Cheltenham · 1998-12-12 · Grade 3
Tripleprint Gold Cup (Handicap Chase) Class A Showcase Race (Grade 3)
2m5f · Good · 13 runners
December Gold Cup1998 edition· Wikipedia winner: Northern Starlight
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | — | Northern State / Ganadora | 15/2 | M C Pipe(23.4%) | A P McCoy | 134 | 10-1 | 7 | — |
| 2 | 1 | — | Simply Great / Qurrat Al Ain | 11/2 | Tim Easterby(9.4%) | Lorcan Wyer | 160 | 11-13 | 7 | v |
| 3 | 8 | — | Strong Gale / Fleeting Sunshine | 9/1 | Paul Nicholls(22.8%) | Joe Tizzard | 136 | 10-3 | 7 | b |
| 4 | 11 | — | Kefaah / Not Mistaken | 10/1 | Philip Hobbs(17.3%) | R Farrant | 133 | 10-0 | 7 | — |
| 5 | 13 | — | Roselier / Alice Starr | 12/1 | Jonjo O'Neill(14%) | Richie McGrath | 133 | 10-0 | 11 | — |
| 6 | 5 | — | Strong Gale / Perusia | 7/2F | Philip Hobbs(17.3%) | R Dunwoody | 145 | 10-12 | 8 | — |
| 7 | 6 | — | ScorpioI / Penny Princess | 11/2 | Richard Lee(12.4%) | Norman Williamson | 145 | 10-12 | 10 | — |
| 8 | 2 | — | Callernish / Anaglog's Pet | 20/1 | D Nicholson(22.7%) | Adrian Maguire | 153 | 11-6 | 8 | — |
| 9 | 4 | — | Montelimar / Lady Of Eilat | 25/1 | Kim Bailey(16%) | Jamie Osborne | 149 | 11-2 | 9 | — |
| 10 | 9 | — | Good Thyne / Mia's Girl | 20/1 | Mrs J Pitman(19.5%) | D Leahy | 135 | 10-2 | 9 | — |
| F | 3 | — | Callernish / Ballaroe Bar | 40/1 | Nicky Richards(17.3%) | Tony Dobbin | 151 | 11-4 | 10 | — |
| PU | 12 | — | Strong Gale / Affordthe Queen | 20/1 | Nigel Twiston-Davies(14.4%) | Carl Llewellyn | 133 | 10-0 | 8 | — |
| UR | 7 | — | Strong Gale / Polly Puttens | 40/1 | D Nicholson(22.7%) | Richard Johnson | 138 | 10-5 | 9 | — |