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Arkle Quiz.
Arkle Quiz.
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Q5 - Callisoe Bay was born in 1989.....
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The Callisoe Bay answer is correct, although I never looked at his birth and it was not the historic significance.
The link was that he was owned by Rogers Waters, who was a founding member of Pink Flyod - The Wall was the historic event. I am off now so question 9 was Trainglot. Good work COM. |
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Good fun, lets make this a regular thing!
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Will try again
Good luck. |
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How are we fixed with wildmans quiz ?
Q 9.....Flyingbolt with the welter of 12.6 and Leap Frog won it with 12.1.........my lap top died lastnite and in any event was tired as well (me) that is !!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Great quiz.
Wildman is the answer to your Q5 Dunkirk in the 1965 King George. |
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Correct Monte Christo.Dunkirk was a two mile chaser who took on Arkle in the 1965 King George,he was in the mould of Tingle Creek and Im A Driver,he fell fatally at the fourth last.The controversy started in the Sporting Life the next day when Dunkirks jockey Bill Rees said that Dunkirk was dead before he hit the ground and although he broke his neck he maintained his heart burst.It was alleged that Dunkirks lungs were full of blood,this led to a Sporting Life editorial saying it was cruel to race horses against Arkle as he broke the genuine horses hearts.
JayTrumpOldTom.Leap Frog and Flyingbolt correct. |
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Is that them all answered as this thread was hi-jacked and is therefore all over the place........
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Not hijacked added to,three to go.
From q1 two of the other famous mountains were named,Foinavon and Ben Nevis one to go. Q2.Which stakes race run at Leopardstown has the same name as Arkle`s half brother. Q6.What bird dog finished second to Arkle. will post results tomorrow as i have had a drop of poteen tonight. |
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2. Savel Beg
3. Bank of Ireland 4. Airborne 5.Dunkirk 6. Willy Wagtail 7. Baldoyle, Dundalk? and Mullingar. 10. T.P. Burns |
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Q.1 Aonach
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Well done The Gotchee all right except Aonach,a pity you don`t post more as you know your stuff.
Saval Beg was Arkles half brother and also named after a Scottish mountain but not the one required for Q1. Q6.This was the sole cryptic clue and the hard one so fair play to The Gotchee,Willie Wagtail was second to Arkle in the 1963 Power Gold Cup. |
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Q1- Ben Stack
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Moneypenny has answered the last question and not for the first time.
Ben Stack owned trained and ridden by those responsible for Arkle won the equivalent of The Arkle in 1963 and won the Two Mile Champion Chase in 1964 at the same festival Arkle won his first Gold Cup. |
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