I liked Red Cadeaux. He won’t be remembered as a champion but he was a total warrior even to the extent of being carried out on his shield. It’s tough on the horse that he never got the retirement he so completely deserved. Without winning too often (7/54) Red Cadeaux amassed career earnings of £5m, illustrating the rewards obtainable through enterprising campaigns.
Youmzain won £340K but earned £3.4m for similarly impressive placed efforts.
It did take some doing by Forpadydeplasterer to run up that sequence. It’s a shame we can’t allow him 7 nemeses but the Greek myth permits only one. (A significant exception to this rule would be Batman, who had nemeses coming out of his ears.)