The 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the

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Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th annual running of the

Cheltenham Gold Cup The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...

horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 18 March 2016. The race was won by the 9 to 4 favourite,

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, owned by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, trained by

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in Ireland, and ridden by Bryan Cooper. The race gave Elliott and Cooper a first victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Don Cossack won by 4½

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a further 10 lengths behind in third place. All three placed horses were trained in Ireland.

Details

* ''Sponsor:''

* ''Winner's prize money:'' £327,462.00 * ''Going:'' Good. * ''Number of runners:'' 9 * ''Winner's time:'' 6 mins 35.00 secs

Result

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

or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner

References

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Cheltenham Gold Cup The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...

2016

Cheltenham Gold Cup The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...

2010s in Gloucestershire

Cheltenham Gold Cup The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...