Complex sentence: It was the 62nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and was won by the pre-race favourite Desert Orchid, ridden by Simon Sherwood and trained by David Elsworth.
Split into simpler sentences: It was the 62nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Desert Orchid. The winner was ridden by Simon Sherwood and trained by David Elsworth.