1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup

1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Thursday March 16, 1989. It was the 62nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was won by the pre-race favourite Desert Orchid, ridden by Simon Sherwood and trained by David Elsworth.

Full result

* "Going:" Heavy
* 13 ran
* "Winner's time:" 7m 17.6s
* "Winner's prize:" £66,635

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. Ref = refused; PU = pulled-up; BD = brought down.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Desert Orchid:

* "Foaled:" 1979 in Great Britain
* "Sire:" Grey Mirage; "Dam:" Flower Child (Brother)
* "Owner:" Richard Burridge
* "Breeder:" James Burridge

Video

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

References

* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=28568&r_date=1989-03-16 racingpost.co.uk]


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