The 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a

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which took place at

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on Friday 17 March 2006. It was the 78th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by War of Attrition. The winner was ridden by Conor O'Dwyer and trained by Mouse Morris. The pre-race favourite

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finished eleventh. For the first time in the race's history the first three finishers – War of Attrition,

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and Forget the Past – were all trained in

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Race details

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* ''Winner's prize money:'' £228,080.00 * ''Going:'' Good * ''Number of runners:'' 22 * ''Winner's time:'' 6m 31.7s

Full result

* The distances between the horses are shown in

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or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up; UR = unseated rider.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Note: Fence 20 was omitted due to the injured jockey Timmy Murphy, unseated at the fence on the first circuit.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner,

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: * ''Foaled:'' 7 May 1999 in

* ''Sire:''

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; ''Dam:'' Una Juna ( Good Thyne) * ''Owner:'' Gigginstown House Stud * ''Breeder:'' Bridget Murphy

References

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