Minute claims Coral Cup

Ninetieth Minute gave the Irish their seventh winner of the Cheltenham Festival as he powered clear in the hands of Paddy Flood to win the Coral Cup.

Minute claims Coral Cup
Wed, 11 Mar, 2009 - 16:16

Ninetieth Minute gave the Irish their seventh winner of the Cheltenham Festival as he powered clear in the hands of Paddy Flood to win the Coral Cup.

The Tom Taaffe-trained 14-1 chance travelled superbly throughout the two-mile-five-furlong contest and took up the running soon after jumping the second-last.

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