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Great Cheltenham Festival Horses

  • 07-03-2013 4:32pm
    #1
    kfallon
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    You know the kind, the minute they got back to Prestbury Park in March, bit of spring sun on their back they always gave their all and rarely disappointed by either winning or coming close to it. Here's a thread, with only 5 days to go, to honour those horses who excelled at The Festival each year they ran.

    I'll start off with a couple who are not as obvious as others who will surely be mentioned:

    Willie Wumpkins - won a RSA Hurdle (now Neptune) and also won the race now known as The Pertemps Final 3 times in a row (79-81), each time going off at big odds.

    Albertas Run - Finished mid div in the bumper in 2006 but from then on his record has been fantastic. Never ran at the Festival in '07 (tho did win at Aintree) but then his record over fences at The Festival since '08 reads 19112 all in Grade 1 events. Back for more this year and has been a great servant to Jonjo O'Neill and Trevor Hemmings.

    Feel free to add your own favourites!


Comments

  • #2
    RichieLawlor
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    Hardy Eustace


  • #3
    kfallon
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    RichieLawlor wrote: »
    Hardy Eustace

    Give us a little write up Dickie, you know you want to :D


  • #4
    Johner
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    Not a superstar by any means but at the festival Buena Vista always gave it everything.

    6th in the bumper not beaten far.
    3rd in a supreme only just beaten over a length.
    6th in an Arkle
    Then four years in a row ran crackers in the Pertemps.

    5th, 2nd, 1st and 1st. Again not a world beater by any means but always gave you a run for your money at Cheltenham.


  • #5
    Oscars Well.
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    Son Of Flicka... :pac:


  • #6
    Imhof Tank
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    Buck House was one of my old favorites.

    Won the 83 Supreme Novices
    4th in the 84 Champion Hurdle
    2nd in the 85 Arkle
    1986 -he wins the Queen Mother ...........dead of colic a few months later


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