New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham Quiz - Sunday 9th March 2014 with a 6.30pm starthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-startHopefully enough warning being given, so that everyone can get their memories clicking into gear in good time...!Will follow same format as last few, will post a question and give a certain time limit for answers to be posted, if answered correctly bCheers Cork.(I lied - one more comment - I don't know from whence Ged Walsh got his idea about Johnny Haine riding Solfen in the Spa Hurdle, but it seems highly unlikely, as he'd only have been 17 at the time, and even if he had by then become a jumphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538342967#538342967Cheers Cork.(I lied - one more comment - I don't know from whence Ged Walsh got his idea about Johnny Haine riding Solfen in the Spa Hurdle, but it seems highly unlikely, as he'd only have been 17 at the time, and even if he had by then become a jumpMon, 10 Mar 2014 09:35:00 -0500Interesting additional info ged, by coincidence the place the O'Grady dynasty started, Little Island, is only a few miles from me, though of course it is vastly different now, being a hive of activity with numerous companies having based themselves thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538342553#538342553Interesting additional info ged, by coincidence the place the O'Grady dynasty started, Little Island, is only a few miles from me, though of course it is vastly different now, being a hive of activity with numerous companies having based themselves tMon, 10 Mar 2014 08:55:05 -0500Here's another vote for Bobby Beasley as the 2nd jock, (from www.clontuskert.com), in a piece about Barney Naughton, the owner of Solfen:-Bernard (Barney) Naughton was born at Loughill, Creagh, Ballinasloe in 1902. The son of a farming family, he washttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538342353#538342353Here's another vote for Bobby Beasley as the 2nd jock, (from www.clontuskert.com), in a piece about Barney Naughton, the owner of Solfen:-Bernard (Barney) Naughton was born at Loughill, Creagh, Ballinasloe in 1902. The son of a farming family, he wasMon, 10 Mar 2014 08:25:26 -0500Just for interest (apologies if none), here's a piece by Ged Walsh (not me!!) about Solfen from the RP from a few years ago, (though there's at least 1 error in it - it says the Broadway was on the opening day, but it wasn't, so the horse did not havhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538342249#538342249Just for interest (apologies if none), here's a piece by Ged Walsh (not me!!) about Solfen from the RP from a few years ago, (though there's at least 1 error in it - it says the Broadway was on the opening day, but it wasn't, so the horse did not havMon, 10 Mar 2014 08:10:45 -0500Fair enough CL.I see him being trained by Willie O'Grady for both. He won the Broadway on Wednesday (5/4 fav, by 25 lengths, ridden by Pat Taaffe), and won the Spa Hurdle at the top of the card on the Thursday (5/2 fav, by a hard fought length, riddehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538342161#538342161Fair enough CL.I see him being trained by Willie O'Grady for both. He won the Broadway on Wednesday (5/4 fav, by 25 lengths, ridden by Pat Taaffe), and won the Spa Hurdle at the top of the card on the Thursday (5/2 fav, by a hard fought length, riddeMon, 10 Mar 2014 08:00:14 -0500Thanks guys for your kind words.ged, I did have Solfen as a qualifier but left it out as on the data input it showed different trainer and jockey combinations for the two victories which made me suspicious and as I was unable to check it out, felt ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538341933#538341933Thanks guys for your kind words.ged, I did have Solfen as a qualifier but left it out as on the data input it showed different trainer and jockey combinations for the two victories which made me suspicious and as I was unable to check it out, felt itMon, 10 Mar 2014 07:35:18 -0500wd,Cork LangerGLhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538340255#538340255wd,Cork LangerGLMon, 10 Mar 2014 04:40:35 -0500Great effort Cork (and answerers). Well done with all the research and the prompting and the running.(For Q13 you might have considered Solfen, who won both races in the same year).https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538340053#538340053Great effort Cork (and answerers). Well done with all the research and the prompting and the running.(For Q13 you might have considered Solfen, who won both races in the same year).Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:24:03 -0500thanks again CL - brings back pleasant festival memories, must be getting old though because I can't help thinking the 'olden' days were the golden era, or maybe it's the over-riding feeling that it all changed when it went to 4 days. I was never ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538339867#538339867thanks again CL - brings back pleasant festival memories, must be getting old though because I can't help thinking the 'olden' days were the golden era, or maybe it's the over-riding feeling that it all changed when it went to 4 days. I was never aMon, 10 Mar 2014 02:13:36 -0500Well done Cork...............fast fingers on ere....leaves me miles behind........not that id av done any goodhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30207883/cheltenham-quiz---sunday-9th-march-2014-with-a-630pm-start?post_id=538339847#538339847Well done Cork...............fast fingers on ere....leaves me miles behind........not that id av done any goodMon, 10 Mar 2014 01:59:10 -0500