I still remember the very bad ride from Tom on Frankel that day... Another bad ride was the guineas. although no one will blame him as he won, he just unnecessarily burnt Frankel who was almost the only horse that can still sustain to win in such a ride in the group 1s. He felt as if he was riding on the dirt tempo!

Two fabulously talented horses no doubt as well as conspicuously notable sires - I have no emotional connection with Storm Cat as he only raced in America and I never saw any of his races , though I’m now fully aware of his breeding success - on the other hand 😅.. I actively disliked Giants Causeway and never backed him once , so consequently he was constantly beating horses I DID back , though I’d be remiss not to fully respect his top class and battling qualities . Great vid though , cheers 🍻 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

great vid legend

Backed Adonijah in that race and it got one of THE worst rides I’d seen in my 30 years punting .. 🤦‍♂️.. Montekin didn’t have the form to win that one .. but It did 😅 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Completely forgot that I’d backed Diesis in the Dewhurst so I was surprised but delighted Gorytus had blown out , just didn’t know why . 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Can you get the 1975. 1976 and 1977 prerace and post races grand nationals

Rip the sergeant he was owned by my uncle who is hoping to lay his ashes at york racecourse he deserves a special plaque

Aye brilliant race - cheers for that 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Really never took to Carson , there’s a ruthless streak that applied to his personal life too which didn’t put him in a good light imho . Seriously top class jockey though , I can’t deny that . Reflection would tell you that Gorytus Was NOT the choice he made and with good reason 😅 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wow great to see this. Coolmore not too lucky with their Frankels so far. This one could be something special lets hope so Speed and Stamina as said shes got it. Early days but wow she was gd

Meccas Angel was a grand sprinter right enough and Micheal Dodds got the very best out of her I reckon 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great training performance from rod Millman who always reminds me of that great old chaser he used to ride cobley express .seargent Cecil a very tough and honest horse great memories .thanks your channel gets better and better keep up the fantastic work

Another fantastic watch. Some great memories. Thank you for sharing. Tell me are these horses ones you remember yourself?

Thanks for the memories. Wonderful horse RIP and there really is an extra wow factor with these hold up stars. He was one of 2 staying heroes of mine back in the day, the other being Celeric.

I’d never seen that Cadran run 🍻 What a horse ! What great training and riding ! I honestly think that Plate , Ebor and Ces hat trick will never be done again , just so pleased it happened in MY lifetime ✊ Thank you again for this vid 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I notice Mirjan was mentioned in the Plate as being the previous years winner , if memory serves it was a mickey Hammond horse and also won the Swinton Hurdle with my money on it ..😀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Awww this is gonna be brilliant - cheers 🥂 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great to see that Irish champion with that super filly Indian Skimmer but what a Ballsy call to run Salsabil in the Irish Derby against Cecil’s 3 top class colts , awesome filly she was ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I put a wee bet on of 15 x 10p trebles 5 x 10p 4 folds and 1 x 20p roll up , first 4 modestly priced all won and I was just waiting for the 3rd fav in the King George Time Charter @ around 5/1 if memory serves - get in there !!!!! £128 for a £2 stake 😅 Oh so sharp was a darling of mine but Pebbles was devastating in a stacked field - I only got into racing from 78 so sone of those earlier races I’ve never seen yet - cheers btw 🍻 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2 of my very favourite racemares the globetrotting pair pebbles and triptych what a pleasure to see these two equine giants

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Wow ,how confident yves st Martin was on allez France hands and heels while the other jock was going for the stick with a vengeance …cool as a cucumber

Brilliant, do you have any more nationals with build up to race. Great watching again

A fantastic video on an amazing trainer. I do take exception to his son boldly proclaiming that "Had Nijinsky fractured a pastern, nobody would have ever heard of Northern Dancer". This is a total joke. The Dancer was the leading sire in North America in 1971. The latest any of those horses could have been bred is 1968 one year BEFORE Nijinsky made his debut. OBrien definitely saw the potential for sure, but The Dancer was headed for greatness with or without him.

I’d no idea if truth be known who or what was in the thumbnail 😅.. but a great bunch of fillies there , Milligramme being the one I remember being most impressed by . 🍻 fir that great upload 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

sonic boom lady one of the greats

Is it greville dancing brave starkey in the thumbnail ,if so it’s ocean or Fiji …thanks for more fantastic memories 👏👏

Lovely to see Tom jones ..what a gent he was

Tbh I’ve never heard of that gold cup winner .. but his dad Touching Wood was a brilliant stayer and I always remember that huge sheepskin nose band he used to wear 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

High Top is my new fav from that era 😃 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Monster of a horse ! One of the all time bests won grp races from 6f to 1m 4f.. that’s nearly an impossible feat .. full disclosure , once I had started taking an interest in racing and it’s heroes etc and only 1 horse had defeated The Brigadier to spoil his 3 year unbeaten career , I always held it against Roberto , which is crazy really , but that’s how it is with me 😅 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great horse, Great trainer, Great jockey, Great upload👍

I think this was 1986. BBC had that new ident at the end of 1985 and that theme tune was run in 1985/86. This might be a tall ask but I would see from early 80s Ascot broadcasts, Wilson would be standing in front of what looked like a white trellis with a small garden party going on. Was he still in that position by 1986?

Watched Royal Ascot today enjoyed the racing but the continuous analysis and drivel they spout just gets too much, good upload 👍

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I don't think we will ever see a jockey with such astonishing ability to be able to win so many races without having to do anything. Some jockeys, trainers, commentators, etc. would say that he had an uncanny connection with a horse. You should maybe do a video where you can show him making look so easy.

We just don’t seem to see these type of races anymore, Lester knew how much Sagaro had in the tank and just cruised past real good horses, now it’s whips flailing from 2 furlongs out. Great upload 👍

I’d have loved Sir Gordon to have answered his own question there at the end 😅.. his face gave it away what he really wanted to say 😝 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Must’ve been a sickening feeling at the 2f pole to be on a legend but look to your left n see Lester pulling double .. 🤦‍♂️ Great vid 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The racing authorities of the time clamped down hard on the young Lester, Sir Gordon was leaning on Lester’s mount when he did get out, 6 months a bit harsh , nowadays it would be a few days. nice upload👍

Frankel nearly blew himself in this one.

Gordon was a hater. He never liked Lester and has said a few unkind things about him

Pat when i asked him who is the best you rode. He asked what distance the race. Over 12f he had no doubt Golden Fleece. Miler El Gran Senor. 10f he couldnt split them and Dancing Brave a brilliant 3rd.

Fantastic ! Canford Cliffs and Kingman were my favs from that . Oth running with a double handful at the 2f pole 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Have to agree. You have surpassed yourself with this one. Thanks for putting this together and sharing. Great to remember Greville, for so much more than the Derby defeat. Brilliant stuff

Great to watch Greville thanks for sharing.

He reminds me of when I was young watching horse racing with my dad. Great jockey 👍

Your best vid yet imho ! 👏 This was MY era and I luxuriated in this vid ,cheers btw 🍻 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good lord .. I remember not the pictures but the bookies commentary of that 78 Ayr Gold cup G ! I’ve never seen it and this is a real thrill for me , I vividly remember I backed Persepolis who ran really well but my memory tells me Vaigly Great was not only a hot fav but also top weight and it was trained by Stoute , a proper Grp horse in a handicap example 😅 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fk me gently ! 😅.. I’d NO idea Star Appeal won the Arc with auld Greville on board 🤯.. first time I’d seen that race and he gave it a peach !! Nice one✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿