{{Infobox horse race |name = 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup |horse race = [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] |image = |caption = |location = [[Cheltenham Racecourse]] |date = 17 March 2017 |winning horse = [[Sizing John]] |starting price = 7/1 |winning jockey = [[Robbie Power]] |winning trainer = [[Jessica Harrington]] |winning owner = Ann & Alan Potts |conditions = Good }}
The '''2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup''' (known as the [[Timico]] Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th annual running of the [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] [[Horse racing|horse race]] and was held at [[Cheltenham Racecourse]] on Friday 17 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheltenhamfestival.net/category/cheltenham-festival-news/cheltenham-festival-dates-201505210001/|title=2017 Cheltenham Festival dates|date=|work=Cheltenham Festival|accessdate=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301092729/https://www.cheltenhamfestival.net/category/cheltenham-festival-news/cheltenham-festival-dates-201505210001/|archive-date=1 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was won by [[Sizing John]], ridden by [[Robbie Power]] and trained by [[Jessica Harrington]].<ref name="Sky">{{cite web|title=Full Result {{!}} 15:30 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase {{!}} Cheltenham {{!}} Sky Sports Horse Racing|url=http://www.skysports.com/racing/results/full-result/758928/cheltenham/17-03-2017/timico-cheltenham-gold-cup-chase|website=www.skysports.com|accessdate=10 May 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/17/sizing-john-wins-cheltenham-gold-cup-jessica-harrington-horse-racing|title=Sizing John wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Cue Card falls again|date=17 March 2017|work=Guardian|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> It was the first time that Robbie Power had ridden in the race and also the first time Jessica Harrington had an entry in the race.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/39307278|title=Cheltenham Festival 2017: Sizing John wins Gold Cup|date=17 March 2017|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref>
==Details== * ''Sponsor:'' [[Timico]] * ''Winner's prize money:'' £327,462 * ''Going:'' Good * ''Number of runners:'' 13 * ''Winner's time:'' 6m 36.30s
==Result== <ref name="Sky"/>
{| border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center" | width="35px" | | width="70px" | '''*''' | width="150px" | '''Horse''' | width="30px" | '''Age''' | width="150px" | '''Jockey''' | width="170px" | '''Trainer''' <sup>†</sup> | width="80px" | '''[[Starting prices|SP]]''' |- | '''1''' | | [[Sizing John]] |7 |[[Robbie Power]] |[[Jessica Harrington]] (IRE) |7/1 |- | '''2''' |2 3/4 | [[Minella Rocco]] | 7 |[[Noel Fehily]] |[[Jonjo O'Neill (jockey)|Jonjo O'Neill]] |18/1 |- | '''3''' |s.h. | [[Native River]] | 7 |[[Richard Johnson (jockey)|Richard Johnson]] |[[Colin Tizzard]] |7/2 |- | '''4''' |1/2 | [[Djakadam]] |8 |[[Ruby Walsh]] |[[Willie Mullins]] (IRE) |3/1f |- | '''5''' |3 | Saphir Du Rheu |8 |[[Sam Twiston-Davies]] |[[Paul Nicholls (horse racing)|Paul Nicholls]] |33/1 |- | '''6''' |3 1/2 | [[More Of That]] |9 |[[Aidan Coleman]] |[[Jonjo O'Neill (jockey)|Jonjo O'Neill]] |14/1 |- | '''7''' |10 | Bristol De Mai |6 |[[Daryl Jacob]] |[[Nigel Twiston-Davies]] |16/1 |- | '''8''' |7 | Smad Place |10 |[[Wayne Hutchinson (jockey)|Wayne Hutchinson]] |[[Alan King (horse racing)|Alan King]] | 50/1 |- |9 |nk |Champagne West |9 |[[Danny Mullins]] |[[Henry de Bromhead]] (IRE) |14/1 |- |10 |24 |Outlander |9 |[[Bryan Cooper (jockey)|Bryan Cooper]] |[[Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)|Gordon Elliott]] (IRE) |10/1 |- bgcolor="#f3f3f3" |PU | |Irish Cavalier |8 |[[Paul Townend]] |Rebecca Curtis |66/1 |- bgcolor="#f3f3f3" |F | |[[Cue Card (horse)|Cue Card]] |11 |[[Paddy Brennan (jockey)|Paddy Brennan]] |[[Colin Tizzard]] |9/2 |- bgcolor="#f3f3f3" |UR | |Tea For Two |8 |[[Lizzie Kelly]] |Nick Williams |40/1 |}
<span style="font-size:85%">* The distances between the horses are shown in [[Length (horse racing)|lengths]] or shorter. '''s.h.''' = short-head. '''nk''' = neck. <br>† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. F = fell. UR = unseated rider </span>
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