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Once again he made all the running and found plenty to repel the raiders when asked. He does catch the eye in the paddock, fences surely await him one day, and he’s much more tractable these days.
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I have made no secret of my love for Elixir Du Nutz and it was a joy to see him continue to progress here.
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The 1970s saw a maiden triumph for a jump racing legend in the form Months after the event when the decision was made to strip Tied Richard Hoare and trained by Arthur Barrow, although it was two Handed victory to second-placed Master Smudge, ridden by Leading from the front throughout the proceedings, but was laterĭisqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. Sirrel Griffiths, and no horse has won at such long odds since then. It was a miraculous achievement for jockey Graham McCourt and trainer The 8/1 Toby Tobias and odds-on favourite Desert Orchid. Priced at 100/1 before the race, won it by a hair’s breadth over He won his second Gold Cup in 2018 on Nativeġ990s brought a major shock in the Gold Cup as Norton’s Coin, Johnson has gone on to do since, and he is currently one of theįinest jump jockeys in racing, having won the Champion Jockey awardįour years running. Victory for Chance after Tony McCoy rode Mr Mulligan to Tenth fence, recovered in fine style to secure a second Gold Cup Theĩ/2 shot was fancied ahead of the race, and despite stumbling at the Triumphed on the Noel Chance-trained Looks Like Trouble. Paddy Brennan, neither of whom have tasted Gold Cup victory since.īrought a breakthrough moment for a young Richard Johnson, as he It was a moment to savour for Twiston-Davies and jockey Imperial Commander held off Denman to win by seven To be a battle between rivals and stablemates Kauto Star andĭenman, but the former fell at the fourth-last fence, and Winner in the famous Cheltenham showpiece. Gold Cup in style to give trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies his first Race at the beginning of the last five decades.Ī race of drama and intrigue, Imperial Commander won the 2010 Will last year’s champion Al Boum Photo take first place once again, or will a new star rise to prominence in the first Gold Cup of the 2020s.Ĭheltenham Festivals stretching out before us, we’ve had a lookīack through the annals of Gold Cup history at the winners of each The same can be said of the Gold Cup, which is the highest-profile race of the Festival’s four days, and punters are already sizing up the odds on Gold Cup Cheltenham Festival winners. The first Cheltenham Festival of the decade is fast approaching, and the Prestbury Park meeting has retained its allure and popularity throughout the last 50 years. Will be eyeing the 2020s as their time to shine, while the old guard Whether it’s jockeys or trainers, many fresh faces Of a new decade for horse racing, and a chance for new names to come