Charter Party's Gold Cup stolen

The Cheltenham Gold Cup won by Charter Party in 1988 has been stolen.

Nigel Twiston-Davies, who landed the 2010 Gold Cup with Imperial Commander, confirmed the trophy was stolen from owner Raymond Mould's house.

Mould now has horses with Gloucestershire-based Twiston-Davies, who said: "I'm afraid it is Charter Party's Gold Cup that has been stolen.

"I've been sitting with him at lunch today, they've broken into his house and stolen it.

"What happens is they make a new one every year and the owners get to keep that."

Charter Party was trained by the late David Nicholson and was ridden to Gold Cup success by Richard Dunwoody.

Sent off at 10-1, the gelding beat Cavvies Clown by six lengths in the colours of Claire Smith and Mould's late wife, Jenny.

A Challenge Cup trophy and a Britannia Handicap Cup trophy were also stolen.

Bronze ornaments in the shape of a hare, a spaniel with a pheasant in its mouth and two horses being ridden by jockeys were also stolen, along with a dark wooden clock with gold sides and a gold mechanism, two silver trophies, a silver fisherman ornament and a cigarette case, police said.

The total value of the haul was put at £150,000.

Gloucestershire Police said they wanted to hear from anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the area overnight.

Anyone with any information about the burglary was asked to contact Gloucestershire Constabulary on 0845 090 1234 quoting incident number 38 of July 14 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Mould's famous green silks with white stars were carried to victory at this year's Royal Ascot meeting by Ransom Note in the Britannia Handicap.

Trained by Barry Hills, the three-year-old was ridden by Michael Hills, the trainer's son.

Mould has also tasted victory in the biggest race of them all, the Grand National at Aintree in 2002, when Bindaree, trained by Twiston-Davies and ridden by Jim Cullotty, beat 39 rivals.