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left 3:30 right Cheltenham 16 Mar 1989

Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Championship Race

3m2f New Heavy 22 fences
1st £66,635 2nd £24,965 3rd £12,232.50 4th £5,287.50 5th £2,393.75
pedigree Pedigrees
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Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Championship Race, 3m2f - Heavy,
Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Championship Race, 3m2f - Heavy,
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
10 120 171 right
gr g Grey Mirage I right - Flower Child right (Brother) right
Jumped well, led to 14th, left in lead 3 out, soon headed, quickened and led flat
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2 
8 120 169 right
b g Trombone right - Coolroe Aga right (Laurence O) right
Held up, chased leaders, led approaching 2 out until caught flat, ran on
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3  8 [9½]
11 120 161 right
b g Document right - Ahoy There right (Little Buskins) right
Always prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, ran on one pace
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4  dist [39½]
8 120 right
b g Sir Lark right - Vulmid right (Vulgan) right
Mistake 9th, soon lost place, headway 14th, weakened 16th, tailed off
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5  dist [69½]
12 120 right
b g Gala Performance right - Astryl right (Vulgan) right
Behind from 13th, tailed off when refused last, continued
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BD   
8 120 right
ch g Crash Course right - Golden Approach right (Golden Vision) right
Behind, mistake 8th, headway 15th, 5th when brought down 3 out
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F   
9 120
b g Raise You Ten right - Sno-Cat right (Arctic Slave) right
Prominent, led 14th until fell 3 out, broke leg, destroyed
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F   
8 120 right
ch g Deep Run right - Arctic Nook right (Arctic Slave) right
Chased leaders, weakening when fell 17th
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F   
11 120 right
ch g Cantab right - Maine Pet right (Light Year) right
Held up in rear, fell 10th
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F   
7 120 right
b g Golden Love I right - Freezeaway right (Vulgan) right
Behind until fell 6th
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F   
7 120 right
b g Roselier (FR) right - Suir Valley right (Orchardist) right
Behind until fell 7th
left
PU   
8 120 right
b g Tobique right - Multigrey right (Eastern Lyric I) right
Chased leaders to 14th, mistake 17th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last
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REF   
9 120 right
b g Idiots Delight right - Cavallina right (Vulgan) right
Headway 11th, joined leader 13th, soon lost place, tailed off when refused last
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