The 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 17 March 1994. It was the 67th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by The Fellow. The winner was ridden by Adam Kondrat and trained by François Doumen. The pre-race favourite Jodami finished second.
The Fellow won the Gold Cup at his fourth attempt, and he was the first ever winner of the race trained in France.
This was to be the final year BBC television broadcast the race.
Race details
- Sponsor: Tote
- Winner's prize money: £118,770.00
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 6m 40.7s
Full result
| * | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | The Fellow | 9 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen (FR) | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 1½ | Jodami | 9 | Mark Dwyer | Peter Beaumont | 6/4 fav |
| 3 | 4 | Young Hustler | 7 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| 4 | ¾ | Flashing Steel | 9 | Jamie Osborne | John Mulhern (IRE) | 10/1 |
| 5 | 5 | Bradbury Star | 9 | Declan Murphy | Josh Gifford | 5/1 |
| 6 | 1½ | Docklands Express | 12 | Dean Gallagher | Kim Bailey | 14/1 |
| 7 | 6 | Miinnehoma | 11 | Adrian Maguire | Martin Pipe | 11/1 |
| 8 | shd | Deep Bramble | 7 | Peter Niven | Michael Hourigan (IRE) | 20/1 |
| 9 | 4 | Run for Free | 10 | Mark Perrett | Martin Pipe | 11/1 |
| 10 | 2½ | Topsham Bay | 11 | Jimmy Frost | David Barons | 100/1 |
| 11 | 1 | Chatam | 10 | Graham McCourt | Martin Pipe | 33/1 |
| PU | Fence 20 | Garrison Savannah | 11 | Graham Bradley | Jenny Pitman | 50/1 |
| PU | Fence 19 | Blazing Walker | 10 | Chris Grant | Peter Cheeseborough | 20/1 |
| PU | Fence 18 | Capability Brown | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Martin Pipe | 200/1 |
| UR | Fence 17 | Ebony Jane (mare) | 9 | Charlie Swan | Francis Flood (IRE) | 100/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; PU = pulled-up; UR = unseated rider.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, The Fellow:
- Foaled: 2 May 1985 in France
- Sire: Italic; Dam: L'Oranaise (Paris Jour)
- Owner: Marquesa Soledad de Moratalla
- Breeder: Mlle A. M. Gaulin
References
- 1994
- sportinglife.com
- news.google.co.uk/newspapers – New Straits Times – March 19, 1994.
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