1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 16 March 1989. It was the 62nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Desert Orchid. The winner was ridden by Simon Sherwood and trained by David Elsworth.
The race was later voted the "Greatest Race of All Time" in a Racing Post poll, ahead of the 1973 Grand National and the 1975 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.[1]
Race details
- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £66,635.00
- Going: Heavy
- Number of runners: 13
- Winner's time: 7m 17.6s
Full result
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Desert Orchid | 10 | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth | 5/2 fav | |
| 2 | 1½ | Yahoo | 8 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards | 25/1 |
| 3 | 8 | Charter Party | 11 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson | 14/1 |
| 4 | dist | Bonanza Boy | 8 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe | 15/2 |
| 5 | dist | West Tip | 12 | Peter Hobbs | Michael Oliver | 66/1 |
| Ref | Fence 22 | Cavvies Clown | 9 | Ross Arnott | David Elsworth | 8/1 |
| PU | Fence 22 | Pegwell Bay | 8 | Carl Llewellyn | Tim Forster | 25/1 |
| BD | Fence 20 | Ballyhane | 8 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford | 50/1 |
| Fell | Fence 20 | Ten Plus | 9 | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn | 11/2 |
| Fell | Fence 17 | Slalom | 8 | John White | Michael Robinson | 33/1 |
| Fell | Fence 10 | The Thinker | 11 | Chris Grant | Arthur Stephenson | 15/2 |
| Fell | Fence 7 | Carvill's Hill | 7 | Ken Morgan | Jim Dreaper (IRE) | 5/1 |
| Fell | Fence 6 | Golden Freeze | 7 | Brendan Sheridan | Jumbo Wilkinson | 16/1 |
* 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: 11 April 1979 in Great Britain
- Sire: Grey Mirage; Dam: Flower Child (Brother)
- Owner: Richard Burridge
- Breeder: James Burridge
References
- Philip, Robert (18 March 2005). "Dessie's enduring appeal". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- 1989
- news.google.co.uk/newspapers – Glasgow Herald – 22 March 1989.
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