Anyone know why the Golden Miller h'cap hurdle...

He scored his first win there, in the Gopsall Maiden Hurdle over 2 miles, Jan 20, 1931. He was 4yo, and won by an easy 5 lengths at 5/4 fav from 19 others (including 5 and 6yos).

He won his first race there apparently

He was described.. 'on this form, he would seem to be a very useful young hurdler, although probably nothing like so good as his owner's other 4yo hurdler Insurance'.

ged, was it Insurance that won the Champion Hurdle?

Ged, you must be 108!

sparrow - yes.

He also won a 3 mile chase there in Jan 1935. He went off at 7/100 and beat 5 others in a canter. He'd done the Gold Cup/Grand National double the year before.

Thanks ged, informative as ever.

Thanks ged, always remember my dad commenting on Dorothy Paget in the days when he was a bookmakers clerk.