1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup
{{Short description|1997 horse race}}
The 1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 13 March 1997. It was the 70th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Mr Mulligan. The winner was ridden by Tony McCoy and trained by Noel Chance. The pre-race favourite Imperial Call pulled-up before fence 18.
McCoy's victory completed a big-race double, as he had also ridden the winner of the Champion Hurdle two days earlier.
Race details
- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £134,810.00
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 14
- Winner's time: 6m 35.5s
Full result
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| 1
| | 9 | 20/1 |
| 2
| 9 | 11 | 33/1 |
| 3
| ½ | 8 | Michael Hourigan (IRE) | 10/1 |
| 4
| 6 | 8 | 50/1 |
| 5
| 3 | 7 | 16/1 |
| 6
| 16 | One Man | 9 | 7/1 |
| 7
| 16 | 8 | 15/2 |
| 8
| 7 | Cyborgo | 7 | 12/1 |
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| PU | Fence 21 | Banjo | 7 | 33/1 |
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| Fell | Fence 21 | Danoli | 9 | Tom Foley (IRE) | 7/1 |
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| PU | Fence 21 | 11 | 8/1 |
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| PU | Fence 21 | 8 | 20/1 |
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| PU | Fence 18 | 8 | Fergie Sutherland (IRE) | 4/1 fav |
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| Fell | Fence 13 | 9 | 16/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Mr Mulligan:
- Foaled: 25 April 1988 in Ireland
- Sire: Torus; Dam: Miss Manhattan (Bally Joy)
- Owner: Michael and Geraldine Worcester
- Breeder: James Rowley
References
- {{Racing Post|233343|1997|03|13|racingpost.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022242/http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,135670,00.html sportinglife.com]
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=52YWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822%2C3920587 news.google.co.uk/newspapers] – New Straits Times – 15 March 1997.
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