Heavyweight Clashes: The Greatest Jump Racing Battles This Century

Features | 21^st February 2020

Throughout the 21st century, we’ve been treated to some incredible battles between truly great horses at the top of their game.

These occasions are to be remembered and savoured. It’s not every season these titanic battles occur but when two or three top-class, evenly matched horses live up to all the hype and build up, it can even surpass all expectations.

Kauto Star Vs Altior – Cheltenham Gold Cups

Moscow Flyer Vs Azertyuiop Vs Well Chief – 2004 Tingle Creek

📅 December 4, 2004
📍@Sandownpark
Moscow Flyer got the better of Azertyuiop and Well Chief to win the Tingle Creek for the second year running.👏
Watch our #TingleCreek memories montage.👇https://t.co/b9n3YQlVFq pic.twitter.com/PXM11BEDfa
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 4, 2018

Native River Vs Might Bite – 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup

‘The best I’ve ever seen.’@broughscott reflects on the duel in the Gold Cup between Native River and Might Bite pic.twitter.com/GHx3rUIGXh
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) March 16, 2018

Cue Card Vs Vautour – 2015 King George

🗣 “Cue Card is putting up a mighty fight – the King George comes down to a flared nostril in a Christmas cracker”#KingGeorge #HappyHour pic.twitter.com/Dg11lfJsoz
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 25, 2018

Cyrname Vs Altior

Wow! Cyrname defeats Altior in a cracking renewal of the Christy 1965 Chase at @Ascot for @CobdenHarry and @PFNicholls pic.twitter.com/ljYHcRwDat
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) November 23, 2019