PHOTO GALLERY
Cheltenham Day 4 – 18 March 2011
Cheltenham Gold Cup
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On course, the runners prepare to parade: No.6 Kauto Star; No.5 Imperial Commander 18 March 2011 |
On course, the runners prepare to parade: Choc aboard No.10 Neptune Collonges; Long Run and Denman in the background 18 March 2011 |
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On course, the runners prepare to parade: Denman in the
foreground, Choc and Neptune Collonges in the background 18 March 2011 |
On course, the runners prepare to parade: Choc and Neptune Collonges; In the background are
(left to right) Kauto Star, Long Run, Kempes and Midnight Chase 18 March 2011 |
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The Pre-race Parade: Sam Thomas aboard Denman 18 March 2011 |
The Pre-race Parade: Paddy Brennan aboard Imperial Commander 18 March 2011 |
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The Pre-race Parade: Ruby Walsh aboard Kauto Star 18 March 2011 |
The Pre-race Parade: Choc, looking pensive,
aboard Neptune Collonges 18 March 2011 |
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The Pre-race Parade: Choc aboard Neptune Collonges 18 March 2011 |
Choc and Neptune Collonges canter to the start 18 March 2011 |
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The Gold Cup field
jumps the last with one circuit to go: Right to left: Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh); Midnight Chase (Tom Scudamore); China Rock (Barry Geraghty); Long Run (Sam Waley-Cohen); almost completely hidden behind Long Run is
Pandorama (Paul Carberry); Imperial Commander
(Paddy Brennan); What A Friend (Daryl Jacob); Denman (Sam Thomas); Kempes (AP
McCoy); Neptune Collonges (Choc); Carruthers (Matty Batchelor); Tidal Bay (Brian
Hughes); Weird Al (Jason Maguire). 18 March 2011 |
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Choc (Neptune Collonges) and Tom Scudamore (Midnight Court) return; the former finished
8th, the latter 5th (13 ran). 18 March 2011 |
Ruby Walsh and Kauto Star return; they finished
3rd. Daryl Jacob, also pictured, finished 4th
aboard What A Friend. 18 March 2011 |
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The very gallant Denman returns; having won the race in 2008, he
finished 2nd for the third year running. 18
March 2011 |
The victor returns. Sam Waley-Cohen aboard Long Run. 18 March 2011 |