2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup

2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday March 17, 2006. It was the 78th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was won by War of Attrition, ridden by Conor O'Dwyer and trained by Mouse Morris. The pre-race favourite Beef or Salmon finished 11th.

Full result

* "Going:" Good
* 22 ran
* "Winner's time:" 6m 31.7s
* "Winner's prize:" £228,080

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up; UR = unseated rider.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Note: Fence 20 was omitted due to the injured jockey Timmy Murphy, unseated at the fence on the first circuit.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, War of Attrition:

* "Foaled:" May 7, 1999 in Ireland
* "Sire:" Presenting; "Dam:" Una Juna (Good Thyne)
* "Owner:" Gigginstown House Stud
* "Breeder:" Bridget Murphy

Video

* Race video on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6ceEw-mtc YouTube]

References

* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=397690&r_date=2006-3-17 racingpost.co.uk]
* [http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,189479,00.html sportinglife.com]


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