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AINTREE - TIME FOR SOME QUIZ QUESTIONS
AINTREE - TIME FOR SOME QUIZ QUESTIONS
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Q.11 - NO horse started Odds ON.
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Good try Onlooker, Stevie Gerrard suggested same earlier, but 95/96/01 were also odds on free
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Q.14 - Guy Cunard - Foxhunters.
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Not Guy Cunard, Onlooker, none of the answers are to be found prior to 1960
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Q12 Bryan Smart
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I haven't got Bryan Smart on any winners ged, plenty of places, do you have him on a winner?
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Q.12 - Paul Kellaway
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No, it was a guess. I know he rode a Foxhunters winner at Cheltenham, so I was hoping he rode one at Aintree.
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Q12 correct Onlooker, all 3 now got, Kellaway/Stack/Osborne
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Into guessing time now, and next move will be to use the power of the internet.
Q22 I guess the Aintree Hurdle, and trainers to include Toby Balding and Barry Hills, and perhaps David Elsworth, FJ-Houghton. Q5 is intriguing. Is it a horse? Are flat races excluded from this quiz? Q21. Do you mean exactly one winner, but maybe placed horses as well? And exactly 1 group winner, or possibly more? |
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Q11 no favourites won
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Q.1 - NO Fallers at the Chair?
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Q.3 - Future Arkle winner - Alverton
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Q5 – It could be said that I always upped my game at Aintree, over a consecutive six year period my form figures at the Festival read as follows: 116114, if the rain had stayed away I would argue that it would read 111111, who am I?
ANSWER ------ Q.5 - The massive Michael Ryan owned - John Queally trained ]b]AL EILE[/b] Won the 4-yr-old Hurdle - and 3 Aintree Hurdles |
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^ AL EILE
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Ah yes of course. Didn't think of him as having tried that many times.
Q4 Betfair Bowl? (+ its various previous names) |
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Apologies guys, been out and about, will update shortly.
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In order of postings from 10.38 today
Q22 - Not the Aintree Hurdle, of the trainers listed, David Elsworth is correct for a point to ged Q5 - Now answered correctly, was Al Eile, one point to Onlooker Flat races ie the bumpers are included Q21 - At the Festival just a solitary winner, no places, in addition they have also had Group winners on the flat Q11 - no favs won, not correct, 6 won in the year in question 2002 Q1 - nothing to do with fallers Q3 - not Alverton |
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Seems that the questions are too tough, will post what is left with some clues shortly
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Q1.....photo finish
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Haven't been able to think of clues for Q1, Q8 & Q25 that don't give the answer straight away, will keep thinking about them, here is what is left with relevant clues
Q1 – This has happened 4 times in the Grand National since 1960, what is it? Q3 – Div 3 of the Coronation Hurdle in 1974 was won by one of Bob Turnell’s decent hurdlers, Tree Tangle, unplaced behind him were a future Arkle winner and runner up, name them? Clue – 2 small Mexican horses and a musical instrument in a tin Q4 – Over a ten year period this race proved very fruitful to favourite backers with 9 out of 10 victorious, the 7th in the cycle proved to be the disappointment, name the race and the horse who was the beaten favourite? Clue – Not cold between April and June if you follow the incline to Carlow Q8 – Although not unique, it has only happened twice at the Aintree Festival in the last 50 years, what is it? Q9 – Which combination fell at the final flight when holding every chance in the Liverpool Hurdle, then remounted and completed for 4th place? Clue – This dual purpose great liked Chester and York just as much Q10 – My first placing over the Aintree fences resulted in me finishing a respectable but well beaten 4th, 36 years later I returned to improve one place into 3rd, who am I? Clue – Things have gone flat for this fellow since Q11 – The 2002 year of the whole Festival was different to all other years with regard to market leaders, what made it uniquely different? Clue – No letters will be required to answer this Q13 – What do the following riders, D.Gallagher/P.Brennan/M.Dwyer/D.O’Regan all have in common at the Aintree Festival? Clue - They wouldn’t be considered as a punters friend by most backers Q14 – For 13 consecutive years I succeeded in getting each of my mounts to place 1st, 2nd or 3rd, who am I and what race am I referring to? Clue – My name is often abbreviated to just my initials Q15 – Is it any wonder I did not win, I was asked to run from way out of the handicap and my jockey couldn’t even bother to make the correct weight, putting up 2lb overweight, the greedy flogger…! It was not the National thankfully, but the weight told in the end, I still think I did exceptionally well to finish a gallant second beaten 5 lengths. A change of jockey worked wonders, as although faced with a similar task the following year, I led the field a merry dance and was still in front at the line, who am I? Clue – Think sheepskin coats and fleeces put the village more on the map than I did…! Q19 – The 1981 Foxhunters contained 8 horses ridden by people who went on to train, name the 8 and state which have gone on to train winners at the Aintree Festival? Answered in part, Oliver Sherwood, Nigel Twiston Davies, Jim Wilson, Paul Webber, John Queally, still need the other 3 Clue – Solve these anagrams to reveal them SLIMEY ON BART MILF TO DRAW JOHNNY BREW ME Q20 – In a consecutive four year period we all trained horses that failed to beat an Aintree stalwart, though our charges did manage to make the first 4, we were all somewhat more accomplished at training flat horses, with each of us training Group winners, name the four of us? Answered in part, Guy Harwood/Barry Hillls/R.J.Houghton , need one more Clue – Posh named piano player perhaps? Q21 – These two people are the only individuals to have a sole winner at the Aintree Festival and to have trained a Group winner, name them? Note exclude all and there are many, who have had winners and placed horses at the Aintree Festival and trained Group winners. Clue – This female might be found after you enter, the man has moved from photos to weights Q22 – Over a period of eight consecutive years, the podium places in this top race included runners from 9 dual purpose trainers, who number the following between them 3 Chester Cups 3 Doncaster Cups 4 Ebor Handicaps 5 Lincoln Handicaps 7 Fighting Fifth Hurdles 7 Champion Hurdles 7 Classics 8 of them have had Royal Ascot winners 5 of them have held the title of Champion Trainer Each of the 9 individual Trainers qualifies under at least two of the criteria. Name the race, the 9 Trainers and the two without a Royal Ascot winner? So far only David Elsworth has been successfully identified as 1 of the 9 Clue – Take the initials to find the missing 8 Military Police Politically Correct Physical Education Nuclear Missile Right Honourable Melodic Tune Twin Spires Rear Admiral Q25 – Paul Nicholls has trained a placed horse at the Aintree Festival (1st to 4th) starting with every letter of the alphabet except three, what are they? |
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Q9. Sea Pigeon?
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Q1 - not a photo finish
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Q9 - correct navel gazer, the point is yours
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Q1 only 4 finishers?
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Q19.Tim Walford
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Q1 - not number of finishers
Q19 - Tim Walford is correct, another point to navel gazer |
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Q22. Martin Pipe, Reg Akehurst
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Q22 - now you're firing, two further points to navel gazer
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Q25. Surely 'X' is one?
I'll go for J & Y as well. |
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Q22. Paul Cole & Richard Hannon
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Q22. Peter Easterby & Noel Murless?
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Q25 - 2 out of 3 got, X/Y correct
Q22 - Richard Hannon/Peter Easterby correct, not Paul Cole/Noel Murless though 4 further points to you navel gazer, looks like you have a clear run at things...! |
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Q22. Mark Tompkins?
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Ged will be along shortly to boot me in the balls
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You're clawing back his lead, might be too late unless he hurries...!
Q22 - Mark Tompkins correct, 1 more point |
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21 sally hall
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Q21 - well done Stevie, Miss Hall correct for 2 points
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21.Toby Balding or James Fanshawe?
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Q21 - not Toby or James, they both had lots of placed horses
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