2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 18, 2011. It was the 83rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Long Run who beat three previous winners of the Gold Cup in Kauto Star, Denman and defending champion Imperial Commander.[1] Long Run was ridden by Mr Sam Waley-Cohen and trained by Nicky Henderson. Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since Jim Wilson on Little Owl in 1981[2] while Long Run was the first six-year-old to win the race since Mill House in 1963.[1]
Race details[]
- Sponsor: Totesport
- Winner's prize money: £285,050.00
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 13
- Winner's time: 6m 29.70s
Full result[]
* | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Long Run | 6 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | 7/2 fav | |
2 | 7 | Denman | 11 | Paul Nicholls | 8/1 | |
3 | 4 | Kauto Star | 11 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | 5/1 |
4 | nse | 8 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | 25/1 | |
5 | 8 | 9 | Tom Scudamore | 9/1 | ||
6 | 3¾ | Tidal Bay | 10 | Brian Hughes | 16/1 | |
7 | shd | 8 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade (IRE) | 14/1 | |
8 | 3½ | Neptune Collonges | 10 | Robert Thornton | Paul Nicholls | 33/1 |
9 | 34 | 8 | 66/1 | |||
PU | Fence 21 | Imperial Commander | 10 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
PU | Fence 20 | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Mouse Morris (IRE) | 25/1 | |
PU | Fence 18 | 8 | Tony McCoy | Willie Mullins (IRE) | 9/1 | |
PU | Fence 14 | 8 | Jason Maguire | 20/1 |
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; nse = nose; PU = pulled up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details[]
Further details of the winner, Long Run:
- Foaled: April 5, 2005 in France
- Sire: ; Dam: Libertina ()
- Owner: Robert Waley-Cohen
- Breeder: Mrs Marie-Christine Gabeur
References[]
- ^ a b "Cheltenham: Long Run stars to secure Gold Cup glory". BBC Sport. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Long Run gives Sam Waley-Cohen a "big day" in Gold Cup". guardian.co.uk. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- 2011 in horse racing
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- 2011 in British sport
- March 2011 sports events in the United Kingdom
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