Henry Cecil's Bonhomie remembered

Couldve called it Phil The Greek dont think shes used that one yet

she probly has looking at Charles

Reminder of a great era. Flat racing has been slowly dying ever since for a lot of people.

Not one of HRH's finest namings, she is usually far more creative, although being by Shamardal out of Bonnie Doon does not help.  Ben Doon would have been better.

No reason why she can't use Bonhomie of course, although had a certain Shahrastani not been around.......

she has advisers though,

surely that gormless **** that was patting her when her filly won the gold cup could've mentioned this to her !

Timeless - he said...

"Ma'am, your Majesty should be aware that there have been three previous Bonhomie's. It is not a restriced name though. Two of them were e ffing useless, but one was a moderately successful 2yo (just in the top twenty for that season), then a top class but largely unsuccessful 3yo, and was then sh it at 4"

"Oh bu gger it, I'll go with it anyway".  she replied apparently

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he more likely said what a wonderful name your majesty before she had even uttered a word (nap)

and exuding fake bonhomie as he said it

and exuding fake bonhomie as he said it

Steve Cauthen got off Bonhomie on te morning of Ascot Gold cup day to ride Paean which won it.

Fidway - Correct - tailed off in the Gold Cup having already demonstrated twice that he wasn't going to cut it as a 4yo. Emigrated to Australia afterwards!

tbf - everything was "tailed off" in Paean's Gold Cup

That was the year when Sir Henry won just about everything at Royal Ascot.

Space Cruiser
Midyan
Paean
Orban
Queen Midas

Think there was 2 or 3 more which i cant think of at the moment.

Did the Cecil Bonhomie win the Royal Lodge?.

yup