The 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, England, on 17 March 2023.
| Cheltenham Gold Cup | |
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 March 2023 |
| Winning horse | Galopin Des Champs |
| Starting price | 7-5 F |
| Jockey | Paul Townend |
| Trainer | Willie Mullins |
| Owner | Mrs Audrey Turley |
| Conditions | Soft |
The race was won by the 7-5 favourite Galopin Des Champs, owned by Mrs Audrey Turley, trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend. Mullins and Townend were both winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup for a third time in five years, after the victories of Al Boum Photo in 2019 and 2020. Bravemansgame finished second and Conflated was third.[1]
Result
editSource - [2]
| Dist | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Galopin Des Champs | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (IRE) | 7/5F | |
| 2 | 7 | Bravemansgame | 8 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls | 6/1 |
| 3 | 6½ | Conflated | 9 | Sam Ewing | Gordon Elliott (IRE) | 22/1 |
| 4 | 1¼ | Noble Yeats | 8 | Sean Bowen | Emmet Mullins (IRE) | 14/1 |
| 5 | ½ | Protektorat | 8 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | 25/1 |
| 6 | 9 | Royale Pagaille | 9 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | 50/1 |
| 7 | 13 | Eldorado Allen | 9 | Brendan Powell | Joe Tizzard | 100/1 |
References
edit- ^ Keogh, Frank (17 March 2023). "Cheltenham Gold Cup 2023: Galopin Des Champs wins from Bravemansgame". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 March 2023.