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Not ones where you backed the winner or loser but just epic classics
Seeing that Hardy Eustace recently passed away the 2005 Champion Hurdle memory comes flooding back
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Remember it well I was counting my winnings on Harchibald up the hill then, nothing
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Probably my favourite chaser, Remittance Man.
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Didn’t Hardy Eustace hurdle well. I thought he wore blue blinkers? He was so pretty, I always thought he looked like a show pony.
Quote RTB: Remember it well I was counting my winnings on Harchibald up the hill then, nothing ..me too..bugger..
The 1992 Sun Alliance Chase, a great finish and the first five included two Grand National winners, two Scottish National winners and a double Mackeson Gold Cup winner:
Pretty sure I was on Mutare in that, beaten when falling.
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The 1981 Cheltenham Gold Cup – Night Nurse certainly wasn’t receiving weight when beating “somewhat” better horses than Cima to win his two Champion Hurdles and, instead of beating a non-stayer in Wayward Lad who was conceding weight, Night Nurse ran an almighty race, the best effort ever from a Champion Hurdle winner in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, to divide Little Owl and the following year’s winner Silver Buck here: https://youtu.be/W9Z7m7gJpes?si=TA7yVnul0x0Zye64
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Earthmover winning the 2004 Foxhunters’ aged 13, a remarkable 6 years after his previous victory in the same race.
Might Bite going wobbly after the last, seemingly throwing it away, only to get back up.
Can you imagine the in-running market on that Mike?
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All of these are brilliant. Another one for me is the 2011 Gold Cup.
Impressive as Long Run was, it was the sight of Kauto Star and Denman battling it out on the home turn that made it so memorable. Both were nearing the end of their careers, but finally provided the sight that so many people had been wanting to see for years.
Not ashamed to admit that I may have wiped a tear or two away at the end of that race.
That was one I was thinking of Marlingford
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Bloody Norton’s Coin – couldn’t win a Leicester Maiden Hunters’ Chase when I needed him to to go through the card when at The Guardian then goes and floors Desert Orchid in a Cheltenham Gold Cup.
That’s racing!
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