It was the 68th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Master Oats.
The winner was ridden by Norman Williamson and trained by Kim Bailey.
Williamson and Bailey were the first jockey-trainer partnership to win both the Gold Cup and the Champion Hurdle in the same year since 1950, having won the latter race two days earlier with Alderbrook.
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter.
UR = unseated rider; PU = pulled-up.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.Note: Due to poor ground conditions the race was run partly on the Old Course, and during its running there were 19 fences to jump.