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Name 3 Festival performances that left you stunned..........................................
Name 3 Festival performances that left you stunned..........................................
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NICE 1 SPARKY
 Cheltenham Result 13 Mar 1997 « 5:05 » CATHCART CHALLENGE CUP CHASE (CLASS B) (Class 2) (6yo+) 2m5f Good 17 fences £32,850.00, £9,900.00, £4,800.00, £2,250.00 RESULTRATE RACE Hide all comments in runningShow all pedigrees HORSE/SP AGE WGT TRAINER/JOCKEY OR TS RPR RATED « 1 Sparky Gayle (IRE) 3/1F 7 11-3 C Parker — 152 155 » B Storey Held up, steady headway 10th, led 3 out, soon clear, ridden out « 2 4 Major Bell 5/1 9 11-3 Alistair Whillans — 149 148 » Tony Dobbin Chased leader until 6th, went 2nd 9th, led and hit 4 out, headed 3 out, ran on one pace « 3 2½ Or Royal (FR) 4/1 6 11-3 b M C Pipe — 147 146 » A P McCoy Held up, headway 8th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace « 4 13 Wild West Wind (IRE) 10/1 7 11-0 Henrietta Knight — 135 129 » Jason Titley Prominent until weakened 13th « 5 8 Destin D'Estruval (FR) 20/1 6 11-7 D Nicholson — 136 128 » D Bridgwater Always behind « 6 2½ Stately Home I (IRE) 11/1 6 11-3 Peter Bowen — 130 125 » Norman Williamson Led, clear 3rd, hit 12th, headed and hit 4 out, eased when beaten approaching 2 out |
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with Paris / Sparky / Tracksuitdave - Masterminded's first QMCC stunning in its brutality.
loved One Man's QMCC too - fantastic scenes at the top of the hill with OM tanking along in front and all in behind rowing away and going for the stick. Coral Cups of WhatsUpBoys and Big Strand (Aussie jock's arms going like a windmill up the hill) both ridiculous. |
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1 Unsinkable Boxer, I kept throwing 20s at this for the C.Hurdle i remember saying to the local Betting shop manager that the liabilities must be mountin, he replied that Mccoy had been in the sun saying he would win Gold Cup also.
He had a stack of slips mostly 20 doubles, so being a sucker shop punter[in those days] i waded in. Fantastic performance. my no 1. 2 Master Minded his disposal of his field in the Chapmion Chase had to be seen to be believed, a quite simply devastating performance. 3.Desert Orchid The 89 Gold Cup Dessie had led and some of the jumps were awesome, until he was headed on the run in by yahoo, with a nation screaming their lungs out, He responded on the run in, to get back up. I have not seen a reception foe a horse like it since. All happy days.  |
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GMOOH should easily have won Supreme Novices in 2010. Stood to win an ante post fortune. Stopped in his tracks 2 out, and then just failed to get up. Would have in previous years - but the bright people in charge of racing had decided to move the last hurdle closer to the winning post !!
GMOOH lost by a nose in The County Hurdle 2011 - another large payout went astray !! GMOOH - to win the Coral Cup in 2012 ??? Money on |
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1. Sue from Chepstow, different gravy in the drinking department
2. Emma from London, just for the dancing to Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight 3. Karen from Windsor, a suprise entry |
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istabraq sa hurdle and any of 3 ch wins
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saxon farm ,bregawn,see you then,all pocket talking.
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Fot the ecstasy Dessie, for the agony, Gloria Victus, who probably gave the best performance by a novice ever seen at Kempton, the time he clocked on soft ground was staggering
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As a few others have mentioned, it just has to be Master Minded, who beat the reigning Champion Chaser (Voy Por Ustedes)in devastating style as a 5yo...something I thought almost impossible!
 Badsworth Boy's routing of horses by a similar distance was nowhere near as great a performance as he would have been conceding two stone to them in a handicap! Second on my list is Imperial Commander, who arguably put up the greatest Gold Cup winning performance since Arkle, when bravely beating Denman. And for sheer jaw-dropping silence, there's nothing to compare to Norton's Coin |
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For sheer drama Hardy v Harchibald was surely one of the greatest Festival races ever.
Surprised to see so many voting for Master Minded, who just ploughed through absolutely terrible going that every other major player in the field hated, imho... |
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Martha's Son's devastating accelleration from the back to floor
Strong Promise & Viking Flagship in the 96 Champion. was one! |
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For winning £££, Juniors win in last yrs Kim Muir Ch, Best Mates 1st Gold Cup & Royal Gates Champ Hdle, landed me 3 max anti P bets.
For being so impressive, Master Minded's 1st Champ Ch was just a treat 2 watch. Dessie`s Gold Cup win for tears 2 the eyes moment. The 3 & now 4 days of almost every year in March that is the Chelt Festival, cant wait, 4 great days 2 be alive, end of. X |
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1 DENMAN GOLD CUP 2008
2 DENMAN GOLD CUP 2008 3 DENMAN GOLD CUP 2008 |
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Thanks to everyone for contributing with their memories. I wasn't concerned with which horse put up the best performance it was more about what grabbed you about a particular performance on the day (good or bad). I've really enjoyed reading about all of your ups and downs at past Festivals and like you I am keenly anticipating the next one. My first Festival as a serious punter was 1978 and that's why Golden Cygnet tops my three. I wish every 4-5 chance could win like he did. Thank you all.
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1. The 1992 Gold Cup which Cool Ground won. There was stunned silence in my house after the exploits of Golden Freeze, Carvill's Hill (my bet) and The Fellow's jockey chucking it away.
2. Dunguib. He had the best form figures by a mile but was an amazing 7/1 in the morning and I backed assuming I had missed something. Stunned when it sprinted clear so easily up the straight. 3. Hors La Loi III stunning 17 lengths win in the 1999 Supreme. He had won impressively at Cheltenham in January and Pipe had tried some misdirection with the Triumph but didn't fool me and I was on at 8/1. |
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1. Bregawn
2. Istabrag 3. Dawn Run |
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ROOSTER BOOSTER in the Champion Hurdle pulling Dickies arms out going round the final bend and TANKING along .
Was on it at 8/1 and knew then it was gonna piss in. |
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Kauto Star winning the Gold Cup in 2009; I know Denman wasn't very softly handled that day. I love Kauto Star so being there in person to see him make history was a privelege.
Wichita Lineman (RIP) in the William Hill Trophy, a truely ridiculous effort. Haven't seen many horses jumped any worse than him at the festival and still win. Was as gamer performance as you could wish to see. How about them for in running notes! "In touch when blundered 9th, hit 10th and reminders, hit 15th, some headway when hit 3 out, still plenty to do but rallying from next, strong run under pressure run-in to lead last strides" Master Minded's 1st champion Chase. Breathe taking |
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Derring Rose.Stayers
Rathgorman.Champion chase Lacson.RSA |
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1991 Kings Curate, off the bridle all the way around, how Mark Perrett got that 1 up i will never know, best ride i've witnessed.
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Not sure if these have been mentioned already but my first visit to the festival was on the day Big Strand won from the clouds !!
Also Unsinkable Boxer :) and Whats up boys also from a different county to win on the line !! |
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Desert Orchid winning the Gold Cup, thought he had no chance on that going over that trip, good job you couldn't lay them then, but cheered him home like a lunatic.
Told everyone in the queue for the bogs before the Supreme Novice that Straw Bear would win the race and what did they fancy, met with total silence, felt like a right prat, then when i was standing at the urinal a rather posh gent whispered in my ear "Noland will win". Shouted my head off as Straw Bear went clear on the run in only to be collared on the line by Noland! Finally Butlers Cabin a horse i'd 1st saw run at Worcester in the Sept and had followed since won the NH chase at 40/1! |
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I have tried for years without success but I'll ask again. Can anyone direct me to footage of Unsinkable Boxer winning at Cheltenham?
I'd be eternally grateful. RATM. Oh, pocket talking picks 1. Rooster Booster - good 2. War Of Attrition - good 3. Harchibald - bad |
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Mysilv running 2nd to Cyborgo in the stayers 2 days after running in the Champion.
The Thinker winning the delayed Gold Cup in the snow. The unthoughtof Beech Road winning the Champion Hdl |
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Too young to remember a lot of the races. In my eyes there is only one in recent times and thats Wichita Lineman. I often go on sporting life and watch the replay of that race. Amazing horse and amazing ride AP gave it.
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Andy I was on Maljimar that day, and I just had to shake my head and laugh.
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Viking I think I would have cried. Ofcourse that wouldn't have happened today. AP would probably have been banned for that
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the night nurse ,monksfield, sea pigeon ,champion hurdle battles, all great warriors!
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Ha... Andy it was laugh or throw myself off the stand, so I thought seeing the funny side was slightly safer tbh.
Yeah, he would probably being in prison for animal cruelty!  In my few years off horse racing that would certainly go down as the greatest ride I've seen at the festival, was just stupid really. Think he he nearly went through the rail after one flight. |
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too many to mention but for 3 i'd say
viking flagship...alderbrook and rooster booster...but i've got a soft spot for morley street so i'll sneak him in also |
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The one and only King Harald..Mattie Batchelor on top..that video on you tube sends shivvers down my spine every time - was not on, but that is what the festival is all about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7oJNMgkJlU pillar to post and that last fence...never will i see a braver performance...am going to watch it again.. |
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Rage Against The Machine
I have tried for years without success but I'll ask again. Can anyone direct me to footage of Unsinkable Boxer winning at Cheltenham? I have videos going all the way back to 1987. I'll take a look at what I've got and when I next go my mums review on her video DVD recorder. The problem is it will have been one of the non televised races late on so it depends if BBC or CH4 showed a recording of the finish the following day and I've captured it. |
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Too many great moments to remember and share, but these were stunning occasions
1. Bula (1972) my boyhood favourite horse completes a scintillating Champion Hurdle defence, taking the opposition apart, and winning the race several furlongs out. 2. Destriero (1991) wins the Supreme Novices Hurdle for the great N. Furlong, landing quite possibly the best gamble of any Cheltenham Festival, and creating pandemonium in the hour or so leading up to the Champion Hurdle with Furlong's other horse The Illiad trimmed from 25/1 or so to 11/2 for fear it would land the double. 3. Istabraq's 3rd Champion Hurdle win in 2000 (4th succssive win at the Festival) and inadvertently finding myself pushed by the crowd into the areas of the winners enclosure normally reserved for the connections and well-heeled. Charlie and JP signing my racecard afterwards. Many many others. Dessie in 1989 unforgettable. |
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RATM - I've definitely got a few races of Unsinkable Boxer's on VHS but I don't even know how to transfer them to DVD, never mind upload them!
I've got a DVD recorder/video combination, but I can't make out how to transfer. PS - maybe Storm Alert can remember...that Festival, McCoy had a good few winners and there was a montage on CH4 Racing with The Lightning Seeds' Life Of Riley being the soundtrack...it was brilliant, and every time I hear that song, I think of The Festival  |
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I can't believe it was 14 years ago.
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Storm Alert & Hugh Mongous,
Firstly, thanks for the replies - much appreciated. Really, there's no need to go to any trouble with transferring videos to DVD. Even if ye did manage to do so I'm only an occasional visitor here and probably wouldn't see the link being posted! I was hoping that the race might be hidden in some YouTube collage but, if so, I've certainly not found it. The only consolation is that I can still picture the race fairly clearly. I was in college at the time and watched it in a Powers bookmakers...awestruck. Pipe's comments afterwards are as famous as the race itself  |
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RATM - was that the one he regarded as the biggest certainty he'd ever trained?
If I manage to get there one day, I'll give you a PM. |
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My memory of the aftermath is not quite that of the race itself but it went something like this:
Interviewer: "Martin, I could tell at the top of the hill he was going to win". M C Pipe: "I could tell last October"! |
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RATM, look on you tube at RUKs "Cheltenham Memories" im sure there is one from 98 or 99 when he won
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I have done zilzal, and he's not in the 1998 one unfortunately.
Great videos though. |