1987 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Newbury. Extended footage

Thanks for posting. Great race.

love these  clips, did you see the one i posted couple of days ago, really fantastic , ill bring it  up for you now

remember the winner PLAYSCHOOL ridden  by  Paul Nicholls

Hennessy my fav race of the season , partly because you know the proper horse racing has finally arrived   

Fav memory of the great race has to be the photo finish between Red vs Red in 1973 , anyone remember ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwft15X831Q

Thanks Hayden for that brilliant video of the battle of the reds. I remember that race as if it were run yesterday. First time I`ve seen that in years.

Great stuff.

Cheers Hayden. Eddie CR puts up some great video's and was kind enough to send me a CD with the video of the 1981 Sun Alliance some year ago, a race I backed the winner in but had never seen.

A mate bet £400 on Kildimo and we watched in an independent bookmakers called Inkpens in Redhill, apparently frequented by Ronnie Biggs in the 60's. Paul Nicholls gave Playschool a great ride he always looked like horse that might go to the top, but sadly got injured running on fast ground at Haydock in 1988/89 season. David Barons had expressed misgivings about the ground but felt under pressure to run, a decision he bitterly regretted as the horse never fully recovered.

Apologies aberdonia, just noticed you started thread, thx.

Mixed emotions regarding Playschool , backed at 14/1 forthe Hennessy the week or so before as thought i'd reverse form with Kildimo but in the 1988 Gold Cup had it 33/1 many many months before the race in an each way singles and double with Celtic Shot for the Champion Hurdle also 33/1 , used PTS phone bookmakers in those days ( anyone remember them )

Think the biggest fright i had though was seeing Classical Charm come there on the snaff at the last but Celtic Shot ran like a gun barrel straight to the line , was there that day in what was probably the windiest day i've ever attended any meeting.

Great memories though , enough to make me the Celtic Shot win again   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsPtfk4rso

hennessy and the mackeson was very special for us flat lovers, i havent a clue what those 2 races  races are any more

Reckon elis that....

Hennessy Gold Cup = Coral Gold Cup

Mackeson = Paddy Power Gold Cup

Massey Ferguson = Virgin Bet Gold Cup

Purely on memory , i try to remember the new sponsors as we need someone to sponsor this fading sport.

Hayden , was that the day the plane crashed and the top blew off the Guinness stand ? That was the windiest I recall .

massey fergie, forgot about that, thx hayden,  do they still have that famous race in ireland ,  i recall a horse running in it most years ( forgive if im spelling  it wrong ) for auction , something like that in the 80s

Crikey mate i don't remember that , can't think how i could forget that though tbh 

ps i posted a thread the other day and a clip of THE ERROLL STAKES , i dont remember that race at all , does anyone

the storm 1987 ,      https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/gallery/flashback-great...

Remember For Auction well Elis and won plenty of races including a Champion Hurdler over here in early eighties i think , was a big outsider.

whaw there it is. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=for+auction+champion+hu...

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=for+auction+champion+hu...

sorry its on you tube , my link is wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFrIxo1HNis.            thats better

Remember For Auction to be in the Gaye Brief and Daring Run vein in that they seem to fill gaps in the middle of the historic greats either side like Monksfield / Sea Pigeon and then later Dawn Run / See You Then.

shame it nothing like that these days,

I remember every horse from the 87 Hennessy....Like a few others, im more flat orientated now, and would struggle to know what the new races are...

its still the mecca dante to me...lol, as 85 onwards was when i really got into racing

First time I ever went to Newbury  playschool  won the hennesy .ended up  at the elephant and Castle  long story  it was bloody  rough  then dare not think what  it like know.
Hope you are all well just had a bloody  awful  train journey  home from Cheltenham.
Ronnie.

brown chamberlin , 1983, i remember very well . francome was my jumping hero jockey ; so stylish over a fence . i should have been there but watched it at home with an almighty hangover after a very late post office party nightclub visit . those were the days !