2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 19 March 2010. It was the 82nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Imperial Commander.[1] The winner was ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. The pre-race favourite Kauto Star fell at fence 19.[2]

Race details
  • Sponsor: Totesport
  • Winner's prize money: £270,797.50
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Number of runners: 11
  • Winner's time: 6m 43.90s

Full result
* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Imperial Commander 9 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 7/1
2 7 Denman 10 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 4/1
3 23 Mon Mome 10 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 50/1
4 shd Carruthers 7 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock 33/1
5 ¾ Cooldine 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins (IRE) 10/1
6 8 Calgary Bay 7 Graham Lee Henrietta Knight 50/1
7 12 My Will 10 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 80/1
8 10 Cerium 9 Davy Russell Paul Murphy 200/1
9 45 Tricky Trickster 7 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls 12/1
10 35 Mr Pointment 11 Ken Whelan Paul Murphy 250/1
Fell Fence 19 Kauto Star 10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 8/11 fav

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Imperial Commander:

  • Foaled: 21 May 2001 in Ireland
  • Sire: Flemensfirth; Dam: Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
  • Owner: Our Friends in the North
  • Breeder: Laurence J. Flynn

References
  1. "Imperial Commander lands Cheltenham Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. "Imperial Commander wins Gold Cup". RTÉ Sport. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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