continous racing questions

tiedcottage

Not bad at all, Morgans.

Quite right for questions 1, 2, 4, 8, correct with three of the seven on question 9,

you may be right about Pragada on question 10 (who ran in the stayers and old coral final more times than I care to remember) I'll have to rack my braisn about that one, but I was thinking about another (to give a clue three of those nine cheltenham races were in the Gold Cup, and it wasn't Go Ballistic, who ran at 8 festivals)

Right on question 12 and 15 and perhaps should have worded question 14 better as it refers to two courses not one (right for French Holly at Wetherby, Large Action was somewhere else).

Only wrong about a couple, Kyoto was a 7 yr old when 3rd in 1985 and Mac Vidi was actually 15 when third in 1980, with 13 year old Approaching fourth.

Morgans

Pragada is wrong. Checked it up. 8 consecutive festivals for him.

Any clues on the questions outstanding.

tiedcottage

OK, let's think

3 The horse in question never raced in another race at the Festival after that Gold Cup and prev ran in two Champion Hurdles finishing in the first six on both occasions.

5 This is one I actually only realised watching the two races again the other night. The clue I'll give is that the second year it was due to a fatality on the first circuit at the fence between the two ditches.

6 The horse in question remarkably didn't run again at the Festival for another six years.

7 He once suffered the same fate as this year's Murphy's (or whatever it's called now) Gold Cup winner Celestial Gold in last year's National Hunt Chase in the then Mackeson Gold Cup, caught up the run in.

9 Really a question you know or don't, three of the first four have been named, the fourth was Romany King and one of the three behind them had also finished in the first three in the race before.

10 Believe it or not he's in the answer to three questions in this quiz, quite by chance, he ran from the age of 6-14.

11 He was fatally killed at the festival three years after his success.

13 Considering it's me, who's it likely to be?

14 Just missing Large Action's chase course, you'll probably get it in time. It was a left handed track.

The others you've got.

fr wishy washy

10:willie wumpkins ?
large action -newbury ?

Morgans

Large actions course was worcester or uttoxeter. Dont want to check RP for answer.
13 Tied Cottage
11 only guessing really here, but I'll go with A Kinsman.

I'm guessing that the fatal fall was that of Lanzarote (1975 i think) so the answer might be 1975 and 1976) and that Half Free was the horse caught in the Makeson, but I wouldnt be confident in the answers.

Great questions but they've got the better of me.

tiedcottage

10 isn't Willie Wumpkins, I think he missed a couple in there early on, but did go on till a ripe old age. A Kinsman not right for no 11. We seem to have more interest from wishywashy so I'll hold back just yet on all bar two. The two years when less than 22 fences were jumped were actually less than a decade ago, 1995 and 1996. In 1996 Monsieur le Cure was tragically killed ont he first circuit and so the fence was bypassed. The previous year, if youc ast your mind back, the home straight on the new course was considered unraceable, so they moved the track specially to finish with the last fence of the old course, rather than the last two of the new. That meant they lost three fences in total and only 19 were jumped. You can see Master Oats jumping the last of the Old Course now, can't you?

As for question 7, the last 13 year old to be placed in the Champion Chase was old Artifice in 1984, behind Badsworth Boy and Little Bay. I can't remember who caught him in the Mackeson, might have been Fifty Dollars More, but I was only about 11 at the time.

Quite right Morgans, on no 13. I had to have Tied Cottage in there somewhere. I suppose I should justify my naming myself after him, but he surely was the unluckiest horse in Gold Cup history. In 1976 he romped away with the sun alliance, then they ridiculously try to wait in behind with him in 1977 and he gets touched off by Davy Lad, bypasses 1978 because being run in April it clashed with the National in which he fell at Bechers, then to me would have won in 1979 but for toppling over at the last (Alverton upsides but under serious pressure), then wins in 1980 only to be cruelly robbed months later on the technicality. Then comes back at 13 and leads them a merry dance until falling out in the country, returns at 14 and leads them until the home bend, and then returns at 15 and lead the foxhunters until the home bend. My heart just went out to him.


I'll put the other answers out tomorrow night.

tiedcottage

OK, here’s the answers.

1 One Man, quite right.
2 Black Humour, spot on
3 Boreen Prince, won the Arkle in 85 then placed sixth in Gold Cup two days later.4 Marley River, indeed.
5 1995 and 1996, as given before.
6 Sabin du Loir, won the 1983 Sun Alliance Novices Hurdle beating Dawn
Run and West Tip into the places. Then injured for so long didn’t appear
Again until Arkle in 1989.7 Artifice, as given.
8 Wyndurgh and West Tip, as given.
9 The full finishers were Esha Ness, Cahervillahow, Romany King, The Committee, Givus a Buck, On the Other Hand and Laura’s Beau
10 West Tip, again, third in SA Nov Hurdle in 1983, unplaced in SA Chase in 84, won Ritz Chase in 85, unplaced in same in 86, 4th in Gold Cup 87, unplaced in Gold Cup 88, 5th (remounted) in Gold Cup 89, 3rd in Foxhunters in 90, unplaced in same in 91 aged 14.
11 Ten Plus won the Sun Alliance Hurdle in 86 having been unplaced in 85 behind Asir. Killed in Gold Cup in 89.12 Golden Miller, of course spot on.
13 Tied Cottage, quite right.
14 Large Action was indeed Uttoxeter, and French Holly as listed Wetherby,
15 See More Business, quite right.

fr wishy washy

great questions tiedcottage .

here's one just to keep the pot bubbling

name the only filly (if she's still not alone she was the first)to ever win the irish 1000 gns at the curragh on her debut.

for a bonus point who was the jockey and trainer

tiedcottage

A few new ones to think about. Not quite as tricky as the last lot.

See More Business ran in five consecutive Gild Cups, 98-00 and 02-03, with foot and mouth preventing six. Who was the last horse before that to run in five?

Who was the last Champion Hurdle winner to run in the Gold Cup?

And what horse was the last 14 year old to run in the National?

tiedcottage

One more for luck, which horse was placed in the first three a Grade 1 contest at the Cheltenham Festival for five consecutive years without winning?

Morgans

Celtic Shot was the last Champion Hurdle winner to run in the Gold Cup.

14yo in the national - merry people??

tiedcottage

Oh, I knew Celtic Shot would be mentioned, but it's wrong. Beech Road ran in 1995 aged 13 and was seventh.

Merry People didn't make it at 14. The last 14 year old was Into the Red who pulled up at halfway in 1998. Before that I think there was Smartside in the late eighties and Go Pontinental in 1974.

And the horse before SMB to run in five gold cups was Wayward Lad

3rd in 83, PU in 84, unplaced in 85, 2nd in 86, 5th in 87.

I''ll leave the extra question about five places until later.

Chonaic

tiedcottage wrote:

One more for luck, which horse was placed in the first three a Grade 1 contest at the Cheltenham Festival for five consecutive years without winning?

I'm thinking theatreworld

Healio

How many jockeys competitevly rode istabraq during his career?
How many can you name?

tiedcottage

Nope, Theatreworld was three times second in the champion, but nothing either side of that, but I think he was the only horse to be 3 times secon din the champion, several had been second twice (most recently Oh So Risky).

Morgans

Just another one to mull over.

Jim Bolger trained three horses to be placed in teh Epsom Derby in the 1990s, Can you name them?