| Owner: 1) Francis Dawson 2) Colonel Arthur Hyde 3) Joseph Cookson Breeder: Francis Dawson Winnings: 31 Starts: 18 - 7 - 3
Outstanding racehorse
Principal performances, Newmarket unless stated:- 20 Jun 1797 - King's Plate Newcastle (2/5, from Deserter and Charger); 5 Oct 1797 - King's Plate (8/11, from Hermione 13/8 and Vixen 10/1); 25 Apr 1798 - 1,200gns stakes (3/1, from St. George 2/1 con 1lb and Aimator 3/1); 24 Jul 1798 - Oxford Cup (4/5, from Stickler 3/1); 7 Aug 1798 - King's Plate Nottingham; 25 Sep 1798 - 1,000gns match Doncaster v Shuttle (8/11, rec 6lbs); 26 Mar 1799 - First Class of Oatlands Stakes (4/1); 11 Apr 1799 - King's Plate (11/10, from Grey Pilot and Lounger 3/1); 24 Apr 1799 - Jockey Club Plate (8/15, from Stamford and Lounger); 29 Apr 1800 - £50 Prize (4/11, from Stamford 5/1)
25 Mar 1799 - beaten [representing South] by half a neck in famous, fiercely contested, 3,000gns match by Hambletonian [representing North 4/5 con 3lbs], amid "a hurricane of applause", side betting estimated at colossal 200-300,000 gns
Disappointing sire, although got grandam of Queen of Trumps (1835 Oaks, St. Leger)
Sent to Ireland (1801) and France (1818), died after 1819 season
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