19 Mar 2010 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £475,000 (Penalty: £270,798); Distance: 3m 2f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Imperial Commander (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 161-P25 / 24 | Jump (83) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Our Friends in… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, challenged next, driven to lead before 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 7 L | Denman (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 1/22F-1U / 11 | Jump (34) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Mr Paul K Barber | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, disputed lead 11th, went on 5 out, hard pressed 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, edged right and no extra under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 23 L | Mon Mome (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 81-P346 / 13 | Flat (2147), Jump (27) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch, reminder 16th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from next, rallied flat to take 3rd near finish, no chance with leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | SHD | Carruthers (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 114-512 / 13 | Jump (48) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock Mrs Sara V Bradstock | 33/1 | |
| led, joined 11th, not fluent 14th (water), headed 5 out, soon lost place, 4th and outpaced when blundered 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, stayed on under pressure from last, just failed for 3rd | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Cooldine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 311-4P2 / 10 | Jump (40) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mrs J M Mullins | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced in 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and no impression with leading pair, kept on same pace, lost 2 places towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 8 L | Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 204-P01 / 12 | Jump (97) | G Lee | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford | 50/1 | |
| keen early, held up behind, took closer order 12th, blundered next, outpaced 5 out, left 5th next, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 12 L | My Will (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 553-275 / 11 | Jump (103) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 80/1 | |
| held up behind, struggling 15th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 10 L | Cerium (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 59PP/05- / 12 | Flat (2239), Jump (349) | D N Russell | Paul Murphy Mr Robert Bothway | 200/1 | |
| always in rear, struggling from halfway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | Dist | Tricky Trickster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2121-21 / 10 | Jump (34) | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Mr Chris Giles | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, struggling 24th, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | Dist | Mr Pointment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 6P/6220- / 11 | Jump (384) | K Whelan | Paul Murphy Mrs J E Wilson | 250/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Kauto Star (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1U11-11 / 12 | Jump (83) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith | ||
