GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES, BELT, AND CAP 



Mr. J. Meynell-Knight's Bouchal Ogue, 



a. II St. 7 lbs. ... - fell C. Graham 

 Mr. Lionel Robinson's York II., a. 



10 St. 6 lbs. fell T. Moran 



Mr. T. G. Arthur's Kilts, a. lO st. 3 lbs. fell R. H. Harper 

 Mr. White-Heather's Detail, a. 10 st. fell W. Payne 

 Mr. F. Bibby's Loop Head, 6 y. 9 st. 



12 lbs. fell A. Hogan 



Mr. T. Nolan's The Foreman, 8 y. 



9 St. 7 lbs. fell E. Lawn 



Mr. T. Ashton's Seisdon Prince, a. 1 1 st. p.u. M. Phelan 

 Mr. G. Walmesley's Extravagance, 6 y. 



10 St. II lbs. .... fell G. Goswell 



Winner trained by Coulthwaite. 



7/1 agst. Red Lad, Ascetic's Silver, 8/1 Eremon, lO/i Extrava- 

 gance, 100/8 Timothy Titus, 100/7 Ravenscliffe, 100/6 Tom West, 

 Kilts, 20/1 Rathvale, Barabbas II., Centre Board, Drumcree, 

 33/1 Napper Tandy, 40/1 Buckaway II., Detail, 50/1 others. 



Won by 6 lengths, neck second and third. Time, 9 min. 

 47 1 sees. 



1908 



In the history of the race there cannot have been a 

 greater surprise than that occasioned by Major Douglas 

 Pennant's Rubio in 1908. This American bred geld- 

 ing, a son of Star Ruby and a mare named La Toquera, 

 had never done anything of note and had descended to 

 work ridiculously below the standard of the ordinary 

 handicap 'chaser. Being apparently of no use for his 

 destined career as a jumper of fences he was lent to an 

 innkeeper at Towcester who utilised him to help in 



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