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Cheltenham's golden greats
A statue of Golden Miller at Cheltenham Racecourse
Stuff of legends: Golden Miller's statue honours his record five successive Gold Cups, starting in 1932

Arkle (right), ridden by Pat Taafem in action in 1965
Irish icon: Many regard Arkle (r), a triple Gold Cup winner in the mid-1960s, as the greatest ever racehorse

L'Escargot clears a fence during the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1970
Snail's pace: L'Escargot wins in 1970 - the first of two victories in the big race

Dawn Run's jockey Jonjo O'Neil is led to the winner's enclosure after his victory in the 1986 Gold Cup
Jubilation: Dawn Run adds the Gold Cup in 1986 to the Champion Hurdle won two years earlier

Household favourite Desert Orchid finally fulfilled his promise in 1989
Never too late: For Desert Orchid, the Gold Cup had always seemed a race too far until one dramatic day in 1989

Norton's Coin is the longest priced winner in Gold Cup history
Long shot: Norton's Coin upsets favourite Desert Orchid to win the Gold Cup in 1990 at odds of 100-1

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