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Captain Christy (foaled 1967) was a champion Irish-bred and Irish-trained hurdler and steeplechaser who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a novice.. In spite of a tendency to make mistakes, Captain Christy was an outstanding hurdler and one of the best steeplechasers of all time.
The King George VI Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped.
The 1965 Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles 5 furlongs and 8 yards, or 4,231 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped.
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The Cheltenham Gold Cup was first run as a steeplechase on 12 March 1924, over 3 miles 3 furlongs, for five year olds and upwards, with five year olds carrying 11 st 4 lbs, and the remainder 12 st. The race was covered by Pathe News. [1] A prize of £685 was awarded to the owner of the winning horse.
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Burrough Hill Lad was a big, powerfully built [3] brown gelding, bred by his owner, Stan Riley. He was sired by Richboy out of the mare Green Monkey. He was trained by Jimmy Harris initially and then Walter Wharton, before moving to Jenny Pitman at Lambourn in Berkshire.
Patrick Taaffe (9 March 1930, Dublin - 7 July 1992, Dublin) [1] was an Irish National Hunt jockey who is best remembered as the jockey of Arkle.The pair dominated National Hunt racing in the mid-sixties, winning the Irish Grand National, the King George VI Chase, two Hennessy Gold Cups, three Cheltenham Gold Cups and the Whitbread Cup.