Best horse to run in but never win a "major" at cheltenham..

[DalryBear]

Seeing the thread about old well chief being retired…Many people feel he was the best horse never to win a champion chase….Who do we feel are the best horses to have run in but never won the Champion hurdle,Champion chase and Gold cup?

mine;
(from my era anyway )

C.hurdle- Large Action

C.Chase- Well Chief

G.Cup- One Man(i know he went on to win a c.c).

Whats everyone elses thoughts?

[dubai_millennium]

I love Well Chief but the best horse to run in the QMCC and not win one is probably Kauto Star.

[Grasshopper]

Dato Star is the best hurdler to run in and not win a Champion Hurdle.

And yah-boo-sucks to anyone who disagrees.

[Ten Plus]

Ten Plus – fatally injured at the 3rd last in Dessie’s Gold Cup.

[eddie case]

Wayward Lad

[davidbrady]

Native Upmanship

Would have won probably multiple Ryanaiar Chases in his prime if that race were around then.

[Gingertipster]

Native Upmanship

Would have won probably multiple Ryanaiar Chases in his prime if that race were around then.

Just shows how the Ryanair has deprived us of competitive Queen Mother Champion chases since it’s inception.

Value Is Everything

[sovies friend]

Grasshopper

Thanks for reminding me of Dato Star I was lucky enough to meet him in his stable in malton on a couple of occasions I remember telling him to bite Istabraq’s bum at the start of the champion hurdle & then he’d be in with a chance of winning !!! Broke my heart when he was killed.

Rip Dato Star

[thehorsesmouth]

I’m only a chap so mine would be fairly recent!

Macs Joy/Iktitaf/Harchibald
Well Chief
Mighty Man
Beef Or Salmon

[The Ante-Post King]

Native Upmanship

Would have won probably multiple Ryanaiar Chases in his prime if that race were around then.

If ever a horse was tailor made for a race its the above!

[befair]

Florida pearl, Pendil, Limestone Lad

[Venture to Cognac]

Champion Hurdle – Probably….Brownes Gazette
Champion Chase – a wee mention for Latalomne
Gold Cup – Definitely….Wayward Lad and One Man

[RedRiot]

Easy for me Monet’s Garden, just look at the horses he has beat yet amazingly does not have a big Cheltenham win to his name.

To sum him up, you wouldn’t hear a bigger cheer for a 12/1 shot jumping clear of a favourite for any other horse,

[detroit orchid]

Florida pearl

, Pendil, Limestone Lad

to be fair he won a festival bumper, sun alliance and a king george

blazing walker
large action
detroit city
cyborgo
mighty mogul
direct route

[Anonymous]

Nick Dundee

[raymo61]

My picks would have to be

CH LARGE ACTION

GC WAYWARD LAD

Large Action was a genuine great hurdler and never got the credit he deserved.

Wayward Lad was an absolute machine over three miles with such class on flat tracks but never got up the Cheltenham hill in victory.
I believe an animal called Dawn Run beat him once!! Which for me was heartbreaking but for millions of others was a great result!!

[thehorsesmouth]

"detroit orchid" wrote:

Florida pearl, Pendil, Limestone Lad

to be fair he won a festival bumper, sun alliance and a king george

blazing walker
large action
detroit city
cyborgo
mighty mogul
direct route

Mighty Mogul. We have a mare from his family, but I never saw him run. Was his career ended prematurely? I’ve been told he was a horse with great potential.

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