2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 19, 2010. It was the 82nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Imperial Commander.^[1] The winner was ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. The pre-race favourite Kauto Star fell at fence 19.^[2]

Race details

• Sponsor: Totesport
• Winner's prize money: £270,797.50
• Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
• Number of runners: 11
• Winner's time: 6m 43.90s

Full result

	*	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Imperial Commander	9	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/1
2	7	Denman	10	Tony McCoy	Paul Nicholls	4/1
3	23	Mon Mome	10	Aidan Coleman	Venetia Williams	50/1
4	shd	Carruthers	7	Mattie Batchelor	Mark Bradstock	33/1
5	¾	Cooldine	8	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins (IRE)	10/1
6	8	Calgary Bay	7	Graham Lee	Henrietta Knight	50/1
7	12	My Will	10	Nick Scholfield	Paul Nicholls	80/1
8	10	Cerium	9	Davy Russell	Paul Murphy	200/1
9	45	Tricky Trickster	7	Barry Geraghty	Paul Nicholls	12/1
10	35	Mr Pointment	11	Ken Whelan	Paul Murphy	250/1
Fell	Fence 19	Kauto Star	10	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	8/11 fav

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Imperial Commander:

• Foaled: May 21, 2001 in Ireland
• Sire: Flemensfirth; Dam: Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
• Owner: Our Friends in the North
• Breeder: Laurence J. Flynn

References

1. "Imperial Commander lands Cheltenham Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 2010-03-19. Archived from the original on 19 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
2. "Imperial Commander wins Gold Cup". RTÉ Sport. 2010-03-19. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.

• racingpost.com
• sportinglife.com
• guardian.co.uk – "Imperial Commander tears up the Gold Cup's two-horse script" – March 19, 2010.

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