New Posts For Thread: 1960's - Two Mile Chase Divisionhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-divisionLittle before my time but Flyingbolt aside was this a pretty weak division through that decade?Would Dunkirk and Fortria have been the best of the rest?I remember being absolutely gobsmacked when The Mighty Mac won The Hermitage Chase at Newbury in October 1982 I think?All his chasers seemed to jump impeccably.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749741#563749741I remember being absolutely gobsmacked when The Mighty Mac won The Hermitage Chase at Newbury in October 1982 I think?All his chasers seemed to jump impeccably.Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:52:23 -0600Badsworth Boy was the Dickinson horse that got publicity winning 3 years running but I am old enough to remember earlier star 2 milers such as Fortria who won it twice, Ben Stack (Duchess of Westminster again) Dunkirk, Royal Relief (twice with Crisphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749707#563749707Badsworth Boy was the Dickinson horse that got publicity winning 3 years running but I am old enough to remember earlier star 2 milers such as Fortria who won it twice, Ben Stack (Duchess of Westminster again) Dunkirk, Royal Relief (twice with CrispSun, 21 Jan 2024 14:48:04 -0600Make it famous 11 pleasehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749663#563749663Make it famous 11 pleaseSun, 21 Jan 2024 14:40:03 -0600I think it was really MW Dickinson who was responsible for making the 2-mile division a championship in its own right. He had so many top-class chasers that some of them had to be kept to 2 miles simply to find races for them (this was in the happy dhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749639#563749639I think it was really MW Dickinson who was responsible for making the 2-mile division a championship in its own right. He had so many top-class chasers that some of them had to be kept to 2 miles simply to find races for them (this was in the happy dSun, 21 Jan 2024 14:33:37 -0600And of course there was Willie Wumpkins who won the Pertemps final 3 years running ridden by Champion Amateur Jim Wilson who also won the Gold Cup on Little Owl. Other notable feats were winning the Imperial Cup and the County Hurdle. They were 5 dayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749637#563749637And of course there was Willie Wumpkins who won the Pertemps final 3 years running ridden by Champion Amateur Jim Wilson who also won the Gold Cup on Little Owl. Other notable feats were winning the Imperial Cup and the County Hurdle. They were 5 daySun, 21 Jan 2024 14:33:21 -0600Tommy Carberry also won a Gold Cup on Ten Up who was owned by Anne Duchess of Westminster . At that stage Carberry was now stable jockey to Tom Dreaper's son Jim. He was previously stable jockey to Dan Moore and also married Dan's daughter Pamela whohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749581#563749581Tommy Carberry also won a Gold Cup on Ten Up who was owned by Anne Duchess of Westminster . At that stage Carberry was now stable jockey to Tom Dreaper's son Jim. He was previously stable jockey to Dan Moore and also married Dan's daughter Pamela whoSun, 21 Jan 2024 14:12:22 -0600There was a horse that won consecutive races at the Cheltenham Festival Montelado, who took the last race, the bumper, in 1992 and the opening Supreme Novices' Hurdle in 1993.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749551#563749551There was a horse that won consecutive races at the Cheltenham Festival Montelado, who took the last race, the bumper, in 1992 and the opening Supreme Novices' Hurdle in 1993.Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:03:36 -0600Great thread all. I learnt loads from it. Love racings historyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749513#563749513Great thread all. I learnt loads from it. Love racings historySun, 21 Jan 2024 13:55:15 -0600Thanks Hayden and MrC.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749207#563749207Thanks Hayden and MrC.Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:38:22 -0600Tommy Carberry was the jockey of Inkslinger when it won two races at the Cheltenham Festival in 1973 12. Tommy Carberry was an Irish jockey who won the Gold Cup on L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971, and rode a total of 16 Cheltenham Festival winners 1. Hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31829515/1960s---two-mile-chase-division?post_id=563749189#563749189Tommy Carberry was the jockey of Inkslinger when it won two races at the Cheltenham Festival in 1973 12. Tommy Carberry was an Irish jockey who won the Gold Cup on L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971, and rode a total of 16 Cheltenham Festival winners 1. HSun, 21 Jan 2024 12:29:39 -0600