No Ches, Montelado won the first ever bumper (festival) which was the final race of the festival, he returned to win the Supreme the following year. Monsignor won the old RSA Hurdle which is now the Neptune which was always the first race on Wed (3 day festival). 19 wasn't Fantus, it was Earthmover, didn't he have about 6 years between them ?
god that montelado/monsignor thing really threw me. monsignor did win the bumper but like you say he then won the rsa/baring bingham/neptune the following year. I always thought it was the supreme. and I have no memory of montelado whatsoever, think the old brainbox has squashed them together. saving space as I get older.
did mullins have six runners? god knows what was first home of them, oo hang on I remember backing one, or was that 2010, it sliced through some bog somewhere, bishopsfurze, was about 4th. think that may be wrong year tho.
it wasnt six Ches and I posed the question because I though it was quite pertinent...though that isnt much of a clue!