2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 14 March 2014.[1]

2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham Gold Cup
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Date14 March 2014
Winning horseLord Windermere
Starting price20/1
JockeyDavy Russell
TrainerJim Culloty
OwnerDr. Ronan Lambe
ConditionsGood

Build-Up

A total of 36 entries were received for the race with 2013 winner Bobs Worth the 2/1 favourite, and 2013 King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti at 7/2 second favourite. [2][3]

The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland.

Full Result
* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Lord Windermere 8 Davy Russell Jim Culloty (Ire) 20/1
2 shd On His Own 7 David Casey Willie Mullins (Ire) 16/1
3 ​3⁄4 The Giant Bolster 8 Tom Scudamore David Bridgwater 14/1
4 1 Silviniaco Conti 8 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls 11/4
5 ​2 1⁄4 Bobs Worth 9 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 6/4 F
6 ​2 3⁄4 Lyreen Legend 7 Paul Carberry Dessie Hughes (Ire) 33/1
7 11 Knockara Beau 11 George Charlton Jan Faltejsek 66/1
8 ​3 1⁄4 Teaforthree 10 Nick Scholfield Rebecca Curtis 33/1
9 3 Houblon Des Obeux 7 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams 50/1
10 6 Triolo D'alene 7 AP McCoy Nicky Henderson 10/1
11 ​4 1⁄2 Katenko 8 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 66/1
UR Cloudy Too 8 Jonathan England Sue Smith 50/1
UR Last Instalment 9 Brian O'Connell Philip Fenton 15/2

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner. UR = Unseated Rider.

Race

The race was won by 20/1 outsider Lord Windermere who won by a short head from On His Own after a stewards inquiry.[4][5] Stewards admitted that the runner-up, On His Own, had been impeded, but ruled it was minor interference that did not affect the result.[6][7][8]

Result after stewards inquiry

Details
  • Sponsor: Betfred
  • Winner's prize money: £327,325.82
  • Going:Good
  • Number of runners:13
  • Winner's time:6m 43.88s
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See also

References
  1. "2014 Cheltenham Festival Schedule". Cheltenham Festival Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. "36 entries for Cheltenham Gold Cup 2014". Sports News Ireland. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. "Fehily: Bobs Worth my main danger in Gold Cup". Racing Post. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. "Lord Windermere wins Cheltenham Gold Cup after stewards' inquiry". Guardian. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. "Lord Windermere survives inquiry to win Cheltenham Gold Cup". RTE Sport. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "Davy Russell defends Lord Windermere victory". BBC Sport. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. "Cheltenham Gold Cup 2014: the story behind Lord Windermere win". BBC Sport. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  8. "Lord Windermere wins the 2014 Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival". Daily Telegraph. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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