Answer this horse racing question then ask the next

[Crepello1957]

Bobby Gore, who trained Jerry M and Covertcoat?

[GoldenMiller34]

Yep, you got it! Well done and over to you again…

[ivanjica]

Thought I would chuck this one in.

Name the horse:

I was beaten in my first 19 races under rules
I was beaten in a seller on the flat
I was beaten in 4 out of 5 selling hurdles I contested, including off 94 in a selling handicap
I won a Grade 1 over jumps

[Seasider]

That’s a good question but perhaps another clue is in order at this point.

[GoldenMiller34]

This thread has gone to sleep. While we’re waiting for it to awaken here’s an easier one:

For which 2 horses was the first fence high noon in the same Grand National of the 1980’s?

[Flying Wild]

Are these the two horses: Mid Day Gun and Midday Welcome

[raymo61]

I think Flying is right on this one!!

[GoldenMiller34]

Yes, you are correct Flying. Well done and over to you for the next question.

[ivanjica]

ivanjica wrote:

Thought I would chuck this one in.

Name the horse:

I was beaten in my first 19 races under rules
I was beaten in a seller on the flat
I was beaten in 4 out of 5 selling hurdles I contested, including off 94 in a selling handicap
I won a Grade 1 over jumps

My half-brother was runner-up in a Derby

[Seasider]

We await another clue with bated breath.

In the meantime, here’s a challenge that might fox even the most assiduous Grand National aficionados. Or not, as the case may be.

Courtesy of Wikipedia: Pointless is a British quiz show produced by Endemol UK for the BBC, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman. Contestants on the programme, who play in teams of two, are tasked with finding the most obscure answers to general knowledge questions based on pre-conducted public surveys of 100 people from the UK. A correct answer which none of the 100 people in the survey gave is deemed a “pointless” answer…in the final a pointless answer is needed to win the jackpot.

For tonight’s final round, 100 people were asked in the pre-conducted public survey to name as many Grand National winners of the 21st century as they could. The contestants themselves were allowed three answers to this question, one of which had to be pointless in order to win the money.

Please name three Grand National winners of the 21st century that you think are the most obscure. For this question it seems reasonable to allow a couple of days for answers (if any) to come in. Any poster who gets three pointless answers can ask the next question. If more than one poster gets three pointless answers they can fight amongst themselves to ask the next question.

Anyone who saw tonight’s Pointless is requested to keep shtum.

Good luck.

[homersimpson]

My 3 would be

Bindaree
Monty’s Pass
Numbersixvalverde

[raymo61]

My three would be

SILVER BIRCH
RED MARAUDER
HEDGEHUNTER

[Seasider]

The pointless answers were:

2001 Red Marauder
2002 Bindaree
2003 Monty’s Pass
2004 Amberleigh House
2006 Numbersixvalverde
2008 Comply Or Die
2010 Don’t Push It
2013 Auroras Encore
2014 Pineau De Re

And the non-pointless answers were:

2000 Papillon
2005 Hedgehunter
2007 Silver Birch
2009 Mon Mome
2011 Ballabriggs
2012 Neptune Collonges
2015 Many Clouds
2016 Rule The World

Therefore homer beats raymo 3-1 and it’s over to him for the next question.

[Inthestream]

I do watch Pointless but missed that one. . Mine would be:
Rag Trade
Numbersixvalverde
Red Alligator

[Inthestream]

OK my question (a good one from the RP Horse Play section a few years ago):
Name the 4 British Racecourses that DON’T contain any of the letters RACE in their names.

[Gladiateur]

That one’s been around for years, Inthestream.

The answers are:
Goodwood
Huntingdon
Ludlow
Plumpton

[Flying Wild]

A jewel with a cat and a rare bird are the names of these two top fillies.

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