The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 19 March 2010. It was the 82nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Imperial Commander. The winner was ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. The pre-race favourite Kauto Star fell at fence 19.
Race details Sponsor: Totesport Winner's prize money: £270,797.50 Going: Good (Good to Soft in places) Number of runners: 11 Winner's time: 6m 43.90s
Full result * Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP 1 Imperial Commander 9 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 7/1 2 7 Denman 10 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 4/1 3 23 Mon Mome 10 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 50/1 4 shd Carruthers 7 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock 33/1 5 ¾ Cooldine 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins (IRE) 10/1 6 8 Calgary Bay 7 Graham Lee Henrietta Knight 50/1 7 12 My Will 10 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 80/1 8 10 Cerium 9 Davy Russell Paul Murphy 200/1 9 45 Tricky Trickster 7 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls 12/1 10 35 Mr Pointment 11 Ken Whelan Paul Murphy 250/1 Fell Fence 19 Kauto Star 10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 8/11 fav
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Imperial Commander:
Foaled: 21 May 2001 in Ireland Sire: Flemensfirth; Dam: Ballinlovane (Le Moss) Owner: Our Friends in the North Breeder: Laurence J. Flynn
References
External links Imperial Commander tears up the Gold Cup's two-horse script The Guardian, 19 March 2010