Coneygree is a bay horse bred in the United Kingdom by John Oaksey, a leading amateur jockey who later became a successful broadcaster and charity fundraiser before his death in 2012.

[2] Coneygree was from the final crop of foals sired by Karinga Bay, a son of Ardross, who won the Gordon Stakes and finished fifth in the 1990 Epsom Derby.

[3][4] Coneygree's dam Plaid Maid won five races[5] and later became a successful broodmare, producing Hennessy Gold Cup winner Carruthers.

[6] Throughout his racing career, Coneygree has been trained at Letcombe Bassett in Oxfordshire by Mark Bradstock, the husband of John Oaksey's daughter Sara.

On his first appearance over obstacles at Uttoxeter in November, he led from the start and won by twenty lengths from Corrin Wood.

He again led from the start, was never seriously challenged, and won by six lengths from the Paul Nicholls-trained Aerial, with Grand National winner Mon Mome in sixth.

[9] In January 2013, Coneygree started at odds of 9/4 for the Classic Novices' Hurdle over two and a half miles at Cheltenham and finished third behind At Fishers Cross and The New One.

Among the leaders from the start, Coneygree was left with a commanding advantage in the second half of the race as Saphir de Rheu fell at the seventh and Carraig Mor unseated his rider a fence late, and won by forty lengths from Warden Hill.

They chose the latter, and on 13 March 2015, Coneygree, on his fourth start over fences, attempted to become the first novice chaser since the Irish champion Captain Christy in 1974 to win the Gold Cup.

[citation needed] Coneygree made a winning reappearance in the listed event Future Stars Chase Intermediate on 8 November, the main race of Sandown Park first Jump meeting of the season.

[16] After a five-month lay off due to an injury, which resulted in him missing the Cheltenham festival, Coneygree made his second and final appearance of the season at Punchestown.

After making a couple of bad jumping errors, he was eventually pulled up and the race was won by Bristol De Mai.

After an absence of nearly twelve months, Coneygree made his latest comeback at Cheltenham and was sent off at 12/1 for the Bet.Victor.com Handicap Chase over 3 miles and 3 furlongs in November.

he led the field all the way until the 14th when he very quickly began to weaken and was a very tired horse when he unshipped Sean Bowen two fences from home.