Arcalis (horse)
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| Sire | Lear Fan |
| Grandsire | Roberto |
| Dam | Aristocratique |
| Damsire | Cadeaux Genereux |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2000 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | PE Clinton |
| Owner | Andrea Wylie, Graham Wylie |
| Trainer | Howard Johnson |
| Record | 47: 11-3-4 |
| Earnings | £345,849 |
| Major wins | |
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John Smith's Cup (2004) |
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John Smith's Cup (2004)
Supreme Novices' Hurdle (2005)
Arcalis (foaled on March 7, 2000 in Great Britain) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for his win in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the 2005 Cheltenham Festival.
Arcalis was sired by Lear Fan out of the mare Aristocratique, from whom he inherited his grey coat . He is owned by Andrea and Graham Wylie and is trained by Howard Johnson. Throughout his time as a racehorse, his predominant jockeys have been Denis O'Regan and Paddy Brennan. Arcalis was purchased in 2004 by Howard Johnson for owner Graham Wylie.
He started racing as a two-year-old in August 2002 when he was entered into the Cornmill Hotel Maiden Stakes, a Class D race. In that race, Arcalis finished fifth out of 11 entries. His first win came in October 2002 when he won the Annual Members Nursery, a Class E race in which he beat out 20 other entries for the victory.
His first win in a Grade 1 race came in March 2005 when he won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse, located on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Entering the race as a 20-1 longshot, he again bested a field of 20 horses, defeating Wild Passion by 10 lengths. After his big win, owner Graham Wylie said of his prized horse: He is a good horse and I never lost faith in him. The ground wasn't right last time and he wasn't right either. There were certain horses in the yard that weren't right, and he was amongst them.
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