Cheltenham Quiz Questions Wanted (with answers)

Who was the last Supreme Novice Winner to go on and win the Champion Hurdle?

Brave Inca.

Before my time, the one about Montelado (I think)

only horse to have won consecutive festival races (Bumper when it was the last race of the festival and the Supreme when it was the first, the following year)


I think, sure i've read it here somewhere

like it.

who was the last 12 yo to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

^ Dunno, but hopefully it'll have a different answer come Friday!

Name The 1983 Dickenson Famous 5 & Jockeys in finishing order
1 Bregawn g Bradley
2 Captain John D Goulding
3 Wayward lad Jonjo Oneil
4 Silver Buck R Earnshaw
5 Ashley House D .Browne

What A Myth, 1969

Who was the last favourite to win the Arkle and in what year?

Azertyuiop 2003

great stuff guys, keep em coming.

What delayed the start of the Gold Cup in 1987 by more than an hour?

A blizzard

Who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup ONLY A YEAR after being placed in a Champion Hurdle

Captain Christy

Who was the last St Leger winner to win at the Festival

Galileo(Polish St Leger)

Not the O Brien one though

The only horse to regain the Champion Hurdle (what Binocular is trying to do) Comedy of Errors 73 & 75

I think some of these might be a little to hard for our group

too hard

In the last 10 years , only 2 horses have won the World Hurdle  once. Iris' Gift & My Way De Solzen

Which future Grand National winner finished 2nd in the 2005 RSA Chase?

Comply or Die

The last mare to win the Champion Hurdle? And who trained her?

Who was sent off 2/1 favourite for the 2006 Champion Chase won by Newmill?

Kauto Star

which 3 horses finished 2nd to Best Mate in each of his 3 gold cup wins?
Sir Rembrandt
Truckers Tavern
Commanche Court

who won the 1990 cheltenham gold cup at a price of 100/1,which still remains the longest priced winner in the races history?


Norton's Coin

Who was the last horse to win both a handicap Hurdle and chase at the festival(different years)

Blowing wind

Name two ships that have won the Queen Mum.

Flagship Uberalles
Viking Flagship

which year was the festival Cancelled due to foot & mouth

2001

Here's a great one if they are also footy fans

Which major football tournament had every game finishing in a draw at 90 mins

Answer EURO 76

At the time the finals only consisted of 2 semis, a final and a 3rd place play off(You had groups and 2 legged quarters before)

All were draws(The Czechs won it on penalties btw)

Name 5 alliterative festival winners in the last 5 years (each word starting with the same letter, more than one word obviously!)

Get you started - Big Buck's



Unless i've made a mistake, there are 6 others.

An Accordian??

Cue Card

yes zilzal, 2008 WH Trophy

Was last mare to win ch  Flakey Dove, can't think who trained her

And on the 1976 football finals the czech penalty in the shoot out was the best of all time

Master Minded (Doh)

landing light

oh that was prior to the last 5 years

the other three were novices in their respective disciplines

Tricky Trickster Thats all i can remember off hand

one was last year

captain chris

Aye

Massini's Maguire the other

Mister McGoldrick a shocking omission

good grief


Massini's Maguire
Tricky Trickster
An Accordion
Master Minded
Mister McGoldrick
Big Buck's
Cue Card
Captain Chris

Name the 2 jockeys other than Ruby Walsh to have won 'Top Festival Jockey' since 2004.

choc and graham lee

The latest identity of the Festival Chase is the 'JLT Specialty Handicap Chase'. Name the previous 4 incarnations.

spinal research chase
william hill trophy
ritz club

Missed one Fid

This is great stuff, although I would argue that Captain Chris isnt alliteration, strictly speaking.

Getting enough material marychain?

if its b4 the ritz club its b4 my time

yeah, might just try and find a few photos for a photo round

No, since then.

Clue: it was only for one year, in 1997 just before Billy Hill started.

...and I wouldn't have gotten this in a million years without looking it up!

How many successive festivals did the great Hardy Eustace run in ?

Answer 7

Which horse won the first ever running of the Mares Hurdle back in 2008 ?

The fourth sponsor of the Festival Handicap Chase was 'Astec Buzz Shop'

Whiteoak?

Wd Glossy @ 20/1

I was there Monte, my first time at the Festival. Just couldn't remember if it was 2008 or 2009!

Nice one Glossy.

Which jockey rode Star De Mohaison to win the RSA back in 2006 ?

Name the 1st three sponsors of the world hurdle(or the stayers as it was called) or if you're being pedantic, the spa hurdle

Lloyds bank
Waterford Crystal
Bonusprint

These are great, keep them going lads

Answer : Barry Geraghty

When Best Mate won his first Gold Cup back in 2002 (a) what was his sp  and (b) which horse came 2nd to him ?

Commanche Court was runner up to Best Mate i believe.

Here we go guys:

Cheltenham Quiz

Bumper

1.    Which horse won the Arkle in 2006 and the World Hurdle in 2007?
2.    Why was The Cheltenham Festival cancelled in 2001?
3.    Name the two jockeys other than Ruby Walsh that have won the Top Fesitval Jockey since 2004?
4.    Which horse won two consecutive Cheltenham Festival races?
5.    How many winners did top Festival trainer Willie Mullins have in 2011?

Supreme Novices Hurdle

1.    Who was the last Supreme Novices Winner to win the Champion Hurdle?
2.    Who was the last favourite to win the Arkle?
3.    Who won the 1990 Gold Cup at 100/1?
4.    Name the 8 festival winners who have both parts of its name starting with the same letter?
5.    Which is the oldest race at the Cheltenham festival?

Champion Chase

1.    Which is the only horse other than Quevega to have won the Mares Hurdle?
2.    How many successive Festivals did Hardy Eustace run in, and how many wins did it get?
3.    Name the winners of the 2003 Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle and Gold Cup?
4.    Who was the last favourite to win the Arkle, in the same year?
5.    Who was sent off as favourite for the 2006 Queen Mother Champion Chase, eventually won by Newmill?


Cross Country Chase (picture round)

Gold Cup

1.    Name the horse that came second to Best Mate in its three Gold Cup wins?
2.    Which future Grand National winner finished 2nd in the 2005 RSA Chase?
3.    Who won the Gold Cup in 1974 after placing in the 1973 Champion Hurdle?
4.    Who was the Jockey on Star de Mohaison when it won the RSA in 2006?
5.    Which horse won the Gold Cup in 2005 after being matched at 999/1 on Betfair?

Cross Country Chase (watch out for the trick question)

1.    


2.    


3.    

4.    

5.

Obviously the pics havent come out, they are>

Inglis Drever
Hardy Eustace
Weapons Amnesty
Voy Por Ustedes
Denman (in different colours to try and throw them)

thanks for all your help guys

Which horse won the Arkle in 2006 and the World Hurdle in 2007?


Shouldn't that be WH in '06 and Arkle in '07?

Name the 8 festival winners who have both parts of its name starting with the same letter?


Last 5 festivals

Paul Nicholls last chase winner at the festival

Enjoy yourself marychain.

Have a great day.

colmaaca, surely not Kauto, was it?

i do beleive thats correct  (now there's a stat)

yeah, thanks fft!
Just realised I have put the azaertyuiop question in twice as well!

since Kauto 2009, top of my head

Zarkandar
Al Ferof
Big Buck's
Sanctuaire - think that was 2010

None of them are chase wins FFT

Yeah I know!

so why you reeling off hurdle wins?

I'm amazed by that stat/.

If anyone wants a copy of the quiz (with pictures) stick your email up and I'll send it across

I was just naming Nicholls winners

Q: Which horse contested a Grade 1 race at the last 5 festivals (not entered this year), never competing in the same one twice

A: Tidal Bay

2007: Ballymore Nov Hdl
2008: Champion Hurdle
2009: Ryanair Chase
2010: World Hurdle
2011: Gold Cup

Q: Who was the last amateur jockey to win the Gold Cup before Same Waley-Cohen

A: Mr Jim Wilson (1981 on Little Owl)

Q: Who was the last amateur jockey to win the Gold Cup before Same Waley-Cohen

A: Mr Jim Wilson (1981 on Little Owl)

Same???????

2008 Tidal Bay was the Arkle, he won it!

You're right - WTF was I doing there - I even backed him that year