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24 Mar 23
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Didn't realise there was still a race to commemorate this horse, Denys Smith was the trainer wasn't he? Got electrocuted on the gallops as i recall, a long time ago.
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Ante post fav for my Triumph Hurdle until that horrible accident.
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races over the 3 day Northern Festival named after the North's best.
lady buttons the grey bomber brindsi breeze sea pigeon cab on target jodami one man monet's garden red rum some great memories  . |
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Trained by Denys Smith, The Grey Bomber was electrocuted in a freak accident on the gallops in 1983.
The winner of all his five races, including the Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham in December 1982, The Grey Bomber was described as potentially the best horse Smith had trained. But tragedy struck the four-year-old on his way to the gallops when he placed his foot in a puddle that had been electrified by cables blown loose by gales. "One of the hardest things I've had to do was ringing the owners to tell them the tragic news," Smith said.  |
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If it's named after him haven't they got the name wrong ? Wasn't he called The Grey Bomber ? He was electrocuted walking on the roads which were flooded and power lines down. Bloody stupid.
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