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Loved the commentator’s comment on the home turn when he said ‘Wise Men Say making ground under unorthodox handling’. Brilliant.
Just watched the re-run on RUK – sounds like it was Martin Harris enjoying Mr Knott’s virtuoso display.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Yes. Jeremy, it was Martin Harris, and to go slightly off-topic, he offered two copies of his and Iain McKenzie’s new annual in a competition on RUK yesterday.
The question : In the 1983 edition of the annual what horse was described as a Rolls-Royce amongst Robin Reliants in Hunter Chases?
There were some very strange answers read out, two that I can remeber were Venn Ottery and Mtoto!!!
I’m sure you know the answer without looking it up, Jeremy.
Colin
I hope I’m not about to disappoint, Colin! That’s not a copy of the Annual that I own, and I was eight years old at the time, though those aren’t really very good excuses.
From what hunter chasers I can remember reading about the most in the Sporting Chronicle back then, I’m going to have to guess at one of;
Atha Cliath
Border Burg
Cheekio Ora
Eliogarty
Flying Ace
Otter WayAm I warm?
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Oh hang on, the 1983 Annual would have been written in regard of the 1982 season, wouldn’t it. And 1982 was all about….
GRITTAR.
Closer?
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Bregawn? Master Smudge? Little Owl? Silver Buck? Midnight Court? Davy Lad? Burrough Hill Lad? Forgive N Forget? Arsington Sodmonster?
(Note to self: fill the missing gaps in your collection, and pronto, Tonto…
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Hurrah! Well done. The correct answer was of course Arsington Sodmonster.
Oh hang on no it’s not.
He didn’t qualify for the Foxhunters at Cheltenham, which may be putting you away. He was also still winning races six years after his Gold Cup win which is a rare thing.
Ach, then I guess that rules out any of those that went on to Gold Cup glory.
So, in as much as I know he was campaigned forever, I’m going to plump for…
MASTER SMUDGE
(((awaits further Q.I-style klaxons)))
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
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