3:15 Cheltenham 19 Mar 1998
Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Class A (Grade 1)
(Class 1) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good 22 fences
1st
£148,962 2nd
£55,758 3rd
£27,279 4th
£11,745 5th
£5,272.50 6th
£2,683.50
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
|
Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 | 120 | – | 170 | 172 | – | ||||
| b g Over The River (FR) - Aran Tour (Arapaho) | ||||||||||
| Made all, hit 15th, edged right and hard ridden flat, ran on well | ||||||||||
|
7 | 120 | – | 169 | 170 | – | ||||
| bb g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lets Compromise (No Argument) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 15th, went 2nd 4 out, every chance last, hard ridden, not quicken | ||||||||||
|
9 | 120 | – | 168 | 171 | – | ||||
| ch g Orchestra - Marians Pride (Pry) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 15th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
|
9 | 120 | – | 160 | 156 | – | ||||
| gr g Roselier (FR) - Rambling Gold (Little Buskins) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
|
9 | 120 | – | 158 | 153 | – | ||||
| gr g Roselier (FR) - Suny Salome (Sunyboy) | ||||||||||
| Prominent to 4 out | ||||||||||
|
7 | 120 | – | 156 | 149 | – | ||||
| br g Simply Great (FR) - Qurrat Al Ain (Wolver Hollow) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 9th, soon behind, stayed on from 2 out | ||||||||||
|
8 | 120 b | – | 155 | 148 | – | ||||
| b g Chamberlin (FR) - Islande II (FR) (Tiepoletto) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind, mistake 13th, headway 15th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
|
12 | 120 | – | 154 | 146 | – | ||||
| br g Kambalda - Lucifer's Daughter (Lucifer) | ||||||||||
| Chased winner to 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
|
12 | 120 | – | 154 | 146 | – | ||||
| b g Furry Glen - Last Princess (Le Prince) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 17th, always behind | ||||||||||
|
12 | 120 | – | 135 | 116 | – | ||||
| br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Mio Slipper (Sole Mio) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, mistake 7th, weakened approaching 17th, tailed off | ||||||||||
|
9 | 120 | – | 132 | 110 | – | ||||
| br g Celtic Cone - National Clover (National Trust I) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 14th, blundered 16th, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
|
8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Oats - Sovereign Castle (Habat) | ||||||||||
| Prominent when carried out before 7th | ||||||||||
|
8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Miss Redlands (Dubassoff) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 5th, carried out before 7th | ||||||||||
|
12 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Crash Course - Our Quest (Private Walk) | ||||||||||
| Held up, mid-division when fell 17th | ||||||||||
| 11 | 120 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| br g Oats - Belle Bavard (Le Bavard) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
|
10 | 120 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| br g Callernish - Ballaroe Bar (Bargello) | ||||||||||
| Behind, badly hampered 18th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8 | 120 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| b g Cyborg (FR) - Quintessence III (FR) (El Condor) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until pulled up lame before 7th | ||||||||||
- 17 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 6m 39.50s (fast by 6.50s) Total SP: 117%
- 1st owner: The Hon Miss D Harding (Cool Dawn) 1st breeder: John C McCarthy
- 2nd owner: G A Hubbard (Strong Promise I)
- 3rd owner: T J Doran (Dorans Pride)
- Tote win: £34.10 PL: £6.30 £3.90 £1.90 Ex: £200.70 CSF: £275.39 Trifecta: £299.10 Pool: £20,351.87. 48.30 winning tickets.
