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Salmon - re your post on Flying Wild. I am not certain, but I think she may have been the only horse to beat Arkle TWICE, once in a bumper and once over fences.
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dreaper stated,flying bolt would have been the better horse,career cut short by bone disease.
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brassneck, they once did a computer race,flat.ribot won.17 races undefeated.
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The Foinavon National was one that John Haine was always convinced he would have won on Rondetto but he was one of those baulked at Bechers. No doubt other jockeys thought the same but he was going very well and strongly fancied that day.
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Jimmy Anderson is batting like Don Bradman - pity some of our proper batsmen can't
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sorry wrong thread -getting carried away watching cricket
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deadbrain59, the computer race you are referring to was created by an American racing fan. He named it 'The Century Dream' and it consisted of only 14 international runners, over 12f and 'ran' at Churchill Downs.
In 1981 the Sun newspaper also 'staged' a best Derby winner computerised race, Ladbrokes took bets on it and initially laid Mill Reef at 20/1. Alex Bird stated it was a good thing and it duly won after being backed down to 8/1. Read his book written by Terry Manners. |
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blackbarn.
I think I've heard about Flying Wild beating Arkle in a bumper before. But if it did happen it was just before my time. |
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Arkle's second race was a bumper at Leopardstown in which he finished fourth one place behind Flying Wild.
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Sageform I was at the 1960 Gold Cup (aged 8)when Saffron Tartan beat Pas Seul. ST/Fred Winter were in last place as they passed the stands with a circuit to go.
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earth summit , well well backed himto win 2 of the 3 a £10 ew at 33/1 in the welsh and the midland national ,not the big one
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During the Foot & Mouth epidemic at the end of the 60s when all racing was abandoned, the bookies staged a computer race and I bet the winner, i.e. Master Marcus @ 100/1.
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Best Mate - never ever ever never ever seen a horse look so effortless over a fence. He was sublime, yes he won in a modest era but i loved watching him glide man.
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wasn't it Master Mascus ??
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May have been posy, it was a long time ago mate
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ANGEL - wasn't kauto an equally good glider?
Matey best jumper of a fence i've seen at top level. My fav's....Dessie - best looking animal I have seen and Denman as he was a warrior, admirably mention to Viking Flagship |
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Sprinter Sacre. Much more recent I know but has a superb chasing record, winning 10 out of 11 chases, and Timeform rate only Flyingbolt and Arkle above him.
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Which is ridiculous tbh.
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Completely agree Salmon ...Talk about a rating bringing Timeform into disrepute and it's this one. Apart from 'achievement' any Henderson horse rating has to be automatically suspect.
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I don't agree on a line through Sizing Europe 'Sprinter' must be a hell of a horse.
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The timeform rating I would dispute most is Master Minded in hindsight.
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A computer race was run for chasers ,perhaps all Gold Cup winners,a handicap. Silver Buck won it at 16/1.
Red Rum,Crisp and Arkle for the nags and a Woods with my bottled Guinness. |
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^^^ don't understand that last comment ?
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only 47 years ago mightymac...seems like yesterday
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My favourite isn't a top class horse by any stretch of the imagination but he did get me out of some scrapes in my younger days. The horse? EI EI
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EI EI what a lovely horse, will never forget the day at Market Rasen when he fell fatally.
I had shares in horses with Peter Beaumont and loved seeing Jodami |