2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup

2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday March 14, 2008. It was the 80th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was won by Denman, ridden by Sam Thomas. The first three horses to finish were all trained by Paul Nicholls, with odds-on favourite Kauto Star coming in second and Neptune Collonges a close third.

The race had been billed as the most anticipated Gold Cup since Arkle and Mill House clashed in 1964, with Kauto Star racing against Denman for the first time. However, a close contest failed to materialise as Denman defeated his rival by a comfortable margin.

Full result

* "Going:" Good to Soft
* 12 ran
* "Winner's time:" 6m 47.84s
* "Winner's prize:" £268,279

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Denman:

* "Foaled:" April 17, 2000 in Ireland
* "Sire:" Presenting; "Dam:" Polly Puttens (Pollerton)
* "Owner:" Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay
* "Breeder:" Colman O'Flynn

Video

* Race video on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3XN63xFog YouTube]

References

* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=447197&r_date=2008-3-14 racingpost.co.uk]
* [http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,258370,00.html sportinglife.com]


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