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2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup

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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

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  • 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

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* 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

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Further details of the winner, Imperial Commander:

References

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  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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