Racing Quiz

Had a few spare mins so here’s a racing quiz. Can you get them all right, pilgrims?!?

1. Prince of Pirates has now left the stable of Mr Henderson, the forum’s favourite trainer. He remains in the ownership of J.P. McManus but who is his new trainer???

2. In 2012 Mr Henderson had what he ‘believed’ was his first ever runner at Cartmel. However, he didn’t attend the said fixture saying instead, ‘I won’t go but X will represent me’. Who in this instance was X??? Clue – he’s a very popular figure on the forum.

3. Name the horse with the highest official Flat rating in Mr Henderson’s yard.

4. Since December 2004, when he first ran in the UK, who is the only jockey to have a 0% win success rate aboard Kauto Star???

5. Which Agatha Christie novel is part set at the Doncaster St Leger meeting???

6. In the episode of 'Fawlty Towers' where one of the guests is a bookmaker this chap tips a horse to old boy Basil. Which racecourse does this horse run at???

7. Name the last Group 1 race won by old boy Johnny Murtagh as a jockey.

8. Which former Conservative Party leader and Home Secretary had a share in a recent St Leger runner???

9. Name the horse. I am trained in Wiltshire. I’ve never won a Grade 1 race but have been placed 2nd or 3rd in 6 Grade 1 races. I am considered by some to be a lively outsider for the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

10. Name the horse. I am trained in Wiltshire. In term 2013/14 I won 3 races over hurdles. A handicap, a seller and a claimer. My name is the nickname of a man who has won over 100 caps for England.

I’ll put the answers up tomorrow morn.

 

2 - Adolf Hitler?

 

try hard.

 

7. Haydock Sprint Cup aboard Gordon Lord Byron ?

 

2. Henry Ponsonby
8. Michael Howard

 

Did he win a group 1 on sole power after this? My memory deserts me. If not then i think you are probably right

 

1) am going to say over in Ireland with Edward Harty as a guess

 

5) The ABC murder

 

10) Lamps

 

1) Ben Haslam

 

Well done, people. 10/10. The answers are:

1. Ben Haslam
2. Old boy Henry Ponsonby. Nassau, hang your head in shame re your answer.
3. Forgotten Voice (109)
4. A.P. McCoy
5. The ABC Murders
6. Exeter
7. 2013 Haydock Sprint Cup. He was 2nd aboard Sole Power in a Group 1, in Hong Kong, in December.
8. Michael Howard (Guarantee)
9. Smad Place
10. Lamps

 

Thanks for that Barney. I missed most of it but it makes a nice change.

 

Easy mistake to make Nass