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Champ Leve (sp?) – lovely grey winner of the Arkle for the Pipe/Johnson team in 1998, might have run once more at Aintree before suffering injury and illness and being put down a year or so later aged 6
Agree with Carobee, and from the same/similiar era, Montelado and Mighty Mogul (though MM was already established as a great hurdler)
Whatever happened to that potential superstar Monsignor?
Also, anyone remember the Henry Cecil trained Precocious? Only ran as a 2 Y O but looked a champion sprinter in the making and certainly lived up to his name.
"Also, anyone remember the Henry Cecil trained Precocious? Only ran as a 2 Y O but looked a champion sprinter in the making and certainly lived up to his name."
……………….caught in the shower with Mrs. Cecil?!
Colin
I’ll never forget the ease with which Golden Cygnet won that race at Cheltenham and sadly the fall at Ayr.
Colin
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Whatever happened to that potential superstar Monsignor?
Also, anyone remember the Henry Cecil trained Precocious? Only ran as a 2 Y O but looked a champion sprinter in the making and certainly lived up to his name.
I remember him well. He was one of the easiest winners I’ve ever seen, in the 1983 Norfolk Stakes. His Gimcrack win was sensational, too. Come to think of it, I don’t think he ever came off the bridle in his career (okay, so it was only five races, but still….) Pity that he got injured, as he’d certainly have given the top sprinters plenty to think about at three.
I’m sure that he’s been enjoying himself at stud.
Phillip Mitchell’s Joe Bear – I was convinced he would have progressed into being a really good horse. Never really found out why he didn’t race again after he was sent to the US. Anyone know?
What about Nicky Henderson’s The Proclomation, killed at Ascot in December 89/90, from what I remember they rated him extremely highly.
Phillip Mitchell’s Joe Bear – I was convinced he would have progressed into being a really good horse. Never really found out why he didn’t race again after he was sent to the US. Anyone know?
TDK
He suffered a tendon injury after his last race in 2003 that was at the time reported as a very mild tendon strain. However it must have been more serious than that as he later had stem cell treatment on it. The Racing Post reported in March 2005 he’d left Philip Mitchell to join Andrew Balding but I don;t know any more.
I always thought Cruising Altitude (Oliver Sherwood) would go to the top, in the late eighties. Unbeaten over hurdles on Good or faster ground, slamming Morley Street by 6 lengths in the Gerry Feilden in one of those runs. Sadly died in the Champion Hurdle that season, falling early on.
I always thought Cruising Altitude (Oliver Sherwood) would go to the top, in the late eighties. Unbeaten over hurdles on Good or faster ground, slamming Morley Street by 6 lengths in the Gerry Feilden in one of those runs. Sadly died in the Champion Hurdle that season, falling early on.
Good horse who if I remember was favourite for the Supreme in 1989, but wasn’t sighted on very soft ground. Was also best when fresh, won the Gerry Feilden, then short headed Nomadic Way in the Bula with Beech Road third. Came back in the Kingwell behind Kribensis, then was injured in the Champion and as far as I know was put down the following Autumn.
Thanks for the info AndyRAC.
I’d always assumed he died in the race, as he never ran again after that fall.
Brown’s Gazette was a highly talented hurdler who died during a race. He should of won a Champion hurdle too but his chance was blown right at the very start (lost a good 20 lengths).
Harry Hastings was another cracking novice who vanished into oblivion.
"He should of (have) won a Champion hurdle too but his chance was blown right at the very start (lost a good 20 lengths). "
Didn’t his jockey get into a bit of bother over that incident?!
Colin
Gloria Victis, the way that he won the race before the ill fated and controversial attempt to win the Gold Cup, and perhaps the fact that he was so aptly named, The day that he won was one of those days that nh racing is all about. also Draborgie, can still picture her galloping on at Cheltenham with her leg shattered thinking to myself ‘you poor poor horse, this is the end for you and we still don’t know how to pronounce your name’. I still have a problem with the way that McCoy walked away from Valiamix in the Champion Hurdle; it was obvious that the horse was injured. When Nick Dundee came down in the Sun Alliance Norman Williamson’s first thought was for the horse and he probably saved his life, and he did win a race a few years later, didn’t he? and there was still more to come from One Man running over 2 miles; it was only recently that I could watch a recording of one of his races…..mo
Gloria Victis, the way that he won the race before the ill fated and controversial attempt to win the Gold Cup, and perhaps the fact that he was so aptly named
Talking about a ‘controversial’ run, I was going to mention this in my initial post, but really what would have been the point in running him in the R&SA (a race won by Lord Noelie) when in winning the Racing Post chase he had already run to around 20lbs higher than standard? It would have proved next to nothing. I think the horse was perfectly entitled to take his shot at the big prize. Not that I’m ahving a go at what you said moehat, I just think that the vast majority of the cries of "he should never have run" were chronic aftertiming.
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