1991 Cheltenham Gold Cup

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The 1991 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 14, 1991. It was the 64th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Garrison Savannah. The winner was ridden by Mark Pitman and trained by Jenny Pitman. The pre-race favourite Celtic Shot finished seventh.

The field included a total of five Gold Cup winners of the past, present and future. Three weeks after his victory Garrison Savannah finished runner-up to Seagram in the Grand National.

Race details[]

  • Sponsor: Tote
  • Winner's prize money: £98,578.00
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 14
  • Winner's time: 6m 50.0s

Full result[]

* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Garrison Savannah 8 Jenny Pitman 16/1
2 shd The Fellow 6 François Doumen (FR) 28/1
3 15 Desert Orchid 12 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth 4/1
4 2½ Cool Ground 9 Luke Harvey 7/1
5 hd 11 66/1
6 2½ 9 12/1
7 2 9 Peter Scudamore Charlie Brooks 5/2 fav
8 Yahoo 10 Norman Williamson 100/1
PU Fence 20 8 Gordon W. Richards 11/1
PU Fence 19 8 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 10/1
PU Fence 19 Party Politics 7 33/1
PU Fence 19 11 Gordon W. Richards 11/1
Fell Fence 17 Norton's Coin 10 16/1
PU Fence 11 7 J. Joly (FR) 250/1

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

Winner's details[]

Further details of the winner, Garrison Savannah:

  • Foaled: 1983 in Ireland
  • Sire: ; Dam: ()
  • Owner: Autofour Engineering
  • Breeder: John McDowell

References[]

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