Had a few minutes spare earlier on so here's something to test the great brains on the forum. A quick quiz on the old 'Sport of Kings'. 1. Who has been Wiltshire's top NH trainer in terms of races won and prizemoney earned in each of the past 5 seasons? 2. If Long Run wins the 'King George VI Chase' later this month he will have won the contest twice in the same calendar year. Who was the last horse to achieve this feat? 3. Which current Flat trainer rode the Grand National favourite, in the late 1980's, only to fall at the first fence? 4. The forum's favourite trainer, Mr Henderson, trains at Seven Barrows in Lambourn. But which Derby winner from the 1970's was trained at this establishment? 5. Name the jockey. I was born in 1965 and rode my first winner in 1984. I won my first English Classic in 1997 and my first Irish Classic in 1999. My most recent Group 1 win came in Germany in August. 6. Which trainer had the first three winners at Aintree on Grand National day this year? 7. In the episode of 'Fawlty Towers' where Basil backs a 14/1 winner and then tries to conceal the fact from dear old Sybil what is the name of the winning horse? 8. In terms of the Grand National what specifically links Ben De Haan, Jason Titley and Liam Treadwell? 9. Which jockey rode the final winner of the 2011 UK Flat turf season? 10. Name the horse. Born in 2000 I was never beaten on the track. My first 6 races were in Ireland but my most famous win was, on my last start, in England at Christmas time. I was then made Champion Hurdle favourite but due to injury was retired and never ran again. I'll post the answers mid-morn tomorrow.
"8. In terms of the Grand National what specifically links Ben De Haan, Jason Titley and Liam Treadwell? " They won one glorified handicap and were never heard of again.
Excellent. Every question answered correctly. I can confirm that the answers were: 1. Alan King 2. One Man 3. Clive Cox 4. Grundy 5. 'King' Kieren Fallon 6. Mr Henderson 7. Dragonfly 8. They all rode the winner of the race when it was won by a woman trainer 9. Amy Ryan 10. Feathard Lady I'll try and do another one for the same time next week. Although it looks like I'll have to make the questions harder!
