Desert Orchid 1990 Irish National

Desert Orchid 1990 Irish National

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• Desert
• Orchid
• 1990
• Irish
• National

[feathers666]

Brilliant show. On another note, now Health and Safety would certainly have had a fit with the peeps on the course dodging the loose horse(s) on the run in. Those were the days.

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@SouthsideofGlasgow Desert Orchid only ran a handful of times left handed for that very reason. Elsworth & others all have highlighted the FACT he hated going left handed. It was his courage & class that carried him through. On better ground he hammered Nortons Coin into oblivion at Kempton yet was beaten by him at Cheltenham on similar ground. He beat numerous horses as a youngster right handed but the same horses turned the form around left handed. Its not that difficult to work out.

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@SouthsideofGlasgow Are you serious? He hated going left handed!!! He was stone ++ inferior on all known form left handed (beat Yahoo 1.5l in GC yet beat him 16l in KG). Pulled up twice left handed ovcer hurdles & only won TWICE left handed, once at Cheltenham & once at Aintree. Feel free to check the facts. Yes, he was a great horse. He would have stayed the trip at Aintree (got 3m5f well at Sandown) but that Canal turn may have 'killed him' (his owners words).

[stardustmypony]

RedRum could have beaten that horse...

[tarporley2947]

without doubt the best chasing performance i have EVER seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@ALmyster947 All calm now...I was kinda 'under the influence' ! lol! Yes, I am aware Rummy was a handicapper. Dessie, well the Canal Turn would have been his undoing as he clearly hated going left handed & Kauto, well I doubt he'd get past the first three! It's a tough & unique race that has proved to be a great 'leveller'.

[ALmyster947]

@foriamonlyahorse11 Rocky calm yourself. You are totaly misreading wot Im saying. Red Rum was a handicaper of the highest level and was class at wot he did, but did he ever win a grade 1 race, no. But are you really telling me that every year, EVERY horse in the race is of the highest handicaping level. If you are then you have spent far 2 much time "between the ropes" yourself. Atleast a 3rd of every grand national field is full of cannon fodder, simply in the race 2 give the owners a day out

[foriamonlyahorse11]

@ALmyster947 Red Rum...cannon fodder? A race is a race. Whether it be a seller or a championship race. A horse gives it's all irrespective & puts it's life on the line. What you say is a bit like laymen who describe boxers as bums...tell you what, get between the ropes yourself!!

[somerandomer]

@sexytim91

out of interest, which of my comments was this about?

[sexytim91]

@somerandomer Spot on