Cheltenham Gold Cup Next Running: 15:20 Friday March 18th, 2011

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race.

It is run over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse and is the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival.

There are twenty-two fences to be jumped in the race.

First run on March 12, 1924, it is the most prestigious chase in Great Britain.

Distance:3m 2fDetails:(Grade 1) (Class 1) (5yo+)Racecourse:CheltenhamRace Type: Jumps

Betting Offers on the Cheltenham Gold Cup

None at present.

Winning Trends for the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Age Trend: Range: 6 - 9yo.

Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has trained three winners in the last nine years. Miss HC Knight won this race three times with Best Mate (twice in the last nine years).

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this six times in the last nine years. the top three in the betting has accounted for every winner in the last eight years.

Cheltenham Gold Cup Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Long Run (Fr) 6g 11-10 62 1113-31 NJ Henderson Mr S Waley-Cohen 13 179 7/2 (f)
2010 Imperial Commander (Ire) (C) 9g 11-10 83 P25 NA Twiston-Davies PJ Brennan 11 174 7/1 (3f)
2009 Kauto Star (Fr) (CD) 9g 11-10 77 1U1 PF Nicholls R Walsh 16 177 7/4 (f)
2008 Denman (Ire) (CD) 8g 11-10 34 111 PF Nicholls S Thomas 12 176 9/4 (2f)
2007 Kauto Star (Fr) 7g 11-10 34 111 PF Nicholls R Walsh 18 176 5/4 (f)
2006 War Of Attrition (Ire) 7g 11-10 79 152 MF Morris C O'Dwyer 22 - 15/2 (3f)
2005 Kicking King (Ire) 7g 11-10 83 211 TJ Taaffe BJ Geraghty 15 - 4/1 (f)
2004 Best Mate (Ire) (CD) 9g 11-10 80 1-21 Miss H Knight J Culloty 10 175 8/11 (f)
2003 Best Mate (Ire) (CD) 8g 12-0 77 1-11 Miss H Knight J Culloty 15 170 13/8 (f)