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1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup

1990 horse race

The 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 15, 1990. It was the 63rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Norton's Coin. The winner was ridden by Graham McCourt and trained by Sirrel Griffiths. The pre-race favourite Desert Orchid finished third.

With a starting price of 100/1, Norton's Coin became the longest-odds winner in the race's history; he had only been entered due a mistake over the deadline for another race. He was the second winner to be trained in Wales – the first was Patron Saint in 1928.

Race details

Sponsor: Tote
Winner's prize money: £67,003.40
Going: Good to Firm
Number of runners: 12
Winner's time: 6m 30.9s (new record)

Full result

PU	Fence 12	Nick the Brief	8	Martin Lynch	John Upson	10/1

The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. PU = pulled-up. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Norton's Coin:

Foaled: 1981 in Great Britain
Sire: Mount Cassino; Dam: Grove Chance (St Columbus)
Owner: Sirrel Griffiths
Breeder: G. P. Thomas

References

news.google.co.uk/newspapers – New Straits Times – March 17, 1990.

References

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014mm8 Legends of Welsh Sport], BBC 2022

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