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With some many falsely run NH races e.g. the last at Navan which turned into a sprint after the 2nd last, you have to admire those horses who get their head down right at the start and try to make all the running. One of my favourites was Limestone Lad.
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Deanos Beano on a going day
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Super Tactics for me - around Kempton
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Floyd was as game as they come
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Dublin Flyer
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Desert Orchid
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I fink Noddys was the best
no contest! |
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Make A Stand.
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Lough Derg
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Carvills Hill- Welsh National under top weight was some performance.
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Dawn Run!
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limestone and bowes mare solerina
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Is this a without Tied Cottage market ?
Led the Gold Cup field to the second last in 1982 at the age of 14. Led all the way in 79 till falling at the last and 'winning' in 1980. |
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Pigeon Island
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Dunkirk.
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Maybe you dont rember NODDYS RYDE
was the best |
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molly fay a mare you won a few races in the north late 60s early 70s
i can rember it getting me out ofthe muck heap at both sedgefield and wetherby |
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Arkle wasn't exactly a specialist front-runner but he often went on very early.
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pint of porter
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the blue eiderdown for me.......always tried
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Hypnosis,
a fantastic front runner. |
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Grey Abbey
Grey Report Sweet Kiln Albertas Run Buena Vista |
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buena vista 2 years running in the pertemps final at cheltenham
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That's Buena in my Avatar northanlite
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Iris's Gift stayers win
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2 for the old gits, Sweet Joe and of course Tingle Creek!
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Persian War
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My two all time favourites Canasta Lad & The Dikler !
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I'm a Driver
Captain Christy Crisp Cawstons Pride |
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Some more - Attivo virtually making all to win the Triumph hurdle in 1974.
Sabin Du Loir - consistent long distance hurdler of Pipe's. Anaglog's Daughter - tried to make all in the KIng George on a couple occasions but didn't really stay 3m. In more recent times, I can only think of Overturn as a decent, consistent front runner. |
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Sabin was a great front runner.
Beat Dawn Run one day, well Dawn Run fell. |
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got mixed up there , did not mean Sabin
meant Beau Ranger, who was a great front runner. |
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Sabin Du Loir beat Dawn Run in the 1983 Sun Alliance Hurdle (now neptune). West Tip was 3rd!
A pretty good renewal! |
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Even Keel.
Out And About Hunters Teasure - won about 8 novice hurdles for Eric Cousins, going a long way clear each time, and was considered a possible threat to Persian War, even as a novice, but she wasn't quite up to that class. |
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remember many years ago the last race at Catterick backing the front runner to get out of trouble, the horse won by a distance, always remember the commentator saying its a doddle for noddle, anyone remember who trained it.
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ronnie, stats say Len Lungo and it was ridden by Tim Reed (1993)
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from many moons ago, Slieve Felim, Rambo Grant ridden for Stepho'...real tearaway and bold jumper ..
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ronnie, actually won 3 in a row at Catterick, hard to know which one you are referring to as on each occasion it was the last race of the meeting...!
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Nobody will remember this one, a 2 mile chaser of Stephenson's called Giolla Padraig.
Used to go miles clear and many times stayed clear. |
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The late Alan Merrigan rode Giolla Padraig.
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