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Wood Ditton info required

Huggy

17 Apr 13 17:44

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Looking at tomorrows card for Newmarket I notice it is the Wood Ditton a race I always follow the form for the year ahead,can any oldtimer tell me the year Leonardo Da Vinci won this famous race?

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Report Deltâ • April 17, 2013 5:44 PM BST

1984

Report Deltâ • April 17, 2013 5:46 PM BST

1978

Report Huggy • April 17, 2013 5:47 PM BST

that was quick,thanks,i actually thought it was a few years earlier

Report Dan Chipowski • April 17, 2013 5:48 PM BST

1978 is the correct answer.

Report Huggy • April 17, 2013 5:48 PM BST

ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Report .Fidway. • April 17, 2013 5:50 PM BST

i remember when sabotage beat porter rhodes in the race

Report Deltâ • April 17, 2013 5:51 PM BST

huggy i have ttt'd an old thread for you as it mentions same horse on there...

Report Huggy • April 17, 2013 5:55 PM BST

Report onlooker • April 17, 2013 6:11 PM BST

1978 - WOOD DITTON

Wednesday April 19th - Good - 2:30 - 1 Mile

1. LEONARDO DA VINCI - 9-0 - Pat Eddery
(gd sort. lw, gd hdwy over 1f out, qcknd to ld ins final f, pushed ou)
2. Chop Gate - 9-0 - Joe Mercer
3. Hill's Yankee - 9-0 - Lester Piggott
4. Morse Code - 9-0 - Geordie Ramshaw

15 ran
(After Swiss Maid's withdrawal, 8/1 second fav, there was insuficient time to form a new market - Deduction 10p)

Dist: One and a half, three-quarters, 4 lengths.

SP: 10/1 (op 4s), 6/4 Fav (from 2s), 16/1 (8s)

Trained by: Peter Walwyn (Lambourn)
Owner: Daniel Wildenstein
Breeder: Dayton Ltd

1m 43.72s (slow 4.72s)