3:30 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
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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10 | 120 | – | – | 171 | – | ||||
| gr g Grey Mirage I - Flower Child (Brother) | ||||||||||
| Jumped well, led to 14th, left in lead 3 out, soon headed, quickened and led flat | ||||||||||
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8 | 120 | – | – | 169 | – | ||||
| b g Trombone - Coolroe Aga (Laurence O) | ||||||||||
| Held up, chased leaders, led approaching 2 out until caught flat, ran on | ||||||||||
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11 | 120 | – | – | 161 | – | ||||
| b g Document - Ahoy There (Little Buskins) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, ran on one pace | ||||||||||
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8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Sir Lark - Vulmid (Vulgan) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 9th, soon lost place, headway 14th, weakened 16th, tailed off | ||||||||||
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12 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Gala Performance - Astryl (Vulgan) | ||||||||||
| Behind from 13th, tailed off when refused last, continued | ||||||||||
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8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch g Crash Course - Golden Approach (Golden Vision) | ||||||||||
| Behind, mistake 8th, headway 15th, 5th when brought down 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9 | 120 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| b g Raise You Ten - Sno-Cat (Arctic Slave) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, led 14th until fell 3 out, broke leg, destroyed | ||||||||||
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8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch g Deep Run - Arctic Nook (Arctic Slave) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, weakening when fell 17th | ||||||||||
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11 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch g Cantab - Maine Pet (Light Year) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, fell 10th | ||||||||||
| 7 | 120 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| b g Golden Love I - Freezeaway (Vulgan) | ||||||||||
| Behind until fell 6th | ||||||||||
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7 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Roselier (FR) - Suir Valley (Orchardist) | ||||||||||
| Behind until fell 7th | ||||||||||
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8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Tobique - Multigrey (Eastern Lyric I) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders to 14th, mistake 17th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
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9 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Idiots Delight - Cavallina (Vulgan) | ||||||||||
| Headway 11th, joined leader 13th, soon lost place, tailed off when refused last | ||||||||||
- 13 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 7m 17.60s (slow by 38.60s) Total SP: 122%
- 1st owner: R Burridge (Desert Orchid) 1st breeder: J D Burridge
- 2nd owner: Alan Parker (Yahoo)
- 3rd owner: Mrs J Mould (Charter Party)
