Colin Keane to ride in Cheltenham bumper

Good morning reg hope your well

Can you remember the flat jockey who won the 2002 festival bumper quite possibly the best bumper ever to have taken place.

Jamie Spencer. I was there. My last Festival on course - I was moaning then about the crowds.

That’s the one jumper I didn’t even know till the following day there was a long stewards enquiry into the race

Morning jimnast
Was that the one where there was a long stewards ? And everyone thought it a cert to get chucked, including myself ...I had a large bet on the 2nd, so pocket talking a bit

There was a thread about it the other week
Rhinestone Cowboy?...not gonna Google

I was typing at the same time as you then , Jimnast

Yes it was rhinestone cowboy reg 5th that day was Iris gift

Pizzaro won it

Yes Mr C...Rhinestone Cowboy the 2nd

Roll of honour for the first 5 home

Pizarro

Won monksfield hurdle
3rd sun alliance hurdle behind the magnificent Hardy Eustace sad foot note the rider of hardy was killed 5 months later at kilbeggan.
3rd grade one novice chase leopardstown Christmas
Won grade one leopardstown race now run at the drf recent winners ,faugheen,Gallopin and fact to file
3rd Lexus the year carberry on beef or salmon was waving at best mate
2nd bobbyjo behind hedgehunter a few weeks later won the grand national

Rhinestone cowboy

Won kingwell hurdle
3rd in rooster boosters champion hurdle
Won Agfa hurdle
Won Aintree hurdle beating rooster booster
Won 3 mile grade one punchestown beating iris gift

Back in front


2nd in royal bond behind Hardy Eustace
Won supreme novice hurdle 10 lengths from kicking king
Won champion novice punchestown
Won morgiana hurdle
Won bula hurdle 4 lengths from inglis drever

Thisthatandtother

Won tolworth hurdle
Won Henry v111 chase
Won festival chase now the ryanair

Iris gift

Won Bristol hurdle mccoy Walsh neck and neck for 1/2 mile beat ad hoc 3rd a distance away
Won grade two uttoxeter a distance
Won haydock grade two 17 lengths
2nd stayers hurdle one of the best performances ever by a novice hurdler splitting Baracouda and limestone lad
Won Sefton hurdle
Won stayers hurdle gained revenge of Baracouda
Won Liverpool hurdle

And the 6th went on to win the grade one champion bumper punchestown

Pricewise has tipped The Mourne Rambler. Sorry, OP, if that's jinxed it.

Stormin was able to pick a few chips from a punter's bag he was put so far over the rail on Rhinestone Cowboy,not a chance it wouldn't have been turned around these days.

Punchestown, that's exactly how I remember it, absolute miscarriage of justice
Ramruna, probably a jinx but I'm not on it (yet) so no problem for me

There was a much worse one in the stayers hurdle anyone remember the one I mean ?

Rose Ravine and Crimson Embers I would say ? Or possibly Avro Anson and Balasani?

The first one second again perhaps as they were both owned by the same person made a difference,as punchestown said they were taking chips this one was in the Guinness village.

I can never remember which one won I do remember that I backed the one that didn’t which is probably why I still think about it.

I think Rose Ravine was FPTP and kept the race.

Probably the worst stewards decision I can remember. Though luckily not the most expensive for me.

I was actually at Exeter around 20 years ago there was one at least equally as bad where the winner kept it I can’t remember the names of the horses involved it was a Friday and one was a grey.

Crimson Embers won the Stayer's the next year.
Won it easy.

Was hill of Slane in the race Penzance ?

The stayers down the years has more than held its own there’s been some great races and some great winners the thing that annoys most at Cheltenham is the false starts mine is when the press/ pundits call the ryanair the feature race of Thursday never has never will be ,

1982 He was 2ND when Crimson Embers won.

82 was there year jonjo was leading jockey at the meeting

How many winners?

The not there

I guess 1 may be 2,countback?

Correct Penzance 1 winner won on placed horses

Can you imagine laying him as he was favourite and after 17 races he hadn’t road a winner with just the county hurdle to go you would be licking your chops ,then bang in he pops with path of peace.

There very few things you can be certain of in racing but a leading rider with one winner could only ever happen again if the last 3 days were abandoned.

Hill Of Slane looked up and says he was trained by K R Burke.
I take it that's the Karl Burke of today?

I would be astonished if it was the same one Penzance

I should have the sporting life from that day bit short of time tonight but I’ll look tomorrow

Got the life in front of me now Penzance

405 race Tuesday 16th match 1982

Hill of slane owned by Andy turnbull trained by a Jarvis ridden by a turnell

13;800 to the winner 3 races on the card sponsored by Waterford crystal

Just noticed there was a 645am inspection due to the soaking conditions

Pictures of a young David Nicholson on the front page I never remember him been young.

Bookmakers advertising the prices of horses in the centre pages that’s a distant memory

Alan Jarvis?,Burkes father in law.

That’s correct Penzance Karl would have been in his late teens at the time of the 82 festival.

Cheers,
sure I see Burke by his name in his form.
Must've got it wrong .
  GL @ Cheltenham.

Himself,Ryan Moore,Oisin Murphy and Johnny Murtagh still trying to get out of there.

Thanks Penzance best of luck to you also enjoy the racing.

Punchestown 2011 post have you got lost ?

I was referring to the OP's post and other riders I mentioned stuck abroad jimnast?

Sorry punchestown the thread diverted as they do forgotten what it was about in the first place.

Bump

Hope you had a few quid on Reg.

Nice find Reg, it didnt go unbacked either going by the SP.

Well done Reg!
I suspect the chequebook will be out for one of the runners in that race. If money were no object to me I would definitely be trying to buy the Adrian Keatley trained Horse

Given an a truly horrific ride

Cheers Whippin and others, yes had a few quid on
I didn't particularly notice Diamont Dore, but saw in the write up that it finished well
...I should imagine there's a few good uns in there

Good spot, enjoy the winnings!

Was gonna play the second ew but saw that 4 year old mares have a dire record, also was owned by Suede and Mineur so thought would they sell a good one! Was getting 14lbs didn’t see the race but almost broke the stats so maybe has a future?