2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 17 March 2017.[1] It was won by Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power and trained by Jessica Harrington.[2][3] It was the first time that Robbie Power had ridden in the race and also the first time Jessica Harrington had an entry in the race.[4]

2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham Gold Cup
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Date17 March 2017
Winning horseSizing John
Starting price7/1
JockeyRobbie Power
TrainerJessica Harrington
OwnerAnn & Alan Potts
ConditionsGood

Details

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  • Sponsor: Timico
  • Winner's prize money: £327,462
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 13
  • Winner's time: 6m 36.30s

Result

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* Horse Age Jockey Trainer SP
1 Sizing John 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington (IRE) 7/1
2 2 3/4 Minella Rocco 7 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill 18/1
3 s.h. Native River 7 Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard 7/2
4 1/2 Djakadam 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins (IRE) 3/1f
5 3 Saphir Du Rheu 8 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 33/1
6 3 1/2 More Of That 9 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill 14/1
7 10 Bristol De Mai 6 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 16/1
8 7 Smad Place 10 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King 50/1
9 nk Champagne West 9 Danny Mullins Henry de Bromhead (IRE) 14/1
10 24 Outlander 9 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott (IRE) 10/1
PU Irish Cavalier 8 Paul Townend Rebecca Curtis 66/1
F Cue Card 11 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard 9/2
UR Tea For Two 8 Lizzie Kelly Nick Williams 40/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. s.h. = short-head. nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. F = fell. UR = unseated rider

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Cheltenham Festival dates". Cheltenham Festival. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Full Result | 15:30 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase | Cheltenham | Sky Sports Horse Racing". www.skysports.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Sizing John wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Cue Card falls again". Guardian. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2017: Sizing John wins Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.