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Yet to be surpassed - three Grand National records were set by Manifesto more than 100 years ago, to wit:
(1) Most runs in the race namely 8 between 1895 & 1904 (2) joint highest winning weight at 12st 7lb and (3) highest placed weight at 12st 13lb. |
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Zoren, a Feench horse sired by Zianini
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Apple Tree- 3 time Group one winner, including the Coronation Cup.
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Bullfinch - fence with a solid base topped by a hedge. The horses are supposed to jump through the hedge rather than over it.
Used in French cross country steeplechasing as well as in eventing. Here is a photo of two horses jumping a bullfinch (one rather more successfully than the other). |
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Chaser
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Ditcheat - Somerset village in the middle of nowhere. Home to the yard of Paul Nicholls.
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Each way 1-2-3-4-5
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Foinavon - originally owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster who named him after a Scottish mountain found close by the Arkle peak that inspired the name of another of her horses.
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Guineas
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Highclere Stud - founded by the 5th Earl of Carnarvon in 1902.
(20 years later the Earl, accompanied by Howard Carter, famously opened the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.) |
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Imperial Stakes, a relatively minor 2yo race at Sandown which Mill Reef won in 1970 beating a filly name Hecla who would later be the second mare he covered at stud.
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Jocked off
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King Zog - American colt foaled 2007.
The real Zog was King of Albania from 1928-1939. Sadly, William & Kate have missed a great opportunity to call their son Zog in tribute to such a great name. Maybe next time. |
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Listed race
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Moved slowly throughout.
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Novellist, impressive winner of the King George and leading fancy for the Arc.
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Off course bookmakers
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Place money
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Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.
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Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.
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Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.
Beat Rainbow Quest a neck in the 1985 renewal but was thrown out by the stewards for twice bumping RQ when neck & neck in the final furlong. Owned by the ever popular Daniel Wildenstein who was in a minority of 1 in disagreeing with the ruling. |
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Thirsk Racecourse- used in 1940 for the substitute race to the St Leger, won by Turkhan.
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Unfancied
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Vacarme - beat Creag-an-Sgor a length in the 1983 Richmond Stakes but thrown out by the stewards for bumping several other horses in the final furlong.
Owned by the ever forgiving Daniel Wildenstein who sacked jockey Lester Piggott shortly afterwards. |
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