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Aint that a shame - 50/1 chance.
Wonder if he will ride it?
Wonder if he will ride it?
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Well this is news few knew?
NOT!!! Like SWC he is a Corinthian of the ethos of the race and NH in general, perhaps part of the reason NH still endures? |
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If the Duke of Alburquerque could ride in the National then why not Maxwell?
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John Thorne, Marcus Armytage et al sparrow!!!
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Not in the dukes class though.
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they did put a rule in place of 15 winners of which 10 must be chases so some don't now, maxwell obv does but no idea if that would have ruled out your duke these days?
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There is a massive gulf between the best amateurs and the worst but so there is with professionals. Sam Waley-Cohen is the most recent surely? You can argue about the competence of a rider but it is only one factor to take into account when analysing a race.
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Well I'll be having a cheeky fiver on him if he takes the ride
Forum curse and all that |
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He is about the only thing left that reflects the GN as a spectacle in the sense of the history of the race.
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if he could get rachael then he should let her ride, suspect he'll have an ego moment
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Seven broken ribs, fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days.
From the Racing Guide website. He first attempted to win the race in 1952 but fell from his horse, waking up later in hospital with a cracked vertebra – the first of many. He tried to win again in 1963 but once again fell from his horse, delighting the bookies who had placed a bet of 66-1 against him finishing still in the saddle. In 1965 he fell once more, this time breaking his leg after his horse collapsed beneath him. Still determined not to be beaten, in 1974 he had 16 screws removed from his leg after a bad fall so that he could ride in the race but promptly fell again and broke his collarbone. Once he even competed in a plaster cast and this time (incredibly) managed to finish – but only in eighth place and a long way behind Red Rum. In 1976, he sustained his most serious injuries and spent a long spell in a Liverpool hospital after being trampled in a race by a number of other horses. Throughout his eventful and painful racing career he suffered seven broken ribs, a large number of fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, suffered a major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days. Incredibly when he awoke he promptly announced to the attending nurse that he planned to race yet again. He was 57! Race organisers wisely decided to revoke his license rather than allow him to suffer further injuries “for his own safety“. He was declared medically unfit to ride in the race in 1977, although brave Beltran continued to ride competitively in Spain up until 1985 – at the age of 67! Beltran Alfonso Osorio y Díez de Rivera, 18th Duke of Alburquerque, The “Iron” Duke of Aintree, died on the 18th of February 1994 at the age of seventy-six. He never did win the national but he gave it a very good, if agonising, try.Seven broken ribs, fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days. He first attempted to win the race in 1952 but fell from his horse, waking up later in hospital with a cracked vertebra – the first of many. He tried to win again in 1963 but once again fell from his horse, delighting the bookies who had placed a bet of 66-1 against him finishing still in the saddle. In 1965 he fell once more, this time breaking his leg after his horse collapsed beneath him. Still determined not to be beaten, in 1974 he had 16 screws removed from his leg after a bad fall so that he could ride in the race but promptly fell again and broke his collarbone. Once he even competed in a plaster cast and this time (incredibly) managed to finish – but only in eighth place and a long way behind Red Rum. In 1976, he sustained his most serious injuries and spent a long spell in a Liverpool hospital after being trampled in a race by a number of other horses. Throughout his eventful and painful racing career he suffered seven broken ribs, a large number of fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, suffered a major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days. Incredibly when he awoke he promptly announced to the attending nurse that he planned to race yet again. He was 57! Race organisers wisely decided to revoke his license rather than allow him to suffer further injuries “for his own safety“. He was declared medically unfit to ride in the race in 1977, although brave Beltran continued to ride competitively in Spain up until 1985 – at the age of 67! Beltran Alfonso Osorio y Díez de Rivera, 18th Duke of Alburquerque, The “Iron” Duke of Aintree, died on the 18th of February 1994 at the age of seventy-six. He never did win the national but he gave it a very good, if agonising, try.As well as being one of the most colourful figures on the European equestrian scene and a courtier to the Spanish royal family, he holds one other claim to fame, another title – that of probably the worst jockey in racing history. Albuquerque was given his first pony at the age of five and on his eighth birthday was given a film of England’s National Steeplechase by his father. He immediately became obsessed with the race once recalling; “I said then that I would win that race one day.” And he nearly died trying. Seven broken ribs, fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days. He first attempted to win the race in 1952 but fell from his horse, waking up later in hospital with a cracked vertebra – the first of many. He tried to win again in 1963 but once again fell from his horse, delighting the bookies who had placed a bet of 66-1 against him finishing still in the saddle. In 1965 he fell once more, this time breaking his leg after his horse collapsed beneath him. Still determined not to be beaten, in 1974 he had 16 screws removed from his leg after a bad fall so that he could ride in the race but promptly fell again and broke his collarbone. Once he even competed in a plaster cast and this time (incredibly) managed to finish – but only in eighth place and a long way behind Red Rum. In 1976, he sustained his most serious injuries and spent a long spell in a Liverpool hospital after being trampled in a race by a number of other horses. Throughout his eventful and painful racing career he suffered seven broken ribs, a large number of fractured vertebrae, a broken wrist and thigh, suffered a major concussion, and was once in a coma for two days. Incredibly when he awoke he promptly announced to the attending nurse that he planned to race yet again. He was 57! Race organisers wisely decided to revoke his license rather than allow him to suffer further injuries “for his own safety“. He was declared medically unfit to ride in the race in 1977, although brave Beltran continued to ride competitively in Spain up until 1985 – at the age of 67! Beltran Alfonso Osorio y Díez de Rivera, 18th Duke of Alburquerque, The “Iron” Duke of Aintree, died on the 18th of February 1994 at the age of seventy-six. He never did win the national but he gave it a very good, if agonising, try. |
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Apologies for the repeated paragraphs above. Technology
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is that really old age tho?
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I remember Ginger pontificating it was not a race for women etc but never once had anything against amateur riders and rightly so in terms of the latter many of whom were consummate horsemen over the original fences, changed days and just another handicap but as SWC proved, horsemanship and enthusiasm can still play a part.
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Life expectancy for men in 1985 was 72 years.
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Still hope then sparrow?
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Past there already.
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I know, was just wondering if you had a ride in the GN you had kept quit!!
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I know, was just wondering if you had a ride in the GN you had kept quit!!
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I'd have a job walking to the changing room these days let alone ride a horse.
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Same here sparrow despite not even qualifying for the UK oap pension for a while yet, can't steal the knowledge and memories though can they?
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Biggest problem now is recalling the memories etc.
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ownedbt teapho,irish point,gerry owners wasnt it,probably looking at another 500 grand purchase
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ownedbt teapho,irish point,gerry owners wasnt it,probably looking at another 500 grand purchase
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you're ok from the early 1900s because of photography, but you must be struggling for the first 50 or so yrs?
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True sparrow and yet some are indelible, since my mini stroke I can recall 50 years ago like yesterday but forget where the car keys are.
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I can remember chapter and verse from 50 years ago but need to check my diary to discover what day of the week it now is.
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My early memories are of ptp jockeys such as Tim Holland Martin, Pat Tollitt (female riders had their own race in the ptps from way before they were allowed to ride professionally), Chris Collins, John Lawrence (Lord Oaksey) Bill Bush, John Thorne, Tim Forster, David Gandolfo, Nicky Henderson (wonder what happened to him).
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the wives give me her fiver for £2.50 ew on AINT THAT A SHAME
i,ll saven her the MAWELL story/jockeyship till after the race and who no,s she might be a maxwll winner 1st time of asking  , certainly give me a chuckle |