Who is the best Cheltenham gold cup winner in the last 10 years?
Cheltenham Gold Cup is a national hunt chase belonging to grade 1. It is organized in the United Kingdom and all horses that are five years or older are allowed to participate in this event. When the horses are running, they are required to jump twenty two fences and run for a distance of about three miles and two and a half furlongs. The race for Cheltenham Gold Cup takes place every year in the month of March. This is the time when Cheltenham Festival is organized. The schedule for the event is prepared much ahead of time so that people can buy tickets and badges for various races held during the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious National Hunt event. Sometime, the event of Cheltenham Gold Cup is also referred to as the Blue Riband of jump racing. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most valuable chase when it comes to non-handicap chases in the Great Britain. The event holds a very high position and it offered total prize money of £475,000 in the year 2010.
Of the races held in last ten years for Cheltenham Gold Cup, Best mate has been the favorite and it has bagged the Cheltenham Gold Cup thrice in a period of nine years. There was no race in 2001 but in the years after 2001, Best Mate won the races for three consecutive years in 2002, 2003, and 2004. After Best Mate, all the years have seen different winners of Cheltenham Gold Cup. In 2005, the Cheltenham Gold Cup was won by Kicking King who matched the best performance of Best Mate by scoring 15 runs. This performance was further improved by the winner of next year, War of Attrition, who scored 22 runs. This performance has not been beaten by any winner of Cheltenham Gold Cup after the War of Attrition. The winner for 2007 was Kauto Star who managed to score 18 runs to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Denman won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2008 by fetching 12 runs but the very next year, that is, in 2009, Cheltenham Gold Cup was again won by Kauto Star. Kauto Star was able to score 16 runs to win this time. In 2010, the race for Cheltenham Gold Cup saw a new winner in Imperial Commander.
The races for Cheltenham Gold Cup are held at Cheltenham racecourse that is just a few minutes from Cheltenham town center. It is also at a short distance from the M5. On the days of races, people are allowed to enter the racecourse two hours before the races begin. The children below 18 years are of age are admitted for free during regular events. However, during The Festival in March, all children are charged dull rates. If people want o have their lunch at the racecourse itself, they can choose from a wide variety of foods that are made available within the premises of the racecourse. They can also shop around at the trade center.
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