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I swear Dessie ran at Royal Ascot almost certainly before he embarked on his chasing career.
In something like the Queen Alexandra and finished down the field.
Did I imagine this?
In something like the Queen Alexandra and finished down the field.
Did I imagine this?
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Cant find any record of Dessie running on the flat at Royal Ascot.It seems he only ran once on the flat, on an all weather track at Kempton. He finished 2nd under jockey Brian Rouse.
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Did they have all-weather at Kempton in those days?
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The Racing Post does not show Dessie running on the Flat but I think their early records are a complete dog's breakfast after a botched merger of the Sporting Life and Racing Post databases when the papers were combined.
However, here is the 1985 Sagaro Stakes at Ascot in May:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2pctPl0ICM Desert Orchid led for about 12 furlongs then faded. Longboat won, beating Gildoran. |
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May 85 FLAT Ascot 2m Group3 £15,171
11 ran GOOD time 3m 28.78s 1 Longboat 4-8-8 W Carson 10/1 2 Gildoran 5-9-3 B Thomson 7/1 3 Spicy Story 4-8-8 Pat Eddery 6/4 Fav 0 DESERT ORCHID 6-8-8 B Rouse 33/1 led 12f, 4th straight, weakened over 2f out Dist: nk-nk-7-3-nk |
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Kempton AW track opened in 2006 long after Dessie retired.
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last time dessie paraded before the KG wasn't even a/w then
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