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Moscow Flyer

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by Double Honour, Oct 21, 2016.

  1. Double Honour

    Double Honour Active Member

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    Sad to learn of the death of one the best 2 mile chasers I ever had the pleasure to watch.

    A legend. R.I.P
     
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    Double Honour, Oct 21, 2016
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    A magnificent 2-mile chaser who produced some of the most spine-tingling displays at the Cheltenham festival and elsewhere. He had a good innings to reach 22. RIP champ <rose>
     
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  3. Steveo77

    Steveo77 Well-Known Member

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    one of the all time greats.
    still remember his Champion Chase victory in 2005 when he reclaimed his title.
    what a great day that was!
     
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  4. Doalittle

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    Very sad. Won the Champion Chase when I first got interested in racing. One of my favourites. <rose>
     
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  5. SaveTheHumans

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    R.I.P The Flyer
     
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  6. Ron

    Ron Well-Known Member
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    RIP <peacedove><peacedove><peacedove>
     
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  7. OddDog

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    What a horse, what a race

     
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    beeforsalmon Well-Known Member

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    RIP The Flyer, probably my second favourite chaser of all time behind my namesake. What an era for two milers he ran in.
     
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    What a legend , these are the horses that make Cheltenham the place of legends.go into any back street pub and you'll see the walls adorned with pictures of his like. A great horse.
     
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  10. TopClass

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    Moscow Flyer was just before I had an interest in racing but so much as to say, when Barry Geraghty famously said, when describing Sprinter SACRE- that he "is the best horse I have sat on since Moscow Flyer".We all saw what Sprinter did a couple of years ago and last year, so those comments propelled me to go and watch Moscow Flyer on YouTube, and those great battles win Azertyuiop.

    What a horse.
    R.I.P <rose>
     
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