2007 Cheltenham Gold Cup Explained

The 2007 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at the Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday March 16, 2007. It was the 79th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls.

Earlier in the season Kauto Star had won the first two legs of the Betfair Million, the Betfair Chase and the King George VI Chase. The Gold Cup was the final leg, and his victory earned a bonus prize of £1,000,000.

Race details

Full result

HorseAgeJockeyTrainer SP
1Kauto Star7Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls5/4 fav
2Exotic Dancer7Tony McCoyJonjo O'Neill9/2
3Turpin Green8Tony DobbinNicky Richards40/1
45Monkerhostin10Richard JohnsonPhilip Hobbs25/1
5¾Cane Brake8David CaseyTom Taaffe (IRE)20/1
6½State of Play7Paul MoloneyEvan Williams8/1
7L'Ami8Mick FitzgeraldFrançois Doumen (FR)16/1
8shdNeptune Collonges6Liam HeardPaul Nicholls50/1
9Kingscliff10Robert WalfordRobert Alner40/1
10Forget the Past9Barry GeraghtyMichael O'Brien (IRE)25/1
11The Listener8Daryl JacobRobert Alner14/1
128My Will7Sam ThomasPaul Nicholls16/1
138Beef Or Salmon11Andrew McNamaraMichael Hourigan (IRE)16/1
14104Sybellius d'Artaix7James DaviesRichard Chotard (FR)250/1
PUFence 20Halcon Genelardais7Robert ThorntonAlan King25/1
PUFence 19Bob Bob Bobbin8Joe TizzardColin Tizzard100/1
FellFence 17Marble Garden6John KingtonRichard Chotard (FR)250/1
URFence 5Idle Talk8Jason MaguireDonald McCain, Jr.50/1

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Kauto Star:

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