| 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Cheltenham Gold Cup |
| Location: | Cheltenham Racecourse |
| Date: | 14 March 2014 |
| Winning Horse: | Lord Windermere |
| Starting Price: | 20/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Davy Russell |
| Winning Trainer: | Jim Culloty |
| Winning Owner: | Dr. Ronan Lambe |
| Conditions: | Good |
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]
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.
| 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 | The Giant Bolster | 8 | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | 14/1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Silviniaco Conti | 8 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls | 11/4 | |
| 5 | Bobs Worth | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 6/4 F | ||
| 6 | Lyreen Legend | 7 | Paul Carberry | Dessie Hughes (Ire) | 33/1 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Knockara Beau | 11 | George Charlton | Jan Faltejsek | 66/1 | |
| 8 | 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 | 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 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]