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Cheltenham Result
16 Mar 1989

« 3:30 » Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Championship Race

  • 3m2f Heavy 19 fences
  • £66,635.00, £24,965.00, £12,232.50, £5,287.50, £2,393.75
  • RESULT
  • RATE RACE
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      HORSE/SP AGE WGT TRAINER/JOCKEY OR TS RPR  
 
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1

Desert Orchid 5/2F 10 12-0  David Elsworth — * * »
gr g Grey Mirage I - Flower Child (Brother) S Sherwood
 
Jumped well, led to 14th, left in lead 3 out, soon headed, quickened and led flat
 
 
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2

1½ Yahoo 25/1 8 12-0  J A C Edwards — * * »
b g Trombone - Coolroe Aga (Laurence O) T Morgan
 
Held up, chased leaders, led approaching 2 out until caught flat, ran on
 
 
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3

8 Charter Party 14/1 11 12-0  D Nicholson — * * »
b g Document - Ahoy There (Little Buskins) R Dunwoody
 
Always prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, ran on one pace
 
 
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4

dist Bonanza Boy 15/2 8 12-0  M C Pipe — * * »
b g Sir Lark - Vulmid (Vulgan) Peter Scudamore
 
Mistake 9th, soon lost place, headway 14th, weakened 16th, tailed off
 
 
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5

dist West Tip 66/1 12 12-0  M Oliver — * * »
b g Gala Performance - Astryl (Vulgan) Peter Hobbs
 
Behind from 13th, tailed off when refused last, continued
 
 
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F

Ten Plus 11/2 9 12-0  F Walwyn — * *
b g Raise You Ten - Sno-Cat (Arctic Slave) K Mooney
 
Prominent, led 14th until fell 3 out, broke leg, destroyed
 
 
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F

The Thinker 15/2 11 12-0  W A Stephenson — * * »
ch g Cantab - Maine Pet (Light Year) C Grant
 
Held up in rear, fell 10th
 
 
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F

Carvill's Hill 5/1 7 12-0  J T R Dreaper — * * »
b g Roselier (FR) - Suir Valley (Orchardist) K Morgan
 
Behind until fell 7th
 
 
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F

Slalom 33/1 8 12-0  Michael Robinson — * * »
ch g Deep Run - Arctic Nook (Arctic Slave) J White
 
Chased leaders, weakening when fell 17th
 
 
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BD

Ballyhane 50/1 8 12-0  J T Gifford — * * »
ch g Crash Course - Golden Approach (Golden Vision) R Rowe
 
Behind, mistake 8th, headway 15th, 5th when brought down 3 out
 
 
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REF

Cavvies Clown 8/1 9 12-0  David Elsworth — * * »
b g Idiots Delight - Cavallina (Vulgan) R Arnott
 
Headway 11th, joined leader 13th, soon lost place, tailed off when refused last
 
 
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PU

Pegwell Bay 25/1 8 12-0  T A Forster — * * »
b g Tobique - Multigrey (Eastern Lyric I) Carl Llewellyn
 
Chased leaders to 14th, mistake 17th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last
 
 
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F

Golden Freeze 16/1 7 12-0  B E Wilkinson — * * »
b g Golden Love - Freezeaway (Vulgan) B Sheridan
 
Behind until fell 6th
 
 
13 ran TIME 7m 17.60s Total SP 122%
1st OWNER: R Burridge BRED: J D Burridge TRAINER: David Elsworth
2nd OWNER: Alan Parker
3rd OWNER: Mrs J Mould
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