1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup

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The 1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 13 March 1997. It was the 70th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Mr Mulligan. The winner was ridden by Tony McCoy and trained by Noel Chance. The pre-race favourite Imperial Call pulled-up before fence 18.

McCoy's victory completed a big-race double, as he had also ridden the winner of the Champion Hurdle two days earlier.

Race details[]

  • Sponsor: Tote
  • Winner's prize money: £134,810.00
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 14
  • Winner's time: 6m 35.5s

Full result[]

* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Mr Mulligan 9 Tony McCoy Noel Chance 20/1
2 9 Barton Bank 11 David Walsh David Nicholson 33/1
3 ½ Dorans Pride 8 (IRE) 10/1
4 6 8 Tony Dobbin 50/1
5 3 7 Martin Pipe 16/1
6 16 One Man 9 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 7/1
7 16 8 Jamie Osborne 15/2
8 7 Cyborgo 7 Charlie Swan Martin Pipe 12/1
PU Fence 21 7 David Nicholson 33/1
Fell Fence 21 Danoli 9 Tom Foley (IRE) 7/1
PU Fence 21 11 Tim Forster 8/1
PU Fence 21 8 Jenny Pitman 20/1
PU Fence 18 Imperial Call 8 Fergie Sutherland (IRE) 4/1 fav
Fell Fence 13 9 Norman Williamson Gordon W. Richards 16/1

* 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, Mr Mulligan:

  • Foaled: 25 April 1988 in Ireland
  • Sire: ; Dam: Miss Manhattan ()
  • Owner: Michael and Geraldine Worcester
  • Breeder: James Rowley

References[]

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