2003 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2003 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 13 March 2003. It was the 75th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Best Mate. The winner was ridden by Jim Culloty and trained by Henrietta Knight.
Best Mate became the first horse to win consecutive runnings of the Gold Cup since L'Escargot in 1970 and 1971.
Race details[]
- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £203,000.00
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 6m 39.0s
Full result[]
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Best Mate | 8 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight | 13/8 fav | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | Davy Russell | 33/1 | ||
| 3 | 2½ | 8 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade (IRE) | 40/1 | |
| 4 | nk | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls | 14/1 | |
| 5 | 1½ | 8 | Richard Johnson | 14/1 | ||
| 6 | 1½ | Commanche Court | 10 | Ruby Walsh | Ted Walsh (IRE) | 8/1 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | Henrietta Knight | 25/1 | ||
| 8 | 17 | See More Business | 13 | Paul Nicholls | 16/1 | |
| 9 | ¾ | 11 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | 50/1 | |
| 10 | 12 | 8 | Kieran Kelly | Dessie Hughes (IRE) | 33/1 | |
| 11 | 10 | 11 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | 20/1 | |
| 12 | 10 | 11 | Martin Pipe | 200/1 | ||
| PU | Fence 21 | 8 | Peter Beaumont | 8/1 | ||
| PU | Fence 20 | First Gold | 10 | François Doumen (FR) | 33/1 | |
| Fell | Fence 3 | Beef or Salmon | 7 | Timmy Murphy | (IRE) | 5/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details[]
Further details of the winner, Best Mate:
References[]
- 2003
- sportinglife.com
- espn.go.com – "Best Mate cruises at Cheltenham" – March 13, 2003.
Categories:
- 2003 in horse racing
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- 2003 in British sport
- March 2003 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 2000s in Gloucestershire