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Racing Post John Randalls Christmas Quiz 2016
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Hi guys! Seems I'm struggling on the same questions as you! :-(
Was wondering if any of you have any further thoughts apropos [5], the horse winning the race on the front of the Dick Francis novel. As far as I can ascertain, Last Fandango carried Robert Sangster's colours, so it isn't him, while No Bombs ran in the pink and green checks, with pink sleeves and cap, of Mrs Stanhope Joel's Snailwell Stud. That leaves us with Bell-Tent and Sacrilege. I can't find any record at all of the former so am wondering if, perhaps, it's a fictional horse from the novel in question, meaning the answer must be Sacrilege. Unfortunately, I can't find any details of Sacrilege's racing record, less still his ownership, so am unable to be 100 per cent sure about this. Can anyone assist?! |
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Didn't Bill Wightman train a handicapper called Bell Tent which won one the handicaps on Derby Day back in late 70's
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Like others, aside from the horse depicted on the front of the Dick Francis novel am also struggling with the following:
Name the only one of these Grand National winning jockeys to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival. [A] Bob Champion; [b] Maurice Barnes; [C] Eddie Harty; {D] Tim Norman. Again, any help / pointers would be much appreciated. |
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Bell-Tent definitely a real horse, as lead on says, trained by Bill Wightman in the mid-late '70s. The Cheltenham Festival race mentioned was the forerunner to the Coral Golden Hurdle (Pertemps) if that helps.
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You will still have to take your chance, though, as -
BELL-TENT ran 3 times at Epsom - Twice finishing second at the August Bank Holiday Monday meeting in 1979 and 1980 BELL-TENT did win the race before SHIRLEY HEIGHT'S DERBY in 1978. However - SACRILEGE won that same race before HENBIT's DERBY in 1980 - when trained by Peter Walwyn. --------- I could give you the Owners and their colours - But I doubt that fellow Quiz competition entrant blackbarn would be too pleased if I did. |
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How about a compromise... you give me either the owners or the colours?! ;-) Ever hopeful Grecian2011 |
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cacique - her Frankel filly runs tomorrow!!!! Thanks George B
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Oops wrong thread
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Anyone happier to assist now that the deadline has passed? The Dick Francis horse could have been one of three, but I'm pretty sure it's Sacrilege as the silks don't match for Last Fandango (Tony Shead rather than Robert Sangster as someone suggested) or Bell-Tent, who was also owned by Bill Wightman and raced in light blue with a white hoop.
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If the Deadline has passed, then -
SACRILEGE owned by A D OLDREY - 'Red, White Sleeves, Black and White quartered cap' |
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I opted for Sacrilege so hope that's correct.
However, further to Omerta's post, Last Fandango definitely carried the Sangster silks in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot in 1981: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fxshZ1UomM Wasn't entirely certain about [22], which great horse was first beaten by Fanfan, though Marsyas seemed most likely to be correct; ditto which race Cameron won the inaugural running of. |
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Cameron won the 1941 Irish Lincoln under Anthony Barrett. Still guessing Marsyas for the Fanfan question, especially if the foaling date of 1940 is correct. Alycidon was well beaten twice as a juvenile,so bit unfair to ask the first horse to beat him. Last Fandango was owned by Tony Shead (who also had and Tap On Wood) when winning at Epsom in 1980, but moved to Vincent O'Brien the following year when sporting the Sangster colours. I could only deduce the big race winner in "Derby Day" to be Starry Knight (not Starry Night as per the question) based on a still from the movie showing a bookie's board.
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I was surprised quite how difficult it was to find the winner of the big race in Derby Day; when I first glanced at the questions, I thought that would be one of the easier ones to find the answer to.
Like you, I eventually came across a still containing the bookie's board – though I must admit I didn't notice the different spelling. In the photo I saw you couldn't see the board in its entirety, but not being able to see any of the other three possibilities on there, I also opted for Starry Knight / Starry Night. |
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Have they printed the correct answers yet?
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I understand the answers are to be published in Monday's Racing Post.
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