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A good few of mine have been mentioned already but I’d add
Flat
Young Inca
Moores Metal
The Flying PhantomNH
Past Glories
Pegwell Bay
Pukka MajorA/W NH
Suluk
Hiram B BirdbathFLAT
O I Oyston
Teleprompter
ShotgunNH
Sparkie’s Choice
Eckbalco
Half Free
Venture To CognacLots more names if I think about it but a great thread and plenty of great memories.
I few that i recall fondly from my mis-spent youth onwards
Carrick Hill Lad
– Lovely chaser about the same time as Twin Oaks. Sadly died on the gallops I believe
Memberson
– Sandown and Dunwoody
Ottowa
– First time P Nicholls came onto my radar when he won a novice chase at Worcs after being off the course for 2years.Remember him winning a long distance hcp chase at possibly Uttoxeter, he was getting reminders after two fences, unbeliveable performance
Nick The Brief
– Race I remember most was a hcp chase at Haydock. A great battle with Bishops Yarn
Kings Fountain
– Huge beast. Won the H+T Gold Cup at Ascot and then the Tripleprint
Bigsun
– Cantering when making a horlicks of Bechers 2nd time round. The next week he was gambled on from about 8s into 2s for the Scotish National.
SR, that was the Singer & Friedlander National Trial in 98. You’re right, it was an unbelievable performance, he came from a distance behind, and you would have totally written him off 3 out. He did benefit from Kamikaze who unseated when well clear at the 2nd last, but still an amazing performance!
As for my selections, didn’t really follow the flat in my younger days but thought I’d give a shout to
Ferryman, and
Chaplains NightclubWith the jumps, I could go on and on, but here’s some old fav’s
Lesley Ann
Flame Gun
Peaty Sandy
Harry Hastings
Antonin
Artistic Prince
The Mighty Mac
Solihull SportProvideo trained by Bill O’Gormon who ran up an astonishing 17 straight wins,and over the sticks Makaldar owned by the late Queen Mum. Makaldar trained by Peter Cazalet was one of the few horses who appeared to be beaten would take a smack on the rear and give more and more when asked…some masochist,some brave and genuine horse.
Yeah, Kings Fountain, whatever happend to him? Kim Bailey trained him, I think; did he run in a Gold Cup?
Also Sweet Glow, plucky little 3-mile hurdler trained by M Pipe, used to come from off the pace, met Sweet Duke many timesCrying for More
-wasn’t around personally to see him, but he was a local legend. King of the half-miles, he reigned for 10 years. http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/fc_displ … 2081687189
Buck Jakes
-fleabitten gray with a fine Arabian-type head, another that lasted 10 years on the racecourse. Two-time Maryland Hunt Cup winner, also won the Maryland Grand National 3 times, Pennsylvania Hunt Cup twice, and the International Gold Cup. Had an unsuccessful adventure in England in 1997. He’s 22 now but still hunts regularly.
Leaping Plum
-an 11-year career, he was the undisputed king of Fonner Park. Holds the world record for most consecutive wins of a single race, he won the Grasmick Handicap 8 times in 10 tries. Was recently retired from service as a track pony. He’s one of the subjects of the book
The Eagle and the Plum: The True Story of Racing’s Toughest Horses
by Gene McCormick, so he isn’t entirely forgotten.
Nice replies folks.
Glint of Gold
remains a favourite ‘bridesmaid’ of mine. Largely forgotten now and somewhat overshadowed in his fine by any standards 3yo season in 1981 by Shergar’s exploits
Won a couple of continental G1s and was second in both the Derby and St Leger. It still irks that he failed to hold off Cut Above in the Leger
Glint Of Gold was one of my Dad’s old favourites too … he always backed him. He was beaten into second place by some excellent equines in his time including Ardross and Kalaglow.
Another old favourite I forgot to mention was the grey sprinter Vorvados … always tailed the field in his races and then produced as late as possible for a thrilling finish.
Himself (does your nom de plume have anything to do with Arkle so called by our Irish friends) thanks for mentioning Ile de Bourbon and I think usually partnered by Greville Starkey and possibly trained by Guy Harwood (?). I think I remember that he was the horse who at Sandown veered right across the course after being zapped by an invisible tazer gun or the like. Or was that Ile de something else ? I really must get my memory sorted out !
NH
mighty mogul
lady rebecca
remittance man
large actionFLAT
halling
lochsong
sri pekan
double triggerHimself (does your nom de plume have anything to do with Arkle so called by our Irish friends) thanks for mentioning Ile de Bourbon and I think usually partnered by Greville Starkey and possibly trained by Guy Harwood (?). I think I remember that he was the horse who at Sandown veered right across the course after being zapped by an invisible tazer gun or the like. Or was that Ile de something else ? I really must get my memory sorted out !
Yes oldjohn, my nom de plume is indeed that of the great Arkle – I thought the avatar photo would be the dead giveaway.
As befair has pointed out, Ile de Chypre is the horse you’re thinking of. The veering incident, which I remember very well, occured at Ascot.
Ile De Bourbon, who won the 1978 King George & Queen Elizabith Diamond Stakes, was trained by Fulke Johnson-Houghton and usually ridden by John Reid.
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Walnut Wonder – ridden by Lorna Vincent, always seemd to pop up on a Saturday in those Orange and Brown colours??
Wayward Lad – In his prime he’d take 2 lengths from his rivals at every fence.
Out Of The Gloom – Top Novice in 84/85 for Reg Hollinshead went on to win Fighting Fifth and Long Walk, went to Pipe later on.
Flat
Ela Mana Mou – Great name, great horse.
Morgans Choice – Always seemed to win when Willie Carson was up
Tyrnavos – In those wonderful Black and White spotted silks, I backed him religiously except for when he won the Irish Derby at 25/1 (I think)
Looking back most of my favourite horses are back when I first started with my 5p bets around the aged of 11/12, not sure what that says.
I’m glad that others remember Lady Rebecca from the recent past, and my all time favourite Ekbalco. Cried like a baby when he was killed at Newcastle.
One over the jumps that I remember with fondness is Cavvies Clown – can’t say I ever backed the beast but it just had a way of racing that appealed to me.
I’m not sure if anyone remembers a flat horse I fell in love with from seeing its first race, named Cry of Truth. Trained by Bruce Hobbs if I remember rightly.
especially for Himself….most of us think of Arkle as the greatest staying chaser of all time but in any other era Mill House was a truly great horse too.I remember him winning at Newbury in the Hennessy I think when Arkle made a bad mistake a couple of fences out (possibly unsighted) and Mill House went on to winwith Arkle only 4th,I believe second and third were Happy Spring and Vibert. You had to see Arkle to believe him and he forced the Handicapper into reframing the weight range putting Himself on 13stone, with the rest on between 9st 7lbs and 10 st 7lbs. We shall never again see his like….for those who are much younger please do borrow,beg or steal a DVD of his career….you will not regret it,and I never ever had a penny on him….always odds on !
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