Cheltenham Festival 202412 – 15 March 2024
2010 Cheltenham Festival Horse Racing Gold Cup Horse Racing
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
* 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
External links
- Imperial Commander tears up the Gold Cup’s two-horse script The Guardian, 19 March 2010