1993 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1993 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race that took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 18, 1993. It was the 66th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Jodami. The winner was ridden by Mark Dwyer and trained by Peter Beaumont. The pre-race favourite The Fellow finished fourth.
Jodami was the first winner of the Gold Cup trained in northern England since The Thinker in 1987.
Cherrykino who died as a result of his fall was the last remaining relative of Arkle.
Race details
[edit]- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £99,448.00
- Going: Good to Firm
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 6m 34.6s
Full result
[edit]| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Jodami | 8 | Mark Dwyer | Peter Beaumont | 8/1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Rushing Wild | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe | 11/1 |
| 3 | 7 | Royal Athlete | 10 | Ben de Haan | Jenny Pitman | 66/1 |
| 4 | ½ | The Fellow | 8 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen (FR) | 5/4 fav |
| 5 | 4 | Sibton Abbey | 8 | Steve Smith Eccles | Ferdy Murphy | 22/1 |
| 6 | ¾ | Docklands Express | 11 | Jamie Osborne | Kim Bailey | 8/1 |
| 7 | 10 | Garrison Savannah | 10 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman | 25/1 |
| 8 | 5 | Run for Free | 9 | Mark Perrett | Martin Pipe | 11/1 |
| 9 | 3½ | Cool Ground | 11 | Adrian Maguire | Toby Balding | 50/1 |
| 10 | 2½ | Tipping Tim | 8 | David Bridgwater | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 25/1 |
| 11 | 8 | Chatam | 9 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe | 10/1 |
| 12 | ¾ | Topsham Bay | 10 | Jimmy Frost | David Barons | 200/1 |
| 13 | Cahervillahow | 9 | Charlie Swan | Mouse Morris (IRE) | 14/1 | |
| Fell | Fence 20 | Black Humour | 9 | Graham Bradley | Charlie Brooks | 66/1 |
| PU | Fence 20 | Very Very Ordinary | 7 | Robbie Supple | John Upson | 66/1 |
| Fell | Fence 7 | Cherrykino | 8 | Hywel Davies | Tim Forster | 16/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
[edit]Further details of the winner, Jodami:
- Foaled: 1985 in Ireland
- Sire: Crash Course; Dam: Masterstown Lucy (Bargello)
- Owner: John Yeadon
- Breeder: Eamon Phelan
References
[edit]- 1993
- independent.co.uk – "Jodami power fuels northern Gold rush" – March 19, 1993.
