2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup
| Cheltenham Gold Cup | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 March 2015 |
| Winning horse | Coneygree |
| Starting price | 7/1 |
| Jockey | Nico de Boinville |
| Trainer | Mark Bradstock |
| Owner | The Max Partnership |
| Conditions | Soft, Good to Soft in places |
The 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 13 March 2015.[1]
The race was won by Coneygree with a winning margin of a length and a half at the line.[2] Coneygree became the first novice to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since 1974.[3][4][5]
Build-up
[edit]A week before the race Silviniaco Conti was listed as the favourite at odds of 3/1.[6]
The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland.
Details
[edit]- Sponsor: Betfred
- Winner's prize money: £313,225.00 [7]
- Going:Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 6m 42.70s
Full result
[edit]| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Coneygree | 8 | Nico de Boinville | Mark Bradstock | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 1 1/2 | Djakadam | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 10/1 |
| 3 | 2 | Road To Riches | 8 | Bryan Cooper | Noel Meade (Ire) | 8/1 |
| 4 | 6 | Holywell | 8 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 5 | 14 | On His Own | 11 | Mr Patrick Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 33/1 |
| 6 | 1 | Many Clouds | 8 | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood | 7/1 |
| 7 | 2 1/2 | Silviniaco Conti | 9 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls | 3/1 Fav |
| 8 | hd | Smad Place | 8 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | 25/1 |
| 9 | 3/4 | Carlingford Lough | 9 | Tony McCoy | John Kiely | 14/1 |
| 10 | 14 | Boston Bob | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 33/1 |
| 11 | nse | Houblon Des Obeaux | 8 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | 33/1 |
| PU | Bobs Worth | 10 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 16/1 | |
| PU | Home Farm | 8 | David Casey | Henry de Bromhead (Ire) | 100/1 | |
| PU | Lord Windermere | 9 | Davy Russell | Jim Culloty (Ire) | 20/1 | |
| PU | Sam Winner | 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls | 20/1 | |
| PU | The Giant Bolster | 10 | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | 33/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup". Cheltenham the Jockey Club. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2015: Coneygree's fairy-tale Gold Cup win eclipses farewells for Tony McCoy". The Independent. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Coneygree wins thrilling Cheltenham Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Coneygree all-the-way winner of the Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival". The Guardian. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Coneygree wins Cheltenham Gold Cup". Daily Telegraph. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2015: The Coneygree conundrum". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Racing Post
- ^ "2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
External links
[edit]- Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Racing Post