2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 18 March 2016.
| Cheltenham Gold Cup | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 March 2016 |
| Winning horse | Don Cossack |
| Starting price | 9/4 F |
| Jockey | Bryan Cooper |
| Trainer | Gordon Elliott |
| Owner | Gigginstown House Stud |
| Conditions | Good |
The race was won by the 9 to 4 favourite, Don Cossack, owned by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, trained by Gordon Elliott in Ireland, and ridden by Bryan Cooper. The race gave Elliott and Cooper a first victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Don Cossack won by 4½ lengths from Djakadam, with Don Poli a further 10 lengths behind in third place. All three placed horses were trained in Ireland.[1][2][3]
Details edit
- Sponsor: Timico
- Winner's prize money: £327,462.00
- Going: Good.
- Number of runners: 9
- Winner's time: 6 mins 35.00 secs
Result edit
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Don Cossack | 9 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott (Ire) | 9/4 Fav | |
| 2 | 4 1/2 | Djakadam | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 9/2 |
| 3 | 10 | Don Poli | 7 | Davy Russell | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 9/2 |
| 4 | 7 | Carlingford Lough | 7 | Barry Geraghty | John Kiely (Ire) | 25/1 |
| 5 | nse | Irish Cavalier | 10 | Paul Townend | Rebecca Curtis | 66/1 |
| 6 | 16 | Smad Place | 9 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | 10/1 |
| 7 | 15 | O'Faolains Boy | 9 | Noel Fehily | Rebecca Curtis | 50/1 |
| 8 | 1 1/2 | On His Own | 12 | Mr Patrick Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 50/1 |
| F | Cue Card | 10 | Paddy Brennan | Colin Tizzard | 5/2 |
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner
References edit
- ^ "Cheltenham 2016: Don Cossack lands Gold Cup victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Cheltenham: Don Cossack wins Gold Cup as Pendleton lands fifth-place finish – as it happened". Guardian. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "O'Leary is flying as Don Cossack wins Gold Cup". Irish Independent. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2016.