MY RACING MOMENTS TO REMEMBER

And then they had another thriller in Irish Champion when Christy Roche just seemed to ease off in the dying strides, perhaps wary that he was in danger of bumping his old rival?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19F7xwUuAYE

Two great horses there, great memories.

This next one is just a great memory for me, having gone to London on Arc Day to watch Everton away at Tottenham I decided to back my horse and tape the racing and watch it late on that Sunday evening having had a mere ten pound each way on my selection at 66-1 each way, Everton as usual let you down with Tottenham getting a late winner, but what a surprise when I put the recording on to watch my 66-1 only go and win the Arc.

https://youtu.be/zToAFDWCnr8

So here is the story with this racing moment of mine, I was going into Wetherby this day and said to my wife that I thought Barton Bank was a certainty especially getting the weight allowance and with a possible uncontested lead, 10-1 was taken before setting off, anyway a man in his country clothing turned and looked right down on me and simply said " Dont be silly, its got no chance " After the race I looked and looked but for the rest of the meeting he could not be found. 

https://youtu.be/5ODvSTQnAwQ

This memory was excellent, I went to this Arc and also for Dalakhani's but its this one that has the memory, I had backed Sakhee at 10-1 after his Juddmonte win and was in the stands having drank a little more than I expected, seeing Sakhee cruising I stood up and shouted " Go on Frankie when your ready " little did I realise that it was only the false straight and I thought oh dear now I am going to look more of an idiot than normal, however this was the best winner of an Arc I have ever seen and really had no need to worry and a nice evening in Paris thanks to this super super horse.

https://youtu.be/k6I77-HkKm8

Sioux and Sioux 1977 Lanark Bleasdale and Thornton for Guy Reed…..i was twenty…..smitten…

This time for hurdlers was fantastic, just very rare to get three or four top hurdlers at the same time and then we have this race which is the best Champion Hurdle for me we have seen, three fantastic horses, two hardcore champions and another with brilliance on his day. Side story on this one, I was told Hardy Eustace was going to hose up in the Stayers Hurdle early in the season, jumped on at big prices, next thing you know he is thirty three to one and running in the Champion Hurdle, my bets down ante post and then we got treated to this.

https://youtu.be/_x9_mLaemco

George I completely agree, St Jovite should have won that one as well but that said they gave us some great viewing

Good thread, which I can't resist adding to.

Best memory for me, among many in a lifetime of racing, is being at Ascot in July 1986 For Dancing Brave winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. They went a million miles an hour for most of the race with the two pacemakers going besderk up front.

But the sight, and crowd noise that accompanied it, of Dancing Brave cruising up with Eddery looking across will live with me forever.

The horse had actually looked in a bit of bother 5 furlongs out when short of room but Eddery had great nerve and briefly rode him for a few strides to obtain a better postion into the straight. After that, well, the horse was miles better tha a class field - although he did tire in the final 100 yards.

A great, great day which came just 48 hours after I had been out with my wife of 35 years for the very first time!

Incidentally, I have just realised that the race came only three days after Prince Andrew (as was) had married Sarah Ferguson!!!

Great thread

Ah Dancing Brave, only Frankel stands next to him

So then here is another, this time I had no financial interest at all, this for me is right up there with one of the very best rides you could ever see, the horse in front was a champion hurdler so how much confidence do you need to ride this race, enjoy

https://youtu.be/WmzbEW1oSWc

Ok so now for probably the best staying chase I have ever seen, indeed the commentators state this immediately after they go past the post, I wont spoil it for anyone who is not aware of this race, again no financial interest for me, this is amazing, take a journey back to the 1984 Whitbread Gold Cup and just enjoy this amazing race.

https://youtu.be/DBJUMnefUCQ

It was Hardy Eustace in first Champion when he won at 33s, Manuel.

Your correct Brandy, got slightly distracted when posting that one, it was the year before when I got the nod not that it paid off but then the year after was the race to savour, thanks for pointing that out, need to concentrate more when putting these up

This collection just mean everything to me, this was my favourite flat horse of all time, everything you could ever want in a horse and when you look at these three races its easy to see why, when you look at the first race, just look at what that field went onto do, enjoy,

https://youtu.be/NfKg1K793FM

https://youtu.be/iEv9glDkGRY.

https://youtu.be/knY07WPVYW8

This one features the best two year old I have ever seen, this being the mighty Arazi, never really lived upto its 2yo form as a 3yo so all we can do is enjoy these three races,  he was mighty and to this day not seen another 2yo like this French wonder.

https://youtu.be/jpJkn-xp48U.

https://youtu.be/LQx6WPqA6dI.

https://youtu.be/mYIQttbYOOs

Here is another fantastic horse who in this race turned in his best ever performance and there were many of them to choose from, the fantastic Daylami scoots away with the Irish Champion Stakes.

https://youtu.be/qAlNerlf9Qc

Many years ago I used to enter the AOL tipping competitions for Ascot and Cheltenham under the user name Bahoor, managed to win the first two and second in the third so did really really well, one horse I tipped up was a horse called Flashmans Papers which won the Windsor Castle at 100-1 for me which virtually won the Ascot competition on day one, looked everywhere to try and find that race but cant find it anywhere, anyone finds it please post it up, be great to see that again

I have never ever been a fan of Best Mate though I never doubt the achievement of the three Gold Cups, to put him in perspective at his very best Best Mate would be ten pounds behind Imperial Commander and fifteen pounds behind Kauto Star, so with all the hype around him each year it pleased me no end to see what Paul Carberry did at the end of this race.

https://youtu.be/O39qbsxGgZ8

The race time for St Jovite's Irish derby was wrong, and never corrected.

My best memory was Dr Devious winning the 1992 English Derby, watching it on a 14" TV brought into work.
Nick Mordin in the Sporting Life Weekender wrote an article before that Derby and his four possibles finished 1,2,4,11.
That started me analysing thoroughbred pedigrees to find out why one brown horse was better than another brown horse.
Now I have two mares, a 2yo in pre-training in France, and sold a 4yo to Australia (landed in Melbourne yesterday).

MANUELPADILLAJNR 30 Sep 26 16:09 
Many years ago I used to enter the AOL tipping competitions for Ascot and Cheltenham under the user name Bahoor, managed to win the first two and second in the third so did really really well, one horse I tipped up was a horse called Flashmans Papers which won the Windsor Castle at 100-1 for me which virtually won the Ascot competition on day one, looked everywhere to try and find that race but cant find it anywhere, anyone finds it please post it up, be great to see that again



Was that the J Best trained hoss that Nevison was involved in buying....I may be wrong?

Yes it was Bests horse, he also had the third in the race Mullionmilesanhour, dont know much about Nevison interest

Dont think it won another race after that

I have been searching since you asked and cannot find a thing....bloody annoying

17/08/08 - 17:30 - Windsor Castle Stakes...Cannot see why it's not there

Apologies....17/06/08

1 (13)    Steve Drowne silk        FLASHMANS PAPERS    <    premium content    >    premium content    Steve Drowne    2    9-3    100/1   
John Best       
2 (11)    Johnny Murtagh silk    ½    BUSHRANGER (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Johnny Murtagh    2    9-3    4/1f   
David Wachman, Ireland       
3 (25)    Liam Keniry silk    1¼    MULLIONMILEANHOUR (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Liam Keniry    2    9-3    16/1   
John Best       
4 (20)    Kerrin McEvoy silk    hd    EFFORT    <    premium content    >    premium content    Kerrin McEvoy    2    9-3    28/1   
Mark Johnston       
5 (6)    Richard Hughes silk    2½    SAUCY BROWN (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Richard Hughes    2    9-3    11/2   
Richard Hannon Snr       
6 (1)    Ted Durcan silk    ¾    TOTAL GALLERY (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Ted Durcan    2    9-3    66/1   
J. S. Moore       
7 (22)    Jimmy Fortune silk    1    DONATIVUM    <    premium content    >    premium content    Jimmy Fortune    2    9-3    33/1   
John Gosden    (b)   
8 (8)    Jimmy Quinn silk    ½    KINGSGATE STORM (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Jimmy Quinn    2    9-3    66/1   
John Best       
9 (4)    Frankie Dettori silk    ½    KHOR DUBAI (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Frankie Dettori    2    9-3    25/1   
Saeed bin Suroor       
10 (23)    Jamie Spencer silk    ¾    LIGHT THE FIRE (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Jamie Spencer    2    9-3    16/1   
Brian Meehan       
11 (7)    Jim Crowley silk    ½    MISS HOLLYBELL    <    premium content    >    premium content    Jim Crowley    2    8-12    100/1   
John Gallagher       
12 (5)    Hayley Turner silk    nk    BRAE HILL (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Hayley Turner    2    9-3    15/2   
Michael Bell       
13 (10)    Pat Smullen silk    1½    SILVER SHOON (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Pat Smullen    2    8-12    7/1   
D. K. Weld, Ireland       
14 (21)    George Baker silk    1½    MISSILE DODGER (USA)    <    premium content    >    premium content    George Baker    2    9-3    16/1   
Ralph Beckett       
15 (26)    Cathy Gannon silk    nk    KINGSWINFORD (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Cathy Gannon    2    9-3    100/1   
David Evans       
16 (18)    Eddie Creighton silk    ½    MOSS LIKELY (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Eddie Creighton    2    9-0    16/1   
Mick Channon       
17 (17)    Richard Hills silk    hd    AAKEF (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Richard Hills    2    9-3    7/1   
Michael Jarvis       
18 (24)    Shane Kelly silk    1½    COURT APPROVAL (IRE)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Shane Kelly    2    9-3    100/1   
T. G. Mills       
19 (12)    M. J. Kinane silk    1    BURNING FLUTE    <    premium content    >    premium content    M. J. Kinane    2    9-3    66/1   
Brian Meehan       
20 (15)    Michael Hills silk    ns    DABBERS CHIEF (USA)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Michael Hills    2    9-3    14/1   
B. W. Hills       
21 (3)    Andrew Elliott silk    ½    OFFICER MOR (USA)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Andrew Elliott    2    9-3    50/1   
K. R. Burke       
22 (16)    Pat Cosgrave silk    1½    KATE THE GREAT    <    premium content    >    premium content    Pat Cosgrave    2    8-12    100/1   
M. J. Wallace       
23 (19)    Eddie Ahern silk    7    GLORIOUS DREAMS (USA)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Eddie Ahern    2    8-12    100/1   
Tim Pitt       
24 (9)    Tom McLaughlin silk    1¾    SHE'S A SHAW THING    <    premium content    >    premium content    Tom McLaughlin    2    8-12    28/1   
David Evans       
25 (14)    Seb Sanders silk    9    ASAINT NEEDS BRASS (USA)    <    premium content    >    premium content    Seb Sanders    2    9-3    40/1

Some gold-dust after-timing there from Manuel and I'm very surprised he hasn't had a few hoofs
to the bálls & general bellendry from the usual suspects, who refuse to believe anything...but
I can 100% attest that everything he's said is TRUE - they're his lifetime's achievements

He still won't STFU about them decades later!

Needless to say, The Bash Street Kids will routinely assume we're the same person, but as ever...they're wrong

PS - I'm sure Nevison did have some involvement with Flashman's Papers though I couldn't find any
citations of that...but what I did find interesting which I didn't know was that it was bred at Cliveden Stud.

Flashmans Papers raced in America after (if it's the same horse), he Won 16/61 races.