- 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at
Cheltenham Racecourse on Thursday March 14, 1996. It was the 69th running of theCheltenham Gold Cup and was won byImperial Call , ridden byConor O'Dwyer and trained byFergie Sutherland . The pre-race favourite One Man finished 6th.Full result
* "Going:" Good
* 10 ran
* "Winner's time:" 6m 42.4s
* "Winner's prize:" £131,156* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based inGreat Britain unless indicated.
Note: Fence 16 was omitted due to the fatal fall of "Monsieur Le Cure" on the first circuit.Winner's details
Further details of the winner,
Imperial Call :* "Foaled:" February 21, 1989 in
Ireland
* "Sire:" Callernish; "Dam:"Princess Menelek (Menelek)
* "Owner:" Lisselan Farms Ltd
* "Breeder:" Tom O'DonnellVideo
* Race video on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkszJB9FuoY YouTube]
References
* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=200088&r_date=1996-03-14 racingpost.co.uk]
* [http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,127627,00.html sportinglife.com]
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