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i have just found a racing post from Saturday 15th May 1992. Answer the following questions about this paper...results later
1. About which horse was it said "Chipped knees, damaged joints, pulled muscles...you can imagine the horrors which went through my mind when Natalie whispered in my ear that he was lame just as i finished my TV interview with Brough Scott"
2. Which St Leger winner ran in a listed race on the main card at Newbury?
3. Which horse was forecast to start favorite for the Prix Lupin the following day?
4. Who was leading the flat jockeys championship, one winner ahead of the eventual winner?
5. Which former Champion Hurdle winner won a Handicap Chase at Stratford the previous evening?
6. Which horse, trained by Mrs J.Cecil and owned by E.Pick was forecast to start favorite for the May Handicap over 10f.
7. For which trainer had the following jockeys ridden most winners that season?
J.Carroll, K.Darley, J.Reid, L.Dettori, L.Piggott
8. Which horse was made clear Oaks favorite after winning at Saint-Cloud the day before
9. Who said the following: "I am confining myself to the Irish race and i don't want to look any further ahead"
10. Who was the favorite in the first goalscorer market for the following weekends big game?
1. About which horse was it said "Chipped knees, damaged joints, pulled muscles...you can imagine the horrors which went through my mind when Natalie whispered in my ear that he was lame just as i finished my TV interview with Brough Scott"
2. Which St Leger winner ran in a listed race on the main card at Newbury?
3. Which horse was forecast to start favorite for the Prix Lupin the following day?
4. Who was leading the flat jockeys championship, one winner ahead of the eventual winner?
5. Which former Champion Hurdle winner won a Handicap Chase at Stratford the previous evening?
6. Which horse, trained by Mrs J.Cecil and owned by E.Pick was forecast to start favorite for the May Handicap over 10f.
7. For which trainer had the following jockeys ridden most winners that season?
J.Carroll, K.Darley, J.Reid, L.Dettori, L.Piggott
8. Which horse was made clear Oaks favorite after winning at Saint-Cloud the day before
9. Who said the following: "I am confining myself to the Irish race and i don't want to look any further ahead"
10. Who was the favorite in the first goalscorer market for the following weekends big game?
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1 tenby
3 armiger
5 beech road
6 alderbrook
10 ian wright
All correct, others wrong
3 armiger
5 beech road
6 alderbrook
10 ian wright
All correct, others wrong
1 tenby
3 armiger
5 beech road
6 alderbrook
10 ian wright
All correct, others wrong
3 armiger
5 beech road
6 alderbrook
10 ian wright
All correct, others wrong
7.
Carroll - Jack Berry
Reid - Peter Capple Hyam
Piggot - Richard Hannon
Dettori - Luca Cumani
Carroll - Jack Berry
Reid - Peter Capple Hyam
Piggot - Richard Hannon
Dettori - Luca Cumani
11 Of whom did Henry Cecil say "we are very good friends really...he was dressed in a very smart purple suit and looked far more dignified than i have seen him in the past"
12 The skeleton of which horse was reconstructed for the first time since his death in 1930?
13 Which colt, having won the National Stakes and finished 5th in the previous seasons Dewhurst was forecast to start second favorite in the Irish 2000 Guineas
14. Which Derby placed colt was due to start favourite for the Tattersalls gold cup?
15. Of what horse was it said "The horse certainly needs a mile and a half and we might be better waiting for the King Edward vii at Royal Ascot and taking it from there"
16. Which group 2 winning colt was bought for only 3750gns by Richard Hannon
17. Which greyhound track held the Mirror/Life Derby Trial Stakes over 385m.
18. Who said "They don't make many mistakes, but the horse they missed was Bretts first winner Quiet Achiever"
19. Sea Hero was forecast favorite for which race that day?
20. Which jumps trainer turned 36 the following day?
12 The skeleton of which horse was reconstructed for the first time since his death in 1930?
13 Which colt, having won the National Stakes and finished 5th in the previous seasons Dewhurst was forecast to start second favorite in the Irish 2000 Guineas
14. Which Derby placed colt was due to start favourite for the Tattersalls gold cup?
15. Of what horse was it said "The horse certainly needs a mile and a half and we might be better waiting for the King Edward vii at Royal Ascot and taking it from there"
16. Which group 2 winning colt was bought for only 3750gns by Richard Hannon
17. Which greyhound track held the Mirror/Life Derby Trial Stakes over 385m.
18. Who said "They don't make many mistakes, but the horse they missed was Bretts first winner Quiet Achiever"
19. Sea Hero was forecast favorite for which race that day?
20. Which jumps trainer turned 36 the following day?
2 Michelozzo correct
4 Roberts, Cauthen both wrong
7 All correct, just Darley to get
4 Roberts, Cauthen both wrong
7 All correct, just Darley to get
11. John McCririck - he had an abominable purple suit (and an even worse blue & white striped deck-chair effort) that he never peeled off in the 90's 
14. Silver Wisp
16. Swing Low? Though from what I can recall, 3750 guineas seems a bit expensive
14. Silver Wisp
16. Swing Low? Though from what I can recall, 3750 guineas seems a bit expensive
11 John McCririck correct
14 silver wisp correct
16 swing low correct
14 silver wisp correct
16 swing low correct
8. Intrepidity?
4. Frankie Dettori or Muis Roberts...it has to be one of those!
4. Frankie Dettori or Muis Roberts...it has to be one of those!
seem to remember Roberts having some sort of injury and going downhill fast after his championship year (92)
re 1 ahead of Muis Roberts
a bit misleading imo
not even halfway thru the season,
I'll hazard a guess at a young Fallon !
a bit misleading imo
not even halfway thru the season,
I'll hazard a guess at a young Fallon !
This is 1993. Roberts was champ in 1992. sorry if its confusing.
8 Weymss Bight correct
13 Fatherland correct
19 Preakness Stakes correct
20 Nigel Twiston-Davies correct
8 Weymss Bight correct
13 Fatherland correct
19 Preakness Stakes correct
20 Nigel Twiston-Davies correct
7 Easterby brothers, holinshead wrong
4 john reid, walter swinburn wrong
15 shareef dancer wrong.
18 sangster wrong
4 john reid, walter swinburn wrong
15 shareef dancer wrong.
18 sangster wrong
q 4, believe it or not, the highest up anyone had got is 10th, which was john reid.(apart from pat eddery, second, who was in the question)
4 Willie Carson incorrect, although that is the best guess so far....he was 7th
15 White Muzzle incorrect
15 White Muzzle incorrect
question 21---fill in the blanks
Jockeys championship Sat 15 May 1993
1. ??????? 33-144
2. Pat Eddery 32-156
3. ??????? 32-217
4. ??????? 29-133
5. ??????? 28-189
6. ??????? 28-254
7. W.Carson 27-163
8. ??????? 22-150
9. ??????? 22-176
10. J.Reid 20-130
14. M.Roberts 16-173
15. W.R.Swinburn 15-92
25. L.Dettori 12-116
28. Paul Eddery 11-105
Quesion 22----Fill in the blanks
Jumps Trainers Championship
1. ?????? 1,147,053 (pounds, sorry my pound sign doesn't work!)
2. ?????? 644,562
3. ?????? 558,947
4. ?????? 415,470
5. ?????? 395,751
Question 23---Fill in the Blanks
Flat Trainers Championship
1. ?????? 370,598
2. ?????? 266,643
3. ?????? 257,674
4. ?????? 219,986
5. ?????? 195,290
Jockeys championship Sat 15 May 1993
1. ??????? 33-144
2. Pat Eddery 32-156
3. ??????? 32-217
4. ??????? 29-133
5. ??????? 28-189
6. ??????? 28-254
7. W.Carson 27-163
8. ??????? 22-150
9. ??????? 22-176
10. J.Reid 20-130
14. M.Roberts 16-173
15. W.R.Swinburn 15-92
25. L.Dettori 12-116
28. Paul Eddery 11-105
Quesion 22----Fill in the blanks
Jumps Trainers Championship
1. ?????? 1,147,053 (pounds, sorry my pound sign doesn't work!)
2. ?????? 644,562
3. ?????? 558,947
4. ?????? 415,470
5. ?????? 395,751
Question 23---Fill in the Blanks
Flat Trainers Championship
1. ?????? 370,598
2. ?????? 266,643
3. ?????? 257,674
4. ?????? 219,986
5. ?????? 195,290
Any NORMAL questions Dayjur?
21 - 23 are dull, as someone will find the answers in a racing annual
21 - 23 are dull, as someone will find the answers in a racing annual
fair enough..i was bored..although i am still waiting for for the answers to q 4, 7(darley), 12, 15,17,18
That skeleton...is there a famous race named after the horse?
Flying Childers perhaps?
Flying Childers perhaps?
it appears that the racing post got his year of death wrong, it was according to wikipedia 1960
4) for ease it is not any of the following
Cochrane
Cauthen
Roberts
Weaver
Eddery
Dettori
Fallon
Reid
Swinburn
Munro
Quinn, Richard or Jimmy
Carroll
Darley
Hills, Richard or Michael
Cochrane
Cauthen
Roberts
Weaver
Eddery
Dettori
Fallon
Reid
Swinburn
Munro
Quinn, Richard or Jimmy
Carroll
Darley
Hills, Richard or Michael
4) Darryl Holland/George Duffield/Willie Ryan, my memory is struggling to think of names other than those already guessed
15. Of which horse was it said "The horse certainly needs a mile and a half and we might be better waiting for the King Edward vii Stakes at Royal Ascot and taking it from there"
Im not giving a clue to this one, i dont think its all that hard!
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