Английская Википедия:2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on 16 March 2012.
Fourteen horses ran and the steeplechase was won by 8/1 shot Synchronised, who was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by Tony McCoy. Synchronised completed the course in a time of 6 minutes 36.19 seconds and won by a distance of 2¼ lengths from second-placed The Giant Bolster.
Kauto Star was attempting to win the Gold Cup for the third time and made a prominent start, but was weakened by a poor jump at the eighth fence and pulled-up by jockey Ruby Walsh before the tenth of the 22 fences.[1]
The Gold Cup was sponsored by Betfred for the first time. Betfred had purchased The Tote, sponsors of the race since 1980, in June 2011.
Details
- Sponsor: Betfred
- Winner's prize money: £284,750
- Going: Good, good to soft in places
- Number of runners: 14
- Winner's time: 6 mins 36.19 secs
Full result
Fourteen ran in the race; the Irish-trained Quel Esprit made the card but did not run. Ten completed the course, three were pulled-up by their jockeys during the race, and one, What A Friend, fell at the second fence.[2]
| Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer† | SP | Distance/Fate | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Synchronised (IRE) | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill | Шаблон:Odds | Won by 2¼ lengths | £284,750 |
| 2 | The Giant Bolster | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | Шаблон:Odds | ¾ length | £106,850 |
| 3 | Long Run (FRA) | Mr. Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | Шаблон:Odds fav | 5 lengths | £53,500 |
| 4 | Burton Port (IRE) | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | Шаблон:Odds | 1½ lengths | £26,650 |
| 5 | Time For Rupert (IRE) | Denis O'Regan | Paul Webber | Шаблон:Odds | 10 lengths | £13,400 |
| 6 | Knockara Beau (IRE) | Jan Faltejsek | George Charlton | Шаблон:Odds | 11 lengths | £6,700 |
| 7 | Midnight Chase | Dougie Costello | Neil Mulholland | Шаблон:Odds | 17 lengths | |
| 8 | China Rock (IRE) | Andrew Lynch | Mouse Morris (IRE) | Шаблон:Odds | 15 lengths | |
| 9 | The Midnight Club (IRE) | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (IRE) | Шаблон:Odds | 7 lengths | |
| 10 | Carruthers | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock | Шаблон:Odds | Last to complete | |
| DNF | Diamond Harry | Noel Fehily | Nick Williams | Шаблон:Odds | Pulled up, 18th fence | |
| DNF | Weird Al (IRE) | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain | Шаблон:Odds | Pulled up, 18th fence | |
| DNF | Kauto Star (FRA) | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Шаблон:Odds | Pulled up, 10th fence | |
| DNF | What A Friend | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | Шаблон:Odds | Fell, 2nd fence |
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Synchronised, ridden by jockey Tony McCoy:
- Foaled: 7 March 2003, in Ireland
- Sire: Sadler's Wells; Dam: Mayasta
- Trainer: Jonjo O'Neill
- Owner: J. P. McManus
- Breeder: Mrs. Noreen McManus
See also
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