Cheltenham Festival 202412 – 15 March 2024
2015 Cheltenham Festival Horse Racing Gold Cup Horse Racing
Location |
Cheltenham Racecourse |
Date |
13 March 2015 |
Winning horse |
Coneygree |
Starting price |
7/1 |
Jockey |
Nico de Boinville |
Trainer |
Mark Bradstock |
Owner |
The Max Partnership |
Conditions |
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.
Build-up
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.
Details
- 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
Full Result
* 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
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British National Hunt races
- 2015 Grand National
External links
- Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Racing Post