# 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup

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2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup Cheltenham Gold Cup Location Cheltenham Racecourse Date 17 March 2017 Winning horse Sizing John Starting price 7/1 Jockey Robbie Power Trainer Jessica Harrington Owner Ann & Alan Potts Conditions Good

The **2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup** (known as the [Timico](/source/Timico) Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th annual running of the [Cheltenham Gold Cup](/source/Cheltenham_Gold_Cup) [horse race](/source/Horse_racing) and was held at [Cheltenham Racecourse](/source/Cheltenham_Racecourse) on Friday 17 March 2017.[1] It was won by [Sizing John](/source/Sizing_John), ridden by [Robbie Power](/source/Robbie_Power) and trained by [Jessica Harrington](/source/Jessica_Harrington).[2][3] 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.[4]

## Details

- *Sponsor:* [Timico](/source/Timico)

- *Winner's prize money:* £327,462

- *Going:* Good

- *Number of runners:* 13

- *Winner's time:* 6m 36.30s

## Result

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* Horse Age Jockey Trainer † SP 1 Sizing John 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington (IRE) 7/1 2 2 3/4 Minella Rocco 7 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill 18/1 3 s.h. Native River 7 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 33/1 6 3 1/2 More Of That 9 Aidan Coleman 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 Alan King 50/1 9 nk Champagne West 9 Danny Mullins Henry de Bromhead (IRE) 14/1 10 24 Outlander 9 Bryan Cooper Gordon Elliott (IRE) 10/1 PU Irish Cavalier 8 Paul Townend Rebecca Curtis 66/1 F Cue Card 11 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard 9/2 UR Tea For Two 8 Lizzie Kelly Nick Williams 40/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in [lengths](/source/Length_(horse_racing)) or shorter. **s.h.** = short-head. **nk** = neck. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. F = fell. UR = unseated rider

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2017 Cheltenham Festival dates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170301092729/https://www.cheltenhamfestival.net/category/cheltenham-festival-news/cheltenham-festival-dates-201505210001/). *Cheltenham Festival*. Archived from [the original](https://www.cheltenhamfestival.net/category/cheltenham-festival-news/cheltenham-festival-dates-201505210001/) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sky_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sky_2-1) ["Full Result | 15:30 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase | Cheltenham | Sky Sports Horse Racing"](http://www.skysports.com/racing/results/full-result/758928/cheltenham/17-03-2017/timico-cheltenham-gold-cup-chase). *www.skysports.com*. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sizing John wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Cue Card falls again"](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/17/sizing-john-wins-cheltenham-gold-cup-jessica-harrington-horse-racing). *Guardian*. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cheltenham Festival 2017: Sizing John wins Gold Cup"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/39307278). *BBC Sport*. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

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