Gold Cup 2002 Result
15:45 Thursday 20 June 2002 |
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GOLD CUP (SHOWCASE) (Group 1) (A) |
Distance : 2m 4f |
| Prize : £127,600 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Flat | Going : Gd/Frm |
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All 15 ran. |
Winning Owner: Mr P. D. Savill |
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Time: 4m 25.64s |
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All 15 ran. |
Winning Owner: Mr P. D. Savill |
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Time: 4m 25.64s |
The Gold Cup, first run in 1807, and still considered by some to be the centrepiece of racing's showcase fixture, has produced its share of equine heroe and characters; however, surely few winners of Europe's premier staying prize can have matched the current title holder, Royal Rebel, for a mixture of ability and sheer cussedness, a combination which for a second successive time produced post-race drama; in contrast to a year ago, where proceedings had provided for a searching test of stamina, the latest renewal wasn't anything like so strongly run, the pace until the field turned up from Swinley Bottom some 7f out a slow one, with the result that the first 12 home were separated by approximately 9l; therefore, the form may not prove compeletely reliable; Akbar was a late withdrawal due to lameness.
The Gold Cup, first run in 1807, and still considered by some to be the centrepiece of racing's showcase fixture, has produced its share of equine heroe and characters; however, surely few winners of Europe's premier staying prize can have matched the current title holder, Royal Rebel, for a mixture of ability and sheer cussedness, a combination which for a second successive time produced post-race drama; in contrast to a year ago, where proceedings had provided for a searching test of stamina, the latest renewal wasn't anything like so strongly run, the pace until the field turned up from Swinley Bottom some 7f out a slow one, with the result that the first 12 home were separated by approximately 9l; therefore, the form may not prove compeletely reliable; Akbar was a late withdrawal due to lameness.