2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 18, 2011. It was the 83rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Long Run who beat three previous winners of the Gold Cup in Kauto Star, Denman and defending champion Imperial Commander.[1] Long Run was ridden by Mr Sam Waley-Cohen and trained by Nicky Henderson. Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since Jim Wilson on Little Owl in 1981[2] while Long Run was the first six-year-old to win the race since Mill House in 1963.[1]
Race details
- Sponsor: Totesport
- Winner's prize money: £285,050.00
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 13
- Winner's time: 6m 29.70s
Full result
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Long Run | 6 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | 7/2 fav | |
| 2 | 7 | Denman | 11 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls | 8/1 |
| 3 | 4 | Kauto Star | 11 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | 5/1 |
| 4 | nse | What A Friend | 8 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | 25/1 |
| 5 | 8 | Midnight Chase | 9 | Tom Scudamore | Neil Mulholland | 9/1 |
| 6 | 3¾ | Tidal Bay | 10 | Brian Hughes | Howard Johnson | 16/1 |
| 7 | shd | Pandorama | 8 | Paul Carberry | Noel Meade (IRE) | 14/1 |
| 8 | 3½ | Neptune Collonges | 10 | Robert Thornton | Paul Nicholls | 33/1 |
| 9 | 34 | Carruthers | 8 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock | 66/1 |
| PU | Fence 21 | Imperial Commander | 10 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| PU | Fence 20 | China Rock | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Mouse Morris (IRE) | 25/1 |
| PU | Fence 18 | Kempes | 8 | Tony McCoy | Willie Mullins (IRE) | 9/1 |
| PU | Fence 14 | Weird Al | 8 | Jason Maguire | Ian Williams | 20/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; nse = nose; PU = pulled up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Long Run:
- Foaled: April 5, 2005 in France
- Sire: Cadoudal; Dam: Libertina (Balsamo)
- Owner: Robert Waley-Cohen
- Breeder: Mrs Marie-Christine Gabeur
References
- 1 2 "Cheltenham: Long Run stars to secure Gold Cup glory". BBC Sport. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ↑ "Long Run gives Sam Waley-Cohen a "big day" in Gold Cup". guardian.co.uk. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-06.