2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup

2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup Cheltenham Gold Cup Cheltenham Racecourse 16 March 2012 Synchronised 8/1 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill J. P. McManus Good, good to soft in places The 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on 16 March 2012. Fourteen horses ran and the steeplechase was won by 8/1 shot Synchronised, who was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by Tony McCoy. Synchronised completed the course in a time of 6 minutes 36.19 seconds and won by a distance of 2¼ lengths from second-placed The Giant Bolster. Kauto Star was attempting to win the Gold Cup for the third time and made a prominent start, but was weakened by a poor jump at the eighth fence and pulled-up by jockey Ruby Walsh before the tenth of the 22 fences.Paul Eacott Racing Post http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cheltenham-cheltenham-festival-cheltenham-jonjo-oneill-synchronised-outstays-rivals-to-land-gold-cup/1001617/cheltenhamfestival/ GOLD CUP Synchronised outstays rivals under McCoy - Horse Racing News 2011-06-02 2012-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065656/http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cheltenham-cheltenham-festival-cheltenham-jonjo-oneill-synchronised-outstays-rivals-to-land-gold-cup/1001617/cheltenhamfestival/ 2012-11-04 dead The Gold Cup was sponsored by Betfred for the first time. Betfred had purchased The Tote, sponsors of the race since 1980, in June 2011. Details Sponsor: Betfred Winner's prize money: £284,750 Going: Good, good to soft in places Number of runners: 14 Winner's time: 6 mins 36.19 secs Full result Fourteen ran in the race; the Irish-trained Quel Esprit made the card but did not run. Ten completed the course, three were pulled-up by their jockeys during the race, and one, What A Friend, fell at the second fence.https://www.racingpost.com/results/11/cheltenham/2012-03-16/545529 Results from the 3.20 race at CHELTENHAM - 16 March 2012 Racing Post 2011-06-02 2012-03-19 PositionHorseJockeyTrainer†SPDistance/FatePrize money1Synchronised (IRE)Tony McCoyJonjo O'Neill8 1Won by 2¼ lengths£284,7502The Giant BolsterTom ScudamoreDavid Bridgwater50 1¾ length£106,8503Long Run (FRA)Mr. Sam Waley-CohenNicky Henderson7 4 fav5 lengths£53,5004Burton Port (IRE)Barry GeraghtyNicky Henderson8 11½ lengths£26,6505Time For Rupert (IRE)Denis O'ReganPaul Webber33 110 lengths£13,4006Knockara Beau (IRE)Jan FaltejsekGeorge Charlton66 111 lengths£6,7007Midnight ChaseDougie CostelloNeil Mulholland12 117 lengths8China Rock (IRE)Andrew LynchMouse Morris (IRE)100 115 lengths9The Midnight Club (IRE)Paul TownendWillie Mullins (IRE)100 17 lengths10CarruthersMattie BatchelorMark Bradstock100 1Last to completeDNFDiamond HarryNoel FehilyNick Williams20 1Pulled up, 18th fenceDNFWeird Al (IRE)Jason MaguireDonald McCain8 1Pulled up, 18th fenceDNFKauto Star (FRA)Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls3 1Pulled up, 10th fenceDNFWhat A FriendDaryl JacobPaul Nicholls25 1Fell, 2nd fence Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr". † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. Winner's details Further details of the winner, Synchronised, ridden by jockey Tony McCoy: Foaled: 7 March 2003, in Ireland Sire: Sadler's Wells; Dam: Mayasta Trainer: Jonjo O'Neill Owner: J. P. McManus Breeder: Mrs. Noreen McManus See also Horseracing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races 2012 Grand National References Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup Cheltenham Gold Cup Category:2010s in Gloucestershire