Cheltenham Festival Video Archive

Cheltenham Festival Video Archive

Some of the most notable pre-1990 Championship races, plus others from the supporting races in recent years

Video Archive

Click the video links to see youtube race footage.
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YearWinnerVideoNotes
1978 Supreme Novices HurdleGolden Cygnet youtube Destroyed the opposition by 15 lengths in a time 2 seconds quicker than Monksfield's Champion Hurdle an hour later. Was cantering all over Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse in the Scottish Champion Hurdle the following month when suffering a fatal fall at the last.
1988 Supreme Novices HurdleVagador youtube
1989 Supreme Novices HurdleSondrio youtube
1966 Champion HurdleSalmon Spray youtube Third in this race was Flyingbolt; classed as the second best chaser ever, only 2lb behind his stablemate Arkle. He had won the Champion Chase at odds of 1/5 the day before.
1970 Champion HurdlePersian War youtube The 1968 and 1969 Champion had suffered seven straight defeats that season, but bounced back to his best to complete the hat-trick.
1971 Champion HurdleBula youtube Bula stopped Persian War winning a fourth, and would win again in 1972.
1973 Champion HurdleComedy Of Errors youtube Fred Rimell claimed Comedy Of Errors was the best he had ever trained after this defeat of Easby Abbey and Captain Christy.
1974 Champion HurdleLanzarote youtube Landed his tenth straight victory and got one up on old rival Comedy Of Errors.
1975 Champion HurdleComedy Of Errors youtube The only horse to ever regain the hurdling crown.
1976 Champion HurdleNight Nurse youtube The first of two victories with a front-running display to repel Birds Nest.
1977 Champion HurdleNight Nurse youtube Widely regarded as the highest quality hurdle race ever, with Monksfield and Sea Pigeon behind.
1978 Champion HurdleMonksfield youtube
1979 Champion HurdleMonksfield youtube Monksfield and Sea Pigeon, locked together coming over the last. The little Irish horse dug deep to retain his title.
1980 Champion HurdleSea Pigeon youtube At ten years old, it looked like Sea Pigeon's chance to be champion had gone. As usual he travelled well, but this time he powered up the hill away from Monksfield.
1981 Champion HurdleSea Pigeon youtube The old boy was back again under an ice-cool John Francome.
1982 Champion HurdleFor Auction youtube
1983 Champion HurdleGaye Brief youtube
1984 Champion HurdleDawn Run youtube The Irish mare started odds-on for the first leg of her historic double.
1985 Champion HurdleSee You Then youtube Browne's Gazette started odds-on favourite but lost 20 lengths at the start under soon-to-be disgraced jockey Dermot Browne.
1986 Champion HurdleSee You Then youtube
1987 Champion HurdleSee You Then youtube Despite legs of glass, a career record of 10 wins from 15 runs and three Champion Hurdles.
1988 Champion HurdleCeltic Shot youtube
1989 Champion HurdleBeech Road youtube
2007 William Hill TrophyJoes Edge youtube
1986 Royal and SunAlliance HurdleTen Plus youtube Ten Plus was leading Desert Orchid's Gold Cup three years later when breaking a leg 3 out
1988 Royal and SunAlliance HurdleSayfar's Lad youtube
1989 Royal and SunAlliance HurdleRoyal Song youtube
1985 Champion ChaseBadsworth Boy youtube Badsworth Boy becomes the only horse to ever win three Champion Chases
1986 Champion ChaseBuck House youtube
1988 Champion ChasePearlyman youtube His second Champion Chase and third consecutive festival victory
1989 Champion ChaseBarnbrook Again youtube
1997 Coral CupBig Strand youtube
2003 Coral CupMonkerhostin youtube
1997 Champion BumperFlorida Pearl youtube
2007 Champion BumperCork All Star youtube
2007 Jewson Novices ChaseL'Antartique youtube
2007 Racing Post PlateIdole First youtube
1985 Stayers HurdleRose Ravine youtube
1986 Stayers HurdleCrimson Embers youtube
2006 Brit Insurance Novices HurdleBlack Jack Ketchum youtube
2007 Brit Insurance Novices HurdleWichita Lineman youtube
1964 Gold CupArkle youtube The great showdown with Mill House
1973 Gold CupThe Dikler youtube Odds-on favourite Pendil mugged by The Dikler
1974 Gold CupCaptain Christy youtube Pendil again started odds-on, but was brought down 3 out. Captain Christy ran away from The Dikler after the last and became the last novice to win the race
1980 Gold CupTied Cottage youtube The year before Tied Cottage fell at the last, handing the race to Alverton. In 1980 he won easily, but failed a dope test from what was thought be a rogue batch of oats. All involved were cleared, yet Tied Cottage was disqualified and the race awarded to runner-up Master Smudge
1981 Gold CupLittle Owl youtube Night Nurse nearly completes the Champion Hurdle - Gold Cup double but is thwarted by stablemate Little Owl
1982 Gold CupSilver Buck youtube
1983 Gold CupBregawn youtube Michael Dickinson's famous five
1984 Gold CupBurrough Hill Lad youtube
1985 Gold CupForgive 'N Forget youtube
1986 Gold CupDawn Run youtube Wayward Lad falters as Ireland's heroine gets up to make history
1987 Gold CupThe Thinker youtube The Thinker wins in the snow
1988 Gold CupCharter Party youtube
1989 Gold CupDesert Orchid youtube Dessie does it at last
1988 Triumph HurdleKribensis youtube Trained by Sir Michael Stoute and owned by Sheikh Mohammed, Kribensis went on to win the Champion Hurdle in 1990, the last horse to do the double
1989 Triumph HurdleIkdam youtube