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1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on 17 March 1988. It was the 61st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and was won by Charter Party. The winner was ridden by Richard Dunwoody and trained by David Nicholson. The pre-race favourite Playschool pulled-up before fence 20.
The event was marred by the death of the former winner Forgive 'n Forget, who broke a leg during the race and was euthanised.
Race details
- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £61,960.00
- Going: Soft
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 6m 58.9s
Full result
| Fell | Fence 15 | Stearsby | 9 | Graham McCourt | Rod Simpson | 100/1 |
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- The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Charter Party:
- Foaled: 1978 in Ireland
- Sire: Document; Dam: Ahoy There (Little Buskins)
- Owner: Claire Smith and Jenny Mould
- Breeder: A. W. Riddell Martin
References
- RacingPost.com
- Party time at the festival for Nicholson, Dunwoody Glasgow Herald, 16 March 1988 (from Google News)
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