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Friend of mines parents had a share in the horse. Went to wetherby that day as a 7 year old when football had finished. Love for the sport has continued since that day!!
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The best horse to have failed to win a Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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Couldn't get up the hill - But doddled around Kempton.
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The best stayer since Arkle BHL thrashed him on his home track but he was a great horse.
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Burrough Hill Lad, the horse that got me addicted aged around 11
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...the lad was a also a great looking horse . so athletic and walked with a real swagger, almost a sexy walk if that is possible from a horse . i once told a girl in my office at a party that she had that walk wayward had . it was a real compliment but she didn't understand it and slapped me across the face !
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I first heard "walks like a ta rt" from my uncle jack about 55 years ago. I wasn't sure what he meant then, but I learnt later that he wasn't often wrong.
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Gaff track, the home straight is just way too short.
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opps wrong fred muppett
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Couldn't get up the hill
Did pretty well going up the hill in '86 , only the 5 pounds the handicapper gave the winner beat him . ![]() |
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BHL thrashed him
Silver Buck gave BHL a ton of weight and a thrashing in his pomp. |
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The best horse to have failed to win a Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Didn't we use this phrase for Pendil originally ? |
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with out doubt the best staying chaser not to win the gold cup.
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"The mare is going to get up" "Ah she was game as a pebble" one of the best Cheltenham memories ever....
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recently read a great book about BHL - apologies cant remember name but what a dream they lived - owner didn't hav a pot to piss in and even had to sign on the dole at one time whilst the sun did an "expose" on him making "thousands" yeah right
![]() ![]() ![]() Saw Silver Buck run at Teeside but undoubtedly Wayward Lad was the fav horse of the Dickinson generation closely followed by I'm a Driver and The Mighty Mac for me |
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Badsworth Boy for me , still uniquely the only 3 times QM Champion , wins by 10 , 12 and 31 lengths.
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Badsworth the Fence Destroyer a legend.
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BHL thrashed him
Wayward Lad 12/1, thrashed BHL 4/5, in the 1985 King George. |
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To be fair he was 12/1 in a 3 runner race because BHL appeared to have him in his pocket at the time.
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What other reason would there be for the winner to be 12/1, and the 4th 4/5 sixtwosix?
Just because the betting got it wrong doesn't alter the result. |