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01 Apr 12
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I list Arazi, Nashwan, Desert Orchid and Istabraq in my top ten favourite horses, but what about your favourites who weren't top class?
Here are four of mine:
1. Takenhall
2. Pinctada
3. Chaplins Club
4. Glencroft
You probably need to be over 40 and if you are you will remember Chaplins and Glencroft who seemed to win a race every week.
But can anyone remember Takenhall? (Apart from being the first horse to carry a sponsored jockey I think) Used to get way behind and come flying home, sometimes in time to win! Loved him to bits I did.
Here are four of mine:
1. Takenhall
2. Pinctada
3. Chaplins Club
4. Glencroft
You probably need to be over 40 and if you are you will remember Chaplins and Glencroft who seemed to win a race every week.
But can anyone remember Takenhall? (Apart from being the first horse to carry a sponsored jockey I think) Used to get way behind and come flying home, sometimes in time to win! Loved him to bits I did.
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Lochranza was one of my favourites - a game front runner who won 10 times at Ayr in the late 1970's.
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Tintinnabulam
Gudmenarmist Gay Donald Frenchmans Cove Aprils Hero Red Marauder Red Striker. |
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Floyd..Buzzards Bay...Mr Snugfit..Little Owl.. Brondesbury..
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Bulking Green
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Koi - great shout with old Floyd
great memories |
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D Elsworth ?
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sula bula ..easterby's who won on flat , hurdles and fences despite having all his tackle still if i remember ! ..and house guard , miler piggott rode . either won coming late or was buried in the pack until next time .
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yeah, he was around about the same time as Dessie
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move off regular in the vaux tankard at redcar,hold up closer,calverts i think and you need to be 50 to remember that one, also fell for deep impact when i went to the arc,japs queuing up for hours with suitcases of euros to put on and sat in the stands from 12 o clock,sureal day
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Didn't Sula Bula beat Spindrifter? 1980?
Marbles are going nowadays, so not sure if I'm dreaming  |
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good shout poster re; deep impact . i've been to many arcs but the atmosphere that day with the japanese was fantastic . really wanted it to win . glad it failed i suppose as it would have been disqualified later . not a great ride and obviously fairly rubbish piece of training . shame . some great sights that day though .
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yeh unreal what about them attacking the stands with the programmes in their excitement, thought i,d landed in tokoyo walking to the course
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Blowing Wind.
He was the horse that got me interested in racing. I was so happy, and relieved, when he made it safely to a happy retirement. |
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QUOTE - You probably need to be over 40 ....... for these too...
Peaty Sandy / Inlander / Fire Top Sprinters Joe Sugden / Jokist / Macs Fighter  & Absolution |
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Absolution - he was a grey?
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I remember Move Off 1st time poster. He was a very useful handicapper at his best and won the Zetland Gold Cup in 1976 and the Ebor in 1977. I'm also pretty sure he won the Old Newton Cup at Haydock one year as well.
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Absolution was a grey - bravo pal!
(you old biddy lol) |
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Robbo
Boston Rover Young Inca O I Oyston Popsi's Joy Numismatist |
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Nigels Lad
China Castle Danhagen |
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I remember Popsi's Joy winning the Cesarewitch in 1980 ridden by Lester Piggott. He was a decent staying handicapper.
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mange - bit hard to argue that Baulking Green wasnt a champion!!
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Cawstons clown , Tribal Chief , Fireside chat ,
terrific two year old speed merchants who loved mud |
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Went to school with a lad in the 70s whose dad owned Jane Again;told my brother about it & won him a few pounds at the time; I think I got a creme egg out of it
 . In the 90s I sold an insurance policy to a trainers wife whose hubby trained Nodform & Nodform's Dilemma |
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Mill Reef beat Fireside Chat on his racecourse debut at Salisbury in 1970. I think Mill Reef was 8-1 and Fireside Chat was 2-9 fav.
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Cawstons Clown!!! - what about his mother? - Cawstons Pride - brilliant 2yo, won by miles on her debut - 100/8 I think - Brian Taylor (rip) for Freddie Maxwell. I had a thing for precocious 2yo's - It all started with Sky Gipsy.
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Latalomne
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Pauli - Mill Reef - third best two year old of 1970!! Some year.
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Latalomne
  . on both times!. |
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mmm low grade Black....................only Y know abt it
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If only we knew that at Salisbury blackbarn.
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Tremblant,Crumpton Hill,Floyd,Twin Oaks,Aquilifer (Fitzpatrick) and Lean Ar Arghaidh
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West Tip,Von Trappe who remebers Michael Oliver there trainer ?
Kabcast like a rocket for 4 furlongs then legs turned to jelly |
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Champion Hunter Chaser x3 is not low grade Mange, as you know very well.
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Named after a Village .............and thed all back it!
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Remember Takenhall. Came from nowhere at Newbury and may have repeated the dose at Newmarket.
A bit like the Khalid Abdullah colours, but not his |
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Move Off
Soba John Cherry The Hertford The Pilgarlic-good for a place in the national |
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numismatist - I love you :)
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Arapahos trained by Barry Hills was a very useful staying handicapper. He used to run in all the top staying races but kept bumping into Le Moss and had no chance of winning. He beat Pollardstown in the Chester Cup in 1980.
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Althrey Don
I Say Staggered |