Racing TV published this video item, entitled “LONG RUN reigns supreme in a classic renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup- Racing TV” – below is their description.
Long Run signalled the new dawn of steeplechasing by winning a thrilling renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup to give Nicky Henderson his first victory in racing’s blue-riband event.
In a race that will go down as one of the all-time classics, Long Run galloped to the final fence alongside former champions Denman and Kauto Star before powering clear under amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen, with Paul Nicholls saddling the horses in second, third and fourth.
History was created in many respects, with Waley-Cohen the first amateur to win the race in over thirty years, but first and foremost this was about Long Run who ushered in a new era.
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