The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a

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which took place at

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on Friday March 18, 2011. It was the 83rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Long Run who beat three previous winners of the Gold Cup in

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and defending champion

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. Long Run was ridden by Mr

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and trained by Nicky Henderson. Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since Jim Wilson on Little Owl in 1981 while Long Run was the first six-year-old to win the race since Mill House in 1963.

Race details

* ''Sponsor:''

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* ''Winner's prize money:'' £285,050.00 * ''Going:'' Good * ''Number of runners:'' 13 * ''Winner's time:'' 6m 29.70s

Full result

* ''Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".'' * The distances between the horses are shown in

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or shorter. shd = short-head; nse = nose; PU = pulled up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Long Run: * ''Foaled:'' April 5, 2005 in France * ''Sire:''

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; ''Dam:''

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( Balsamo) * ''Owner:''

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* ''Breeder:'' Mrs Marie-Christine Gabeur

References

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