2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on 15 March 2013.

Nine horses ran and the steeplechase was won by 11/4 favorite Bobs Worth, who was trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty. Bobs Worth won by a distance of 7 lengths from second-placed Sir Des Champs, with Long Run in third.

The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland.

Details

 * Sponsor: Betfred
 * Winner's prize money: £313,225.00
 * Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places.
 * Number of runners: 9
 * Winner's time: 7 mins 5.06 secs

Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner

Winners details
Further details of the winner, Bobs Worth.
 * Sex: Gelding
 * Foaled: 21 May 2005
 * Country: Ireland
 * Sire: Bob Back; Dam: Fashionista (Kings Theatre)
 * Owner: The Not Afraid Partnership
 * Breeder: Mrs L Eadie