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

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:

References

  1. ↑ Philip, Robert (18 March 2005). "Dessie's enduring appeal". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 14 March 2010.