2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 19 March 2010. It was the 82nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Imperial Commander.[1] The winner was ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. The pre-race favourite Kauto Star fell at fence 19.[2]
Race details
[edit]- Sponsor: Totesport
- Winner's prize money: £270,797.50
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Number of runners: 11
- Winner's time: 6m 43.90s
Full result
[edit]| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Imperial Commander | 9 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Denman | 10 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls | 4/1 |
| 3 | 23 | Mon Mome | 10 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | 50/1 |
| 4 | shd | Carruthers | 7 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock | 33/1 |
| 5 | ¾ | Cooldine | 8 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (IRE) | 10/1 |
| 6 | 8 | Calgary Bay | 7 | Graham Lee | Henrietta Knight | 50/1 |
| 7 | 12 | My Will | 10 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls | 80/1 |
| 8 | 10 | Cerium | 9 | Davy Russell | Paul Murphy | 200/1 |
| 9 | 45 | Tricky Trickster | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls | 12/1 |
| 10 | 35 | Mr Pointment | 11 | Ken Whelan | Paul Murphy | 250/1 |
| Fell | Fence 19 | Kauto Star | 10 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | 8/11 fav |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated
Winner's details
[edit]Further details of the winner, Imperial Commander:
- Foaled: 21 May 2001 in Ireland
- Sire: Flemensfirth; Dam: Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
- Owner: Our Friends in the North
- Breeder: Laurence J. Flynn
References
[edit]- ^ "Imperial Commander lands Cheltenham Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Imperial Commander wins Gold Cup". RTÉ Sport. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
External links
[edit]- Imperial Commander tears up the Gold Cup's two-horse script The Guardian, 19 March 2010