| Owner: Jim Lewis Breeder: Jacques Van't Hart Winnings: 22 Starts: 14 - 7 - 0, £ 885,112
1st 2002, 2003 & 2004 Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1), King George VI Chase (Grade 1), Haldon Gold Cup Chase (Grade 2), Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 2), November Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 2), Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
Click here for Best Mate's Third Gold Cup: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3523584.stm
Trainer: Henrietta Knight
Assistant Trainer: Terry Biddlecombe
Jockey: Jim Culloty
Best Mate died of a heart attack (brought on by internal bleeding) on Nov. 1, 2005, after pulling up in Haldon GC Chase at Exeter. RIP, Champ. The Best Steeplechaser of a generation and will be sorely missed. His ashes were buried at the finish line at Cheltenham on December 10, 2005.
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