Auctions in partnership with Weatherbys. The auction will be held at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket.
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