Chatham claims Cheltenham Gold with runaway success
Irish raider wins by 15 lengths under Darragh O’Keeffe.
Chatham Street Lad ran out an impressive winner of the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham, giving jockey Darragh O’Keeffe the biggest success of his career. Trained by Mick Winters, the eight-year-old had won two of his last three, but looked a class apart as he bounded up the hill. O’Keeffe always looked full of confidence as he moved into a challenging position coming down the hill, with Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Coole Cody, Benatar, Master Tommytucker and Midnight Shadow all still in contention. On landing in front at the second last, however, the Irish challenger sprinted clear and absolutely flew the final fence. The 16-1 chance beat Midnight Shadow by 15 lengths, with the northern raider in turn well clear of Benatar and Good Boy Bobby in fourth. Chatham Street Lad is the first Irish-trained winner for 20 years since Edward O’Grady’s Go Roger Go and Betfair introduced him into their Ryanair Chase betting at 20-1.Follow us on Twitter racing365dotcom and like our Facebook page.
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