The 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race

Horse racing

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 which took place at Cheltenham

Cheltenham Racecourse

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 on Thursday March 15, 1990. It was the 63rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Cheltenham Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...

, and it was won by Norton's Coin. The winner was ridden by Graham McCourt and trained by Sirrel Griffiths. The pre-race favourite Desert Orchid

Desert Orchid

Desert Orchid , affectionately known as Dessie, was an English racehorse. The gallant grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. He was rated the fifth best National Hunt...

 finished third.

With a starting price

Starting Prices

In horse racing, the starting price is the odds prevailing in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. The method by which SPs are set for each runner varies in different countries but is generally by consensus of an appointed panel on the basis of their observations of...

 of 100/1, Norton's Coin became the longest-odds winner in the race's history. He was the second winner to be trained in Wales

Wales

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 – the first was Patron Saint in 1928.

Race details

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• Winner's prize money: £67,003.40
• Going: Good to Firm
• Number of runners: 12
• Winner's time: 6m 30.9s (new record)

Full result

	*	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer †	SP Starting Prices In horse racing, the starting price is the odds prevailing in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. The method by which SPs are set for each runner varies in different countries but is generally by consensus of an appointed panel on the basis of their observations of...
1		Norton's Coin	9	Graham McCourt	Sirrel Griffiths	100/1
2	¾	Toby Tobias	8	Mark Pitman	Jenny Pitman Jenny Pitman Jenny Pitman is a former British racehorse trainer and author. She became the first woman to train a Grand National winner, when Corbiere won the race in 1983. She went on to win a second Grand National with Royal Athlete in 1995...	8/1
3	4	Desert Orchid Desert Orchid Desert Orchid , affectionately known as Dessie, was an English racehorse. The gallant grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. He was rated the fifth best National Hunt...	11	Richard Dunwoody Richard Dunwoody Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE is a retired British jockey in National Hunt racing. He was a three-time Champion Jockey, riding 1699 British winners in his career. His father was a leading Point to Point rider...	David Elsworth David Elsworth David Elsworth is a horse trainer living in the United Kingdom. He is perhaps best known for being the trainer of Desert Orchid, 1988 Grand National winner Rhyme 'n' Reason and 1990 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Barnbrook Again - just three horses amongst a host of top-class performers over...	10/11 fav
4	7	Cavvies Clown	10	Graham Bradley	David Elsworth David Elsworth David Elsworth is a horse trainer living in the United Kingdom. He is perhaps best known for being the trainer of Desert Orchid, 1988 Grand National winner Rhyme 'n' Reason and 1990 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Barnbrook Again - just three horses amongst a host of top-class performers over...	10/1
5	12	Pegwell Bay	9	Brendan Powell	Tim Forster	20/1
6	1	Maid of Money (mare Mare Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer... )	8	Anthony Powell	John Fowler (IRE)	25/1
7	15	Yahoo Yahoo (horse) Yahoo was a successful National Hunt racehorse, who is best remembered for a memorable second in the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup to Desert Orchid....	9	Tom Morgan	John Edwards	40/1
8	2½	Bonanza Boy	9	Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore , known universally as 'Scu', is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was an eight-time Champion Jockey , riding 1,678 winners in his career...	Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Martin Pipe was a racehorse trainer until his retirement in April 2006.The son of a West-Country bookmaker, Pipe was an amateur jockey before turning his attention to training in 1974 at Nicholashayne, Devon, near Wellington, England....	15/2
Fell	Fence 21	Ten of Spades	10	Kevin Mooney	Fulke Walwyn Fulke Walwyn Fulke Thomas Tyndall Walwyn was a British jockey and racehorse trainer specialising mainly in National Hunt racing. He was born in Wrexham and died in Newbury.He was educated at Malvern College....	20/1
PU	Fence 17	The Bakewell Boy	8	Steve Smith Eccles	Richard Frost	200/1
Fell	Fence 15	Kildimo	10	Jimmy Frost	Toby Balding Toby Balding Gerald Barnard Balding, Jr. OBE , known as Toby Balding, is a retired British racehorse trainer.-Biography:He was born in the United States where his father, Gerald Barnard Balding, Sr., ran a polo team and is part of a famous racing family. His brother, Ian Balding, also a retired trainer, trained...	50/1
PU	Fence 12	Nick the Brief	8	Martin Lynch	John Upson	10/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths

Length (horse racing)

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 or shorter. PU = pulled-up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Norton's Coin:

• Foaled: 1981 in Great Britain
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• Sire: Mount Cassino; Dam: Grove Chance (St Columbus)
• Owner: Sirrel Griffiths
• Breeder: G. P. Thomas