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2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup

Horse race

Horse race

The 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 14 March 2008. It was the 80th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Denman. The winner was ridden by Sam Thomas, and the first three horses were all trained by Paul Nicholls. The odds-on favourite Kauto Star finished second and Neptune Collonges was a close third.

The race had been billed as the most anticipated Gold Cup since Arkle and Mill House clashed in 1964, with Kauto Star racing against Denman for the first time. However, a close contest failed to materialise as Denman defeated his rival by a comfortable margin.

Race details

  • Sponsor: Totesport
  • Winner's prize money: £268,279.10
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Number of runners: 12
  • Winner's time: 6m 47.84s

Full result

**PU***Fence 13*Azulejo10Tom ScudamoreMichael Scudamore200/1
  • The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; PU = pulled-up. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Denman:

  • Foaled: 17 April 2000 in Ireland
  • Sire: Presenting; Dam: Polly Puttens (Pollerton)
  • Owner: Paul Barber and Margaret Findlay
  • Breeder: Colman O'Flynn

References

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