Sunday 11 December 2011

Some photos and summaries from the Timeform book "Racehorses of 1968"



Ron Smyth's Persian Whistle (Geoff Lewis) wins the Joe Coral (Kent) Cup at Folkestone from Hilldyke Flower (Tommy Carter), Polistina (Lester Piggott), and Trindle Down (Pat Reavey).


Bill Elsey's Alignment (Ernie Johnson) wins the Johnnie Walker Ebor H'cap by a neck from the blinkered Tiber (Lester Piggott), with Quartette (Bill Williamson) in third place, and Marcus Brutus (George Cadwaladr) fourth.




Castle Yard (Bill Williamson) comes home clear of Midnight Marauder (Lester Piggott) and Red Swan (Frankie Durr) on the rails in the Falmouth Handicap at York.




The shock of the season in a “no betting returned” race - Dave Hanley’s unrated maiden two year old King Bob (Sandy Barclay) on the rails, short heads the 119 rated five year old seasoned sprinter St. Alphage (Joe Mercer) in the Star and Garter Stakes at Ascot.



Fulke Johnson Houghton’s Dieudonne (Lester Piggott) on the right, just holds on for a short head win over Rebel Prince (Eddie Hide) in the Acomb Stakes at York. Anguilla (Greville Starkey) and Heaven Sent (Joe Mercer) were one and a half lengths and two lengths back in third and fourth respectively.




Doug Smith’s Owen Anthony in the centre ridden by Tommy Reidy claiming a full 7lbs apprentices allowance, is seen here getting up in the last stride to beat Kamundu (George Cadwaladr) by a head with on the left Come On Grey (George Duffield claiming 5lbs) a further neck back in third place in the Matthew Peacock Stakes at Haydock.



Gordon Smyth’s Straight Master (Bill Williamson) on the rails, gains victory by a head over Petros (Lester Piggott) in the William Hill Gold Cup at Redcar.



Brighton racecourse is shrouded in mist as Bernard Van Cutsem’s brilliant filly Park Top (Geoff Lewis) comfortably humps 9stone 10lb to a one and half lengths victory over Santaway (John Hayward claiming 5lbs allowance)  with Lexicon (David Maitland) six lengths back in third place.

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