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The 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 13, 2009. It was the 81st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls. Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup in the event's ...
He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice, in 2007 and 2009, becoming the first horse to regain the cup. In 2009, he beat Denman by thirteen lengths, after losing to the same horse by seven lengths the previous year. [1] Kauto Star tried for three more years to win the race again, but the best placing he could achieve was third in 2011. [2]
In 2009, Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup. He overcame his stablemate and conqueror in 2008, Denman, who had recovered from a heart condition to take his place in the race. [6] Timeform spokesperson Kieran Packman said of Kauto Star's performance, "it is the best Gold Cup-winning figure since the Arkle era in the mid ...
The previously tight ante-post market for the 2010 Gold Cup clash between the rivals changed in reaction to Denman's poor run, with Kauto Star installed as a 4/7 favourite, whilst Denman was pushed out to 4/1. [6] Neither won, with Kauto Star falling and Denman being beaten off up the run in by Nigel Twiston-Davies' Imperial Commander.
The biggest race win of his career came in 2008, taking victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Denman beating stablemate Kauto Star. [10] [11] Following his Gold Cup victory, Thomas had mixed form in 2008 which led to doubts in the media over his future with his current employers. [12] [13] Continuing to ride Nicholls' top runners, he fell at ...
Named Thank You Ma’am, the three-year-old gelding will be sent to the famous racing yard of champion trainer Paul Nicholls in Somerset where he prepared jumping icons Kauto Star, Denman and ...
Returning in the 2011/12 National Hunt season, Long Run finished second to Kauto Star in both the Betfair Chase and the King George VI Chase, with Kauto Star winning the latter for the fifth time. Long Run had another clash with Kauto Star in the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He went into the race 7-4 favourite and with Kauto Star recovering from ...
In March 2009 the partnership was successful in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, and the following year they won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, beating Denman by 7 lengths, the favourite Kauto Star having fallen four out. After the race Brennan said "It's by far the best day of my life. I'm speechless.