Horse Racing 1986 King George VI Chase Kempton. Desert Orchid

[RobandLarry]

Simon Sherwood rode Dessie to perfection, Richard Dunwoody, I think, was probably scared of his jumping ability. But what a race, great to hear all those famous names again, I especially remember dear old Door Latch, you could always see him with that big white face.

[uhegbu]

A shock winner at the time but a sign of things to come.

[Sunburst75]

Dessie was 16s because he was a novice still at that point.

[december2364]

Remember this race well. Sadly backed Forgive 'N' Forget. The funny thing was quite a few people I knew backed Desert Orchid this day. 16/1 was amazing odds.

[stevven69]

because colin brown rode combs ditch the previous two seasons , mind it was a blessing in disguise coilin brown was crap just look at the 1987 race what a muppet he was ,

[tobin2]

It is hard to believe now that Dessie was available at that price, but he was the outsider of the stables two runners. I backed the other one Coomes Ditch who Colin Brown preferred to Dessie.