Pointing losses

[graysonscolumn]

Hello there,

Please find below a list of those horses to perish in point-to-points or hunter chases during the last British season, November 2008 to June 2009.

There were 96 losses in total, albeit from a qualified hunt horse population of around 3,750 horses that ran over 12,000 times collectively in 1,548 races. That equates to a loss rate over the season of about 0.8% of all runners.

I post these not as a stick to beat pointing with (quite the opposite), nor out of any other ulterior motive. Rather, I know that quite a few of the horses in the list featured under Rules previously with greater or lesser degrees of success. Their passing may well have been missed by anyone not following the pointing scene exhaustively, and will be mourned by those of you who regarded them fondly under Rules (Armaturk and Galapiat Du Mesnil being perhaps the best-known casualties).

Needless to say, they will all be sorely missed between the flags this season, which commences five days hence.

Activator
Albatros
All For A Reason
Another Jameson
Ardaghman
Armaturk
Auld Son
Autograph
Belmont Bay
Ben Nelly
Bilingual
Border Baron
Bright Steel
Ca Na Trona
Celtic Major
Cobreces
Colonel James
Cordero
Cudeen
Darn Good
Dearaoicht
Eden Rose
Eighty Six Percent
Electric Times
Executive Mist
Five Honours
Flamed Amazement
Galapiat Du Mesnil
Gallop On Gerty
Gangsters R Us
Guerabad
Harbour Buoy
Harry’s Lane
Highly Hopeful
Hornbill
Intersky Native
Jaoka Du Gord
Kaboobi
Keep Him Keen
Kilmore Bay
Kings Reason
Knightswood
Lewesdon Prince
Lord Of Turf
Lord Seamus
Marquee
Master Kevin
Mel In Blue
Miss Sallyfield
Mr Hawkeye
Native Forest
Nikolaiev
No Signal
Nuits St George
Nyrche
O’Tica
Offaly To Mayo
Offemont
Oscar Octavius
Podium Pete
Pot Shot
Premium First
Present Time
Prince Bavard
Quid Pro Quo
Red Echo
Reviewer
Rimpton Boy
Rose I Suppose
Rosemore King
Royal Gemstone
Sail On Silver
Sandy Island
Scare Lotte
Seeador
See Me There
Shady Begonia
Shikoku Lass
Shipley Tor
Sironi
Street Run
That’s My Boy
Theatre Call
Thegalleryman
The Hoo
The Nomad
Theocritus
The Quarry Man
Trente Mars
Tudor Lace
Tyssac
Velvet Blu
Watchthespace
What A Biscuit
Wincy Spider
Winds And Dragons

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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.

[Burroughhill]

I only recognize Armaturk. What a sad read that is though. Every loss is sad whether well known or not.

[Ten Plus]

I noticed 3 missing from the list – Bangkok Bob, Magicien and Master Wiz.

[gamble]

I thought I’d
find you here

[The Young Fella]

Thanks for the list gc.

Lots of familiar names from under rules

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