Brutal Force debut

Dave Scott wrote: If not mistaken Horse Chestnut was beaten first time out

I think Horse Chestnut won its first start and ran 3rd in his second start. I could be wrong.

Contest wrote:

Dave Scott wrote: If not mistaken Horse Chestnut was beaten first time out

I think Horse Chestnut won its first start and ran 3rd in his second start. I could be wrong.

Just checked he ran 3rd first time out, in a Gr3.

Dave Scott wrote: Mill Reef was my favourite racehorse beaten twice (second) and won 10 times, for the record My Swallow beat him in France but Mill Reef got his revenge in the 2000 gns but Brigadier Gerard beat them both that day!

Great memories won the Derby and Arc

He won his first start by 5l. I had a share in a horse with Alec Laird called Ocean Trade. We had run a place on debut and I had a full go on him the day he took on Horse Chestnut on debut

Horse Chestnut got beat his 2nd start under lights in a 2 year old feature at Newmarket.

Beaten by Clifton King.

Brutal Force winning the John Skeaping Trophy in 1999. Not the most flattering of photos - not too sure why his mouth is open!

pirates wrote: besides missing the skeaping and champion stakes wfa another meeting which I badly miss was the sa invitation stakes race day at scotsville where the day was an interprovincial raceday with 4 jockeys each from Gauteng natal and cape town competing in their respective provincial colours

Thanks for that memory.
I hope they bring this meeting back

Getting back to the thread it's gone back to 3/1

Good punting

Contest wrote:

Dave Scott wrote: If not mistaken Horse Chestnut was beaten first time out

I think Horse Chestnut won its first start and ran 3rd in his second start. I could be wrong.

the only time i backed horse chestnut...ran 3rd at clairwood in one of those early 2 year old races in the natal season

If the horse can run it will win, if it canie it winae

Great to see it out so early in the season, they either have big plans(end of the year feature season then oversees) or they think it`s nae good

HORSE CHESTNUT
ORIGIN:
(SAF) CH. BY FORT WOOD EX LONDON WALL

10 RUNS 9 WINS

08/JAN/2000
1ST OF 5
Gulfstream Broward H.
Gr.3, 8½f.

24/APR/1999
1ST OF 13
Turffontein South African Derby
Gr.1, 2450m
R625,000

27/MAR/1999
1ST OF 13
Gosforth South African Classic
Gr.1, 1800m
R625,000

06/FEB/1999
1ST OF 17
Kenilworth J&B Metropolitan H.
Gr.1, 2000m
R625,000

16/JAN/1999
1ST OF 16
Kenilworth Cape Argus Guineas
Gr.1, 1600m
R312,500

22/NOV/1998
1ST OF 11
TurffonteinDingaans H.
Gr.2, 1600m
R156,250

24/OCT/1998
1ST OF 8
Gosforth Graham Beck 3YO H.
L, 1300m
R78,125

15/JUL/1998
1ST OF 8
Clairwood Kwazulu-Natal Free H.
L, 1200m
R43,750

10/MAR/1998
3RD OF 12
Newmarket TC Morris Lipschitz Juvenile P.
Gr.3, 1000m
R12,500

20/DEC/1997
1ST OF 7
Turffontein Maiden Juvenile P.
1000m
R23,411

Ran well enough, might win a maiden one day