Best Mate

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Best Mate (born 25 January 1995 in Ireland, died 1 November 2005) was a famous Irish racehorse and three times winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The horse was owned by Jim Lewis and trained by Henrietta Knight and three times champion jump jockey Terry Biddlecombe.

Best Mate won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with jockey Jim Culloty, matching the record of Arkle, but was withdrawn from the 2005 race eight days before the race itself having burst a blood vessel on the gallops.

Best Mate collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack after being pulled up by jockey Paul Carberry whilst competing in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter on November 1, 2005.

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