Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 - Friday, 16th March
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 - Friday, 16th March
Long Run
Kauto Star
Grand Crus
Synchronised
Midnight Chase
Weird Al
Quito De La Roque
Jessies Dream
Quel Esprit
Captain Chris
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The Irish Hennessy Gold Cup is run at Leopardstown each February and acts as a brilliant Cheltenham Gold Cup Trial race; it will predominantly feature the Irish contenders for the Gold Cup as they take in one last run before heading across to Cheltenham for the Festival. It serves as an ideal prep for several horses with about five or so weeks to go until the Festival and for those runners that need a tune up it proves a hugely beneficial race.
It is a race that attracts the very best chasers over 3 miles and we have seen some great names pick up the win in recent years, the best of them all was perhaps Florida Pearl who the race four times while Beef or Salmon won on no less than three occasions. In the 90's we saw both Jodami and then Imperial Call win the Irish Hennessy before going to win the Gold Cup at Cheltenham.
15:45 Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Class 1, 3m)
1.Quel Esprit - R Walsh - W Mullins - 5/4f
2.Roberto Goldback - B Gergahty - D Hughes - 14/1
7 Ran
The Gold Cup takes place on the final day of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival and is the feature race on Friday.
Even with a superb racecard for each of the four days, each has its own feature race. The first of these is the Champion Hurdle odds which is usually the fourth race on the Tuesday.
Following quickly after Cheltenham, comes the most popular race of the season. Aintree plays host to the forty Grand National Runners in what is always an exciting race.
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