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It’s not a trick question is it ?
E.g. an Irish horse already raced in Ireland and who’s first race in the UK was the Coventry.
Did Dante race before he won the Coventry?
Not a trick question. I found the answer in an old Timeform book.
Dante had won before the Coventry in 1944, yes.
I see that this has many of you stumped. Surely someone must have a copy of Racehorses of 1983 in their collection?
Am I missing something here? Hasn’t the answer already been given
Not the correct one. D’oh!
I see that this has many of you stumped. Surely someone must have a copy of Racehorses of 1983 in their collection?
1983 was Chief Singer. We’ve already come up with that one.
I still say Rock Sand.
1983 was Chief Singer. We’ve already come up with that one.
I still say Rock Sand.
The essay on Chief Singer reveals the answer to this question. And Rock Sand won the Coventry in 1902, the year before St Amant, so it couldn’t be him anyway!
This question has been up for a week now and nobody has the correct answer.
According to the essay on Chief Singer in
Racehorses of 1983
, the last debutant to win the Coventry before Ron Sheather’s strapping colt was Messmate, in 1956.
Here’s an easier one: name Henry Cecil’s "Magnificent Seven" from Royal Ascot in 1987… in the correct order.
Is it Premio Loco? Did he have a spell at stud, was gelded and put back into training?
Is it Premio Loco? Did he have a spell at stud, was gelded and put back into training?
Good answer, albeit incorrect.
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