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SoYouThink
11 Mar 15 22:13
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What would this sport be like without them ... can anyone think of any others?

Look at Somersby ... running at his seventh consecutive Festival ... second in an Arkle, second in two Champion Chases, hard to believe he chased home the likes of Go Native in 2009 .... look at who finished around him that day .... Red Moloney, Kempes, Torphichen, Cousin Vinny ...where are they now?

Only others I can think of off my the top of my head are Fair Along and Youmzain, remarkable "yardsticks" ...
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Report Money Tree cost me thousands!! March 11, 2015 10:17 PM GMT
Kauto star.
Report penzance March 11, 2015 10:18 PM GMT
think Go Ballistic ran at quite a few festivals.
Report Brooksielad March 11, 2015 10:22 PM GMT
powerstation :)
Report penzance March 11, 2015 10:23 PM GMT
looks like GB ran in 8.
Report SoYouThink March 11, 2015 10:26 PM GMT
Powerstation a good shout .... not sure Kauto Star counts. I know he ran at 7 Festivals but he did win 2 Gold Cups and is widely recognized as the best horse of his era.

What about horses who had remarkable longevity and ran great races in the big races but constantly get forgotten about. Somersby an example of such a horse.
Report Brooksielad March 11, 2015 10:27 PM GMT
exotic dancer :)
Report Steamship March 11, 2015 10:32 PM GMT
Wayward Lad comes to mind
Report SoYouThink March 11, 2015 10:35 PM GMT
Powerstation still on the go in P2P sphere ... just looked him up on the RP website.

Another one that should be mentioned is Get Me Out Of Here - second in 2 Coral Cups, a County Hurdle and a Supreme from 5 Festival starts
Report Cork Langer March 11, 2015 10:44 PM GMT
Theatreworld three time runner up in the Champion Hurdle
Report penzance March 11, 2015 10:46 PM GMT
Oh So Risky
Report Gibberish March 12, 2015 12:10 AM GMT
Hard to believe you've already forgotten about Get Me Out Of Here...they don't come more unlucky than him at The Festival Cry
Report Gibberish March 12, 2015 12:11 AM GMT
I've just noticed SYT did mention it Blush
Report Howdi March 12, 2015 12:31 AM GMT
theatreworld 2 time runner up i think
Report flux March 12, 2015 12:38 AM GMT
How about Carruthers

Never won at the festival but some game efforts was chuffed when he won the Hennessy!
Report Gibberish March 12, 2015 12:39 AM GMT
Just noticed French Opera will be running for the seventh successive year tomorrow.
Report Cork Langer March 12, 2015 12:48 AM GMT
As per my post 10.44 Howdi, three time runner up, 97 to Make A Stand and 98 & 99 to his rather more illustrious stablemate Istabraq
Report Howdi March 12, 2015 12:52 AM GMT
didnt know that
Report Howdi March 12, 2015 12:53 AM GMT
anf there aint much that misses me Plain
Report Cork Langer March 12, 2015 12:56 AM GMT
you're excused Howdi, Theatreworld said you're not the first and probably not the last to overlook what he almost achieved in those three runs...!
Report Howdi March 12, 2015 1:07 AM GMT
i was aware of him big time but largely through the horse he used to see the back side of :)
Report Glossy March 12, 2015 2:07 AM GMT
Reve De Sivla (winner in brackets)

2009 - 5th in the Triumph (Zaynar)
2010 - 2nd in Neptune (Peddlars Cross)
2011 - 3rd in Festival Handicap Chase (Bensalem)
2012 - Missed
2013 - 4th in World Hurdle (Solwhit)
2014 - 8th in World Hurdle (More Of That)
2015 - ?

Mighty respectable record.
Report Glossy March 12, 2015 2:07 AM GMT
*Reve De Sivola
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