2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup

2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday March 18, 2005. It was the 77th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was won by the pre-race favourite Kicking King, ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Tom Taaffe.

Full result

* "Going:" Good
* 15 ran
* "Winner's time:" 6m 42.9s
* "Winner's prize:" £212,268

* 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, Kicking King:

* "Foaled:" April 10, 1998 in Ireland
* "Sire:" Old Vic; "Dam:" Fairy Blaze (Good Thyne)
* "Owner:" Conor Clarkson
* "Breeder:" Sunnyhill Stud

Video

* Race video on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Yc8depl_w YouTube]

References

* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=363539&r_date=2005-03-18 racingpost.co.uk]
* [http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,103341,00.html sportinglife.com]


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