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I know today belongs to Shaneboy Fantasy but will chance this quiz all the same.
24 Questions 18 horse 3 trainers 2 racecourses 1 jockey no real theme although music crops up regularly,clues will follow.
Q1.Eastern punt for Gold Cup winner
Q2.Shane Warnes long distance handicap winner
Q3.Slow chaser won three championship races in five years
Q4.He can clone Gold Cup winners,two actually
Q5.Handbags and Mike D`Abo
Q6.Gratis Guineas winner
Q7.Clapton played in a white room,he played in a grey room
Q8.Oberons home
Q9.It is relaxed lunacy to let girls ride over jumps
Q10.This shrub won the Derby
Q11.This flower won the Derby
Q12.This flower is trained currently by John Kiely
Q13.Trainer of Dream Confusion
Q14.Van Morrison is sad mad bad
Q15.Is this the lighthouse that never was
Q16.Early Derby winner who caught the wind
Q17.Somewhere my love is in Cambridgeshire
Q18.Its not unusual for this Ceasarewitch winner to follow the Sullivan sitcom
Q19.Three times he entered the silvered ring with three different jockeys
Q20.Pulled up in Liverpool and sung there
Q21.Old confectionery now in bottle
Q22.This carthorse won the Derrinstown Derby trial
Q23.This battler won the Gallinule stakes
Q24.Second in the Epsom Derby and the Grand National
24 Questions 18 horse 3 trainers 2 racecourses 1 jockey no real theme although music crops up regularly,clues will follow.
Q1.Eastern punt for Gold Cup winner
Q2.Shane Warnes long distance handicap winner
Q3.Slow chaser won three championship races in five years
Q4.He can clone Gold Cup winners,two actually
Q5.Handbags and Mike D`Abo
Q6.Gratis Guineas winner
Q7.Clapton played in a white room,he played in a grey room
Q8.Oberons home
Q9.It is relaxed lunacy to let girls ride over jumps
Q10.This shrub won the Derby
Q11.This flower won the Derby
Q12.This flower is trained currently by John Kiely
Q13.Trainer of Dream Confusion
Q14.Van Morrison is sad mad bad
Q15.Is this the lighthouse that never was
Q16.Early Derby winner who caught the wind
Q17.Somewhere my love is in Cambridgeshire
Q18.Its not unusual for this Ceasarewitch winner to follow the Sullivan sitcom
Q19.Three times he entered the silvered ring with three different jockeys
Q20.Pulled up in Liverpool and sung there
Q21.Old confectionery now in bottle
Q22.This carthorse won the Derrinstown Derby trial
Q23.This battler won the Gallinule stakes
Q24.Second in the Epsom Derby and the Grand National
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Q20. Youlneverwalkalone
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14. Celtic Swing
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11. Sun Star
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Q12 Blossom Gate
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8. Fairy King springs to mind but doesn't look right.
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2. Leg Spinner
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Q4. Fortina ????
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5. 1,000 guineas winner Glad Rags
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Q8. Acapulco
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11.lavandin
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19.yeats?4 times?
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Q18 Detroit City
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4.Michael Dickinson?
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Q24. Harry Barker ?
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3.L'escargot
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Q17. Newmarket
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Q10.Psidium
Q11.Larkspur Q12.Araucaria |
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Arucaria with Ginger Mccain now,lost her form since she was fav. to win Aintree bumper for John Kiley
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Q9.Lucy Alexander
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That blistering start caught me by surprise,two brilliant answers to Q4 but wrong.
Q3 L`Escargot slow as a snail won the Gold Cup in 1970 and 1971 ans the Grand National in 1974. answered by dj876 Q2 Shane Warne a leg spinner answered by Distant View Q10 Psidium 1961 Derby winner also a shrub answered by dj876 Q14 Van Morrison had a song Celtic Swing,headline in Racing Post when Celtic Swing ducked the Epsom Derby answered by Distant View Q18 Its Not Unusual a hit for Tom Jones as was Detroit City which was released after Green Green Grass of Home,first three words a sitcom written by John Sullivan answered by Monte Christo Q20 Youlneverwalkalone pulled up in the Grand National and a Kop anthem answered by Monte Christo |
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4.Noel Chance?
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Q9. Lucy Alexander
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Q5 Handbags and Gladrags a song written by Mike D`Abo and sung by Chris Farlowe and winner of the 1966 1000 guineas.
answered by Distant View Q9 Relaxed lunacy an anagram of Lucy Alexander answered by Monte Christo Q11 Larkspur a flower and 1962 Derby winner answered by Catchmeifyoucan Scores Monte Christo 3 Distant View 3 dj876 2 Catchmeifyoucan 2 |
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23.Im Spartacus?
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Q4 He can clone an anagram of Noel Chance
answered by dj876 Q12 is cryptic |
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12 Mississippi River?
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Well done dj876.A flower could also be something that flows,a river flows so Mississippi River is correct even though he is a bit of a mongrel.
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Fairly Quirky alright -Large bet on him the day in clonmel,I'd say there trying to handicap him now
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23-Im spartacus
19-Yeats Both incorrect wildman?? |
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Q20.Youlneverwalkalone
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Q15. Virginia Woolf
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Afraid so 19 and 23 incorrect.
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Q22.Risk Material
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Oops re Q20.........What Q's remain unanswered ?
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You still got it right Catchmeifyoucan so well done.
Questions unanswered are 1,6,7,8,13,15,16,17,19,21,22,23 24. Have some work to do will revisit at around eight. |
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SO THESE ONES TO GO.......
Q1.Eastern punt for Gold Cup winner Q6.Gratis Guineas winner Q7.Clapton played in a white room,he played in a grey room Q8.Oberons home Q13.Trainer of Dream Confusion Q15.Is this the lighthouse that never was Q16.Early Derby winner who caught the wind Q17.Somewhere my love is in Cambridgeshire Q19.Three times he entered the silvered ring with three different jockeys Q21.Old confectionery now in bottle Q22.This carthorse won the Derrinstown Derby trial Q23.This battler won the Gallinule stakes Q24.Second in the Epsom Derby and the Grand National |
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Q17. Huntingdon
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Q24.H.B.
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Q1."Imperial" Commander
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