Arkles Quiz

[Diamond Geezer]

Pretty sure it's Dormant who won the Hennessy in 1966 beating Arkle and who I think finished in front of Mill House in a King George a couple of years earlier.

 

[swedish chef]

Pretty sure it's Dormant who won the Hennessy in 1966 beating Arkle and who I think finished in front of Mill House in a King George a couple of years earlier.

I think Stalybridge Colonist won the Hennesey that year getting 35lb from Arkle

 

[edgt]

What do Grand National winners West Tip, Hedgehunter and Mon Mome have in common?
A TH member described a "Dream NH horse" as one who;won a bumper;won a Cheltenham festival novice hurdle;be a major fancy i.e. in the top two favourites for Champion hurdle, Gold Cup,and Grand National in his career. To my knowledge there was only one "Dream NH horse". Name him/her ?

 

[Diamond Geezer]

I think Stalybridge Colonist won the Hennesey that year getting 35lb from Arkle

Must have been the 1966 KG then

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Not Florida Pearl is it edgt ?

 

[edgt]

FP never ran over hurdles or in GN.
Great horse but wrong dream.
P.S. Dream horse also ran in 2 mile chase for good measure , just like FP

 

[Diamond Geezer]

What do Grand National winners West Tip, Hedgehunter and Mon Mome have in common?

Well they were all aged nine when they won or is that too obvious ?

 

[Diamond Geezer]

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[Diamond Geezer]

I know they considered the GN for FP, didn't realise you meant actually run in these races thought it may have been favourite whilst it held an entry.

Florida Pearl died earlier this year incidentally.

 

[ArkleSupreme]

Diamond Geezer has the name of the right horse but not quite the correct races with the trainers names required also !

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Dormant trained by John Wells-Kendrew beat Arkle in the 1966 King George can't remember the Mill House race but know he beat him

 

[Flagship uberalles]

What do Grand National winners West Tip, Hedgehunter and Mon Mome have in common?
A TH member described a "Dream NH horse" as one who;won a bumper;won a Cheltenham festival novice hurdle;be a major fancy i.e. in the top two favourites for Champion hurdle, Gold Cup,and Grand National in his career. To my knowledge there was only one "Dream NH horse". Name him/her ?

Commanche Court?

 

[edgt]

No. Good effort .He ran in 3 mile hurdle rather than Champ.

 

[Flagship uberalles]

No. Good effort .He ran in 3 mile hurdle rather than Champ.

I thought you just meant quoted in the top two favourites Just checked, he didn't win a bumper either weirdly enough, I just took that for granted.

 

[edgt]

Well they were all aged nine when they won or is that too obvious ?

Too obvious I'm afraid.

 

[edgt]

I thought you just meant quoted in the top two favourites Just checked, he didn't win a bumper either weirdly enough, I just took that for granted.

Austrian derby winner.His sire shared a female ancestor with Deep Run.
Amazing to think Commanche Run started at stud with a 50K fee.
Expensive for a jumping sire!

 

[Flagship uberalles]

Ah - L'Escargot?

 

[edgt]

Yes indeed.Well done Flagship.
Eclipse award winner to boot with 2 Irish GN placed efforts, once carrying 12st 3lb.
To think that someone described him as over rated.

 

[HawkWing]

apologies if answered already but hedgehunter, mon mome and west tip fell the year before winning the Grand National.

 

[ArkleSupreme]

OK Diamond Geezer I will give you the point for Dormant as I have already answered the part about where he beat Mill House in my Arkle Appreciation thread...it was the 1964 Whitbread Gold Cup Chase and he was trained by my favourite northern trainer,Capt. Neville Crump.

Current standings.....

DIAMOND GEEZER 4
RORYDELARGY 2
BAR THE BULL 1
HAPPY JACK 1
SEQUOYAH 1

Good questions from edgt too and well done Flagship and HawkWing !

11.What connects trainers Fulke Walwyn and Neville Crump where the 1967 Grand National is concerned ?

 

[edgt]

Good answer Hawkwing; never thought of that.
What I was after was the fact that they were placed in Chel Gold Cup the year after their victory.

 

[edgt]

They were hardly previous trainers of Foinavon, who began life at Greenogue racing in You Know Who's colours.
A nice quiz question.

 

[ArkleSupreme]

Thanks edgt...indeed, Foinavon was in a box next to Arkle at one stage and actually ran in the 1966 King George race too !

I wonder if anyone will answer my question correctly ?

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Trainers of the joint favourites ?

 

[simmo]

Both ran 4 horses?