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Limestone Lad, what a trier
Imperial Call, like a gazelle, nevere the same after his fall at Punchestown, reminded me of Pendil
See You Then, I saw him win a 3-yr-old hurdle in Punchestown before he was sent to Nicky Henderson; even then you could see his sheer classSome wonderful names from the past, here’s just a few of my old favorites, no world beaters but ones that always spring to mind
Stratford ponds
Glenside jerry
Auntie dott
Pridwell
Gallic prince
Trying again
Kingswood kitchens
Diamond digger
Rouyanand a few from the flat –
Kirby oppertunity – won a few claimers on the all weather
Per quod – always seemed to run on a saturday
Thethingaboutitis
Weld
Top class
Chaplins club
MentalasanythinFethard Lady ? was she unbeaten? won Christmas Hurdle in a stroll when it was run at Sandown, then injured and had to be retired
And how could I have forgotten Skymas, trained by Brian Lusk, who won a 2-mile Champion Chase, and finished 2nd in an Irish Grand National under a big weight (it was 3 miles 6 furlongs in thoses days). He alternated fences and hurdles, seemed to be always on the go
Graham Roach’s
Prideaux Boy
, the second best horse to have been trained in Cornwall – who can name the best?
Coome Hill, perhaps?
Oops forgot about him – he’d be up there with Prideaux. The one I’m thinking of won the Champion Hurdle, but he wasn’t trained in Cornwall by then!
I can think of Viking Flagship and also What’s Up Boys as decent horses to come out of Cornwall. WUB was still grazing in the Deithrick’s field last summer….
Terimon (first horse I ever backed – 20/1 winner of the 1991 Juddmonte International)
Yahoo
Remedy the Malady
Maid of Money
Fidway
Royal Derbi
Cacoethes
Ill de Chypre
King Credo
Twin Oaks
Run For Free
Nick The Brief
Condor Pan
Ashfold Copse
Monsieur Le Cure
Shadow Leader
(the last three of which all died on the track)I can think of Viking Flagship and also What’s Up Boys as decent horses to come out of Cornwall. WUB was still grazing in the Deithrick’s field last summer….
Pretty sure Beech Road won his first race for Trevor Hallett before going on to much greater things. Novice hurdle at Taunton I think…
What’s up Boys a cracking horse – will never forget his flying finish in the Coral Cup.
Think Trevor Hallett was also a Festival winner with Mr Peapock?
I like these nostalgia threads – my faves tend to be staying chasers and prolific winners who raced into their teens. Long list, but here are some off the top of the head
Fortina’s Express (W.A.Stephenson trained, top class Northern campaigner)
Peaty Sandy (81 Welsh National)
Narvik (Neville Crump, 80 Welsh National)
Jimmy Miff (79 Midlands National, raced until 17, still winning at 15)
Professor Plum (Tim Forster trained, consistent winning hcapper)
Canton (another from Neville Crump, 83 Scottish National)
Venture To Cognac (79 RSA Hurdle, 84 Cheltenham/86 Aintree Foxhunters)
Man Alive (79 Mackeson Gold Cup, Gordon Richards trained)
Father Delaney (79 Massey Ferguson Gold Cup, Peter Easterby)
Castle Warden (John Edwards chaser, consistent around park tracks, also liked Perth)
Royal Bond (once thought of as ‘next Arkle’, ran poorly in 3 Gold Cups, though won regularly in Ireland inc final race aged 15)
Bobsline (84 Arkle, still winning at 14)
Royal Judgement (Josh Gifford, seemed to win no end of hunter chases)
Carrigeen Hill (won 9 novice chases off the belt in 78/79 season, raced until 17)
Otter Way (Oliver Carter, 76 Whitbread Cold Cup and top class hunter chaser)
Cavity Hunter (Michael Dickinson)
Tied Cottage (greatest horse never to ‘win’ a Gold Cup, IMO)
Chinrullah (79 Arkle, disq after winning 80 QMCC)
Grand Canyon (winner in UK, France and USA, inc 2 Colonial Cups)Going back to Diddum’s list; I met Terimon at Uttoxeter when they did a parade of stallions. Pure white by then. and absolutely beautiful. Was there when Condor Pan came down out the last at Aintree on National day; thankfully got up but the horse that came down with him, Kingsmill didn’t. I believe that Monsieur Le Cure had never fallen prior to his fatal accident; terribly sad.Saw a picture of King Credo in the paper one day; he was a great favourite with children, according to the Bolams. A rather nostalgic list of horses for me, that one.
I remember Ile De Chypre unseating Greville Starkey at Royal Ascot with the race at his mercy. Think it was the King George V Handicap, either that or the Bessborough? Did win the Juddmonte International at York and the Rogers Gold Cup at the Curragh, both under Tony Clark.
Right up my street this thread.
All mine are from the early-mid 90s, when I was mostly between the ages of 8-11 and when a year felt like a lifetime. That’s probably why the memories are so sharp, but it’s also when I first got into racing. In no order:
Jumps
Captain Dibble
Moorcroft Boy
Silver Wedge
Morceli
Dublin Flyer
Relkeel
Mysilv
KadiFlat
Blue Duster
Brandon Prince
Alhaarth
Maylane (he was a nutcase!)
Ezzoud (also slightly mad)
Jayanpee
Selhurstpark Flyer
Perryston View
Tamure
Bishop of CashelCould go on all day really!
to my shame, I’d forgotten Dublin express, a magnificent front runner, and Maid of Money, who could have been a Gold Cup contender except that she couldn’t go left-handed. She was also retired rather early, at seven (I think), presumably for breeding, but I don’t recall any progeny
Some old handicappers that used to run in the north
Jumps
Old Applejack – was gutted when he had to be put down after pulling up lameStay On Tracks – Ended up hunter chasing I think
Logamimo – The Placepot banker and A few wins under both codes
Gale Again – Another consistent horse, im sure won at the Cheltenham Fesival (might be wrong)
Cuddy Dale – Never won much but had my £5 paper round money on him when he won his last race under mick fitz for hubbard/henderson
Flat
Garnock Valley – Jack Berry inmate that ran every other week
Redoubtable – Still winning at 14 for David Chapman
Mellottie – Won the Cambridgeshire for the Reveleys in the early 90s
Princess Oberon – Still holds the 5f record at Newcastle
Mister Baileys – Left his Newcastle maiden win behind him to score in the Royal Lodge and the 2000 guineas
The list goes on…………
Another from the 80s that comes to mind is Little Bay. Funny old character trained by the late Gordon Richards – he had to be held up as late as possible for his challenge,as he tended to down tools once in front. Still managed to win something like 20 races and raced until the age of 13. Though never quite Champion Chase class (think he may have been placed once), he twice won the Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree (back when it was the traditional Grand National Day opener) and a couple of good prizes at Ascot. Regularly ridden by Jonjo O’Neill and later John Francome.
Beau Ranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU8mUfBRszs .. just magnificent … i miss horses like that
some special races to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1lx3at2sH8 i was there so its special to me – very – almost makes me cry every time
Mid to late eighties was when I 1st took notice of horse racing and names for that era that are rarely mentioned these days would include
all flat
Daarkom
Saddeem
Grey Desire
Sure Blade
Nom De Plume
Then Again
Half A Year
Waajib
ChillibangAlso rememeber very good 2 year olds from that era that never trained on
Al Hareb
Sanquirico
Carmelite HouseOver the Sticks well Gordon Richards had 2 infuriating but classy ones called Jinxy Jack and Randolph Place who both had a nasty habit of falling when very very short odds.
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