2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup

2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham Gold Cup
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Date16 March 2018
Winning horseNative River
Starting price5/1
JockeyRichard Johnson
TrainerColin Tizzard
OwnerBrocade Racing
ConditionsSoft

The 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 16 March 2018.[1] The race was won by Native River.[2]

Details

  • Sponsor: Timico
  • Winner's prize money:
  • Going: Soft
  • Number of runners: 15
  • Winner's time: 7m 2.60s

Full result

* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Native River 8 Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard 5/1
2 4 1/2 Might Bite 9 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 4/1F
3 4 Anibale Fly 8 Barry Geraghty Tony Martin (IRE) 33/1
4 4 Road to Respect 7 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) 9/1
5 8 Djakadam 9 Mr Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins (IRE) 25/1
6 18 Definitly Red 9 Danny Cook Brian Ellison 8/1
7 1 1/2 Tea For Two 9 Lizzie Kelly Nick Williams 50/1
8 7 Edwulf 9 Mr Derek O'Connor Joseph O'Brien (IRE) 20/1
9 18 American 8 Noel Fehily Harry Fry 25/1
PU Outlander 10 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) 10/1
PU Our Duke 8 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington (IRE) 9/2
PU Killultagh Vic 9 Paul Townend Willie Mullins (IRE) 8/1
PU Saphir Du Rheu 9 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 66/1
F Total Recall 9 David Mullins Willie Mullins (IRE) 14/1
F Bachasson 7 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins (IRE) 33/1
  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".

* 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

  1. ^ "Cheltenham Gold Cup day tips: Might Bite can strike it big". Guardian. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Native River leads all the way to win Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival". Guardian. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.