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2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 13 March 2015.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Cheltenham Gold Cup |
| Cheltenham Racecourse |
| 13 March 2015 |
| Coneygree |
| 7/1 |
| Nico de Boinville |
| Mark Bradstock |
| The Max Partnership |
| Soft, Good to Soft in places |
The 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 13 March 2015.
The race was won by Coneygree with a winning margin of a length and a half at the line. Coneygree became the first novice to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since 1974.
A week before the race Silviniaco Conti was listed as the favourite at odds of 3/1.
The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland.
- Sponsor: Betfred
- Winner's prize money: £313,225.00
- Going:Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 6m 42.70s
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Coneygree | 8 | Nico de Boinville | Mark Bradstock | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 1 1/2 | Djakadam | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 10/1 |
| 3 | 2 | Road To Riches | 8 | Bryan Cooper | Noel Meade (Ire) | 8/1 |
| 4 | 6 | Holywell | 8 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 5 | 14 | On His Own | 11 | Mr Patrick Mullins | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 33/1 |
| 6 | 1 | Many Clouds | 8 | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood | 7/1 |
| 7 | 2 1/2 | Silviniaco Conti | 9 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls | 3/1 Fav |
| 8 | hd | Smad Place | 8 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | 25/1 |
| 9 | 3/4 | Carlingford Lough | 9 | Tony McCoy | John Kiely | 14/1 |
| 10 | 14 | Boston Bob | 10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | 33/1 |
| 11 | nse | Houblon Des Obeaux | 8 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | 33/1 |
| PU | Bobs Worth | 10 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | 16/1 | |
| PU | Home Farm | 8 | David Casey | Henry de Bromhead (Ire) | 100/1 | |
| PU | Lord Windermere | 9 | Davy Russell | Jim Culloty (Ire) | 20/1 | |
| PU | Sam Winner | 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls | 20/1 | |
| PU | The Giant Bolster | 10 | Tom Scudamore | David Bridgwater | 33/1 |
- The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner
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