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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.

Race details

Sponsor: Tote
Winner's prize money: £66,635.00
Going: Heavy
Number of runners: 13
Winner's time: 7m 17.6s

Full result

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:

Foaled: 11 April 1979 in Great Britain
Sire: Grey Mirage; Dam: Flower Child (Brother)
Owner: Richard Burridge
Breeder: James Burridge

References

news.google.co.uk/newspapers – Glasgow Herald – 22 March 1989.

References

Philip, Robert. (18 March 2005). "Dessie's enduring appeal". The Daily Telegraph.

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