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Which horses finished first, second and third in the 1986 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
The history books record that the 1986 Cheltenham Gold Cup was won by the 15/8 favourite Dawn Run, trained by Paddy Mullins and ridden by Jonjo O’Neill, but younger readers may ask, with some justification, ‘So what?’ Well, it would be fair to say that the bare result in no way does justice to what…
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Which was the last horse to win the King George VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same season?
The Cheltenham Gold Cup and the King George VI Chase, in that order, are the two most prestigious weight-for-age steeplechases in the British National Hunt calendar. Indeed, along with the Betfair Chase, run over 3 miles, 1 furlong and 125 yards at Haydock Park in November, they constitute the so-called ‘Jockey Club Chase Triple Crown’,…
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Gold Cup 2024 result, odds and replay
1 Galopin Des Champs 10-11F 2 Gerri Colombe 13-2 3 Corach Rambler 14-1 4 L’Homme Presse 16-1 5 Bravemansgame 14-1 6 Jungle Boogie 16-1
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A recap of all race finishes from last years Gold Cup Day
What better way to prepare for Cheltenham Festival 2024, than to watch the culmination of Gold Cup day 2023. Enjoy!
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Brave Inca
Trained by Colm Murphy in Co. Wexford, Ireland, Brave Inca made a total of five appearances at the Cheltenham Festival. He established himself as one of the leading novice hurdlers in Ireland by winning his first four starts of the 2003/04 season, including the Grade One Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown, and headed to the…
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Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
The Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle race run over 2 miles and 179 yards at Cheltenham in March. As the name suggests, the race is restricted to young female horses aged four years and upwards who, prior to the start of the current season, have not won a race over…
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Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 steeplechase run over 3 miles and 80 yards on the Old Course at Cheltenham in March. Open to horses aged five years and upwards, it is one of three Grade 1 novice steeplechases run at the Cheltenham Festival – the others being the Arkle Challenge Trophy…
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Turners Novices’ Chase
The Turners Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 novices’ steeplechase run over 2 miles, 3 furlongs and 168 yards on the New Course at Cheltenham in March. Open to horses aged five years and upwards, the race is currently scheduled as the first race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is,…
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Nicky Henderson
In recent seasons, Nicky Henderson has been forced to play ‘second fiddle’ to Irish trainers Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott at the Cheltenham Festival, at least as far as the leading trainer award is concerned. However, it shouldn’t be forgotten that the ‘Master of Seven Barrows’, who saddled his first Festival winner in 1985,…
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Jamie Moore Talks Cheltenham
Jockey Jamie Moore on the Cheltenham Festival.