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 2f | Details: | (Grade 1) (Class 1) (5yo+) | Racecourse: | Cheltenham | Race 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) |
