New Posts For Thread: Can anyone remember these horses for me from around 1985https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985Just as i became interested in racing these horses still ring a bell but little memory of their racing ability or connections.The Demon BarberChatamSprowston BoyThat was the one GED, the one that I took shorter odds early in the week of the race and he returned bigger odds on the Saturday.ACQUAINT was another that I took 16s early in the week before he won and he returned 16s even though he had won 3 or 4 dahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525232699#525232699That was the one GED, the one that I took shorter odds early in the week of the race and he returned bigger odds on the Saturday.ACQUAINT was another that I took 16s early in the week before he won and he returned 16s even though he had won 3 or 4 daThu, 18 Oct 2012 14:17:59 -0500Scottish Reel was involved in a fantastic finish to the Challenge Stakes in 1985 won by Efisio - one of my favourite ever races that wasn't a group one.I wish it was on youtube because it's one of the most exciting finishes I've ever seen!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525231321#525231321Scottish Reel was involved in a fantastic finish to the Challenge Stakes in 1985 won by Efisio - one of my favourite ever races that wasn't a group one.I wish it was on youtube because it's one of the most exciting finishes I've ever seen!Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:43:00 -0500Scottish Reel was considered a Derby horse I think and may have run in The Glasgow Stakes when it was run at York and in memorial of Michael Seely who was a friend of Stoutey. Ran in red and white stripes I think.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525229363#525229363Scottish Reel was considered a Derby horse I think and may have run in The Glasgow Stakes when it was run at York and in memorial of Michael Seely who was a friend of Stoutey. Ran in red and white stripes I think.Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:51:16 -0500Great 2 year old sprinter was Provideo, Chaplin's Club set the record for number of handicap wins in a season and I think ran twice on the last day of a season at Doncaster, once in a handicap and once in a Listed race. Mel Brittain trained Grey Desihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525229307#525229307Great 2 year old sprinter was Provideo, Chaplin's Club set the record for number of handicap wins in a season and I think ran twice on the last day of a season at Doncaster, once in a handicap and once in a Listed race. Mel Brittain trained Grey DesiThu, 18 Oct 2012 12:49:58 -0500Last Tycoon was a fav of mine, a french sprinter who went on to win breeders cup mile.I always backed the horse when he came to England.He used to take on the likes of Green Desert and Double Schwarz?Those were the days when proper group 1 horses toohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525226955#525226955Last Tycoon was a fav of mine, a french sprinter who went on to win breeders cup mile.I always backed the horse when he came to England.He used to take on the likes of Green Desert and Double Schwarz?Those were the days when proper group 1 horses tooThu, 18 Oct 2012 11:43:48 -0500troy and sinndar have never really been given the credit they earnt,as i have said many times on this forum troy won the strongest derby i have ever seen by 7 lengths.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525221877#525221877troy and sinndar have never really been given the credit they earnt,as i have said many times on this forum troy won the strongest derby i have ever seen by 7 lengths.Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:33:13 -0500Pauli - there have been some great performances from some great Derby winners at Epsom, but the quality of the field in comparison to the norm, and the manner of victory was much better in my view to something like Shergar whose main opposition (Glinhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525221679#525221679Pauli - there have been some great performances from some great Derby winners at Epsom, but the quality of the field in comparison to the norm, and the manner of victory was much better in my view to something like Shergar whose main opposition (GlinThu, 18 Oct 2012 08:25:35 -0500bazzar probably thinking of Flash Imp:-1974EPSOM handler Ron Smyth'S Flash Imp (J King) makes giant strides to score an impressive win in Sandown's Imperial Cup. The 5-1 jt fav is too smart for Staff Ingham's Legal Tender (J Uttley) and two years lathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525221511#525221511bazzar probably thinking of Flash Imp:-1974EPSOM handler Ron Smyth'S Flash Imp (J King) makes giant strides to score an impressive win in Sandown's Imperial Cup. The 5-1 jt fav is too smart for Staff Ingham's Legal Tender (J Uttley) and two years latThu, 18 Oct 2012 08:18:58 -0500Troy remains the best Derby winner I have ever seen. He made some high class horses look very ordinary that day at Epsom. As you say NG he doesn't get the credit he richly deserves because of that Arc defeat. A great shame that his achievements arhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525221345#525221345Troy remains the best Derby winner I have ever seen. He made some high class horses look very ordinary that day at Epsom. As you say NG he doesn't get the credit he richly deserves because of that Arc defeat. A great shame that his achievements arThu, 18 Oct 2012 08:11:36 -0500Thanks Pauli...maybe she took the mount on other occasions, though in the light of subsequent 'developments' it seems unlikelyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29440641/can-anyone-remember-these-horses-for-me-from-around-1985?post_id=525221313#525221313Thanks Pauli...maybe she took the mount on other occasions, though in the light of subsequent 'developments' it seems unlikelyThu, 18 Oct 2012 08:10:12 -0500