1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup

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The 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 15, 1990. It was the 63rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Norton's Coin. The winner was ridden by Graham McCourt and trained by Sirrel Griffiths. The pre-race favourite Desert Orchid finished third.

With a starting price of 100/1, Norton's Coin became the longest-odds winner in the race's history; he had only been entered due a mistake over the deadline for another race.[1] He was the second winner to be trained in Wales – the first was Patron Saint in 1928.

Race details[]

  • Sponsor: Tote
  • Winner's prize money: £67,003.40
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Number of runners: 12
  • Winner's time: 6m 30.9s (new record)

Full result[]

* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Norton's Coin 9 100/1
2 ¾ 8 Jenny Pitman 8/1
3 4 Desert Orchid 11 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth 10/11 fav
4 7 10 Graham Bradley David Elsworth 10/1
5 12 9 Tim Forster 20/1
6 1 (mare) 8 (IRE) 25/1
7 15 Yahoo 9 40/1
8 2½ 9 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 15/2
Fell Fence 21 10 Fulke Walwyn 20/1
PU Fence 17 8 200/1
Fell Fence 15 10 Toby Balding 50/1
PU Fence 12 8 10/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details[]

Further details of the winner, Norton's Coin:

  • Foaled: 1981 in Great Britain
  • Sire: ; Dam: ()
  • Owner: Sirrel Griffiths
  • Breeder: G. P. Thomas

References[]

  1. ^ Legends of Welsh Sport, BBC 2022
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