Horse Racing One Man 1996 King George VI Chase Kempton

One Man winning his second King George. Dessie too is seen for those like me old enough to know a TRUE LEGEND.

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[RobinCarmody]

I'm getting the impression btw that your original comment here is sort of saying that Kauto Star hadn't proved himself yet - have your views on this matter changed since this year's King George?

[bluemanc43]

Kauto Star is a great horse no doubt about it but I wont class him as a true giant until ive seen him (not going to happen) land a top class handicap giving lumps of weight to other smart performers. It annoys me when i see comments of how he is is equally top class at 2 or 3 miles as his Tingle Creek wins prove. He won them as level weight contests Desert Orchid would have matched / bettered his score but he was running in it as a handicap.

[foriamonlyahorse2]

@bluemanc43 Check Racing Post chase....too much beer slip!

[bluemanc43]

lol Yes very likely thanks for the correction

[feathers666]

Wonderful memories as well as thoughts of the sad losses later. Strong Promise was only a novice at that time, brilliant to see him too.

There is very little footage online of One Man in action so huge thanks for posting.

[bluemanc43]

Not as good as his win at Sandown and no not much footage of him online most of my previous stuff of him got deleted. I have all his chase carear big wins on vid.

[littlebay75]

such speed for a chaser one thing both dessie and the greatest arkle had was the ability to make the running and still find another gear at the end they just demoralised the opposition !!

[sainglain]

One Man = a very good horse

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@littlebay75 That is right....they were relentless gallopers.

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@Arazi124 Barnbrook Again was top class winning a champion chase. ED was a glorified handicapper. Forgive & Forget was top class & was even placed to Dawn Run in a Gold Cup. KS beat handicappers when winning by 36l. He clocked 6m 7s in good to soft that day. Long Run is the first decent horse except Denman he has ever faced. He was smashed out of sight in 6m 3s on SOFT ground...an AMAZING time! Nicholls has said he would not have beaten him even if he was on top of his game!

[ComteLafon]

@malcs0 I know what you mean, but I just think that One Man didn't really respond under pressure no matter the distance. He needed to have his races won quite early; waiting with him didn't work if the hammer was put down early (Sun Alliance Chase etc). His Sandown performance was his best, I always thought - absolutely no doubt he stayed the distance. But you're right in that he needed the race to be run to suit him, which is why he can't be put up there with the best.

[foriamonlyahorse1]

@Arazi124 Dessie beat Barnbrook by a going away 8l. Barnbrook had grade one winner Yahoo another 8l behind him in 3rd so clearly stayed 3M well. Great dual KG winner & GC win/place The Fellow would have smashed ED yet a Desert Orchid already in decline beat him hollow by a massive 17l. The whole line ups Dessie faced just oozed class thats all. Kauto Star faces just three reasonable rivals this year: Long Run, Riverside Theatre & Burton Port. All still babies really. Dessie faced hardened pros.

[Arazi124]

@foriamonlyahorse1

Also, just to clarify with Barnbrook Again. On overall ability I'd put Barnbrook Again ahead of Exotic Dancer. I know what a fabulous 2m - 2m 4f chaser he was. I was just saying that over 3m in my opinion I feel Exotic Dancer would be superior as that distance really stretched BA's stamina. Obviously, I know you'll disagree so I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this. Getting into a heated debate that can't be proved one way or another is pretty pointless. :)

[Arazi124]

@foriamonlyahorse1

Please don't refer to me as having a short memory, most of my favourite horses are from the early 90's when I was growing up. I just feel people can go too far the other way and hold up horses they watched years ago on pedastal. If you look at Toby Tobias & Exotic Dancer's career's they are very similar. Both finished second in a King George & a Gold Cup. Plus they both won the Martell Cup at Aintree & the race now known as the Argento Chase at Cheltenham.

[foriamonlyahorse1]

@Arazi124

Top class Toby Tobias & the great Barnbrook Again, a dual champion chaser would have destroyed glorified handicapper Exotic Dancer who was about the same level as Rough Quest. I guess you think E.D was better than Forgive & Forget, The Fellow & Wayward Lad too or maybe you have forgotten Mr. Mulligan was a Gold Cup winner & Barton Bank a King George winner?

Alas people have short memories. Kauto Star just would not have lived with the fencing of Dessie or One Man!!

[Arazi124]

@foriamonlyahorse11 Exotic Dancer finished placed behind Kauto Star in two of his King George victories and he was a top class chaser. In my opinion, ED was a superior horse over 3m to the likes of Rough Quest, Toby Tobias, Barnbrook Again & Kildimo who finished placed behind Desert Orchid & One Man. So if you say KS beat nothing in his King George victories then you might as well say that Dessie & One Man beat nothing as well in my view.