Bacchanal (horse)

Bacchanal
Sire	Bob Back
Grandsire	Roberto
Dam	Justitia
Damsire	Dunbeath
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	4 March 1994
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Martyn J McEnery
Owner	Lady Lloyd-Webber
Trainer	Nicky Henderson
Record	20: 10-2-2
Earnings	£262,798
Major wins
Gerry Feilden Hurdle (1999) Stayers' Hurdle (2000) Feltham Novices' Chase (2000) Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (2001) Aon Chase (2002) Long Distance Hurdle (2002)

Bacchanal (4 March 1994 – 25 January 2003) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing. He was lightly-raced, winning ten of his twenty races between January 1999 and January 2003. As a novice hurdler he won two of his four races and in the following season he won the Gerry Feilden Hurdle before recording his biggest win in the Stayers' Hurdle. He later developed into a top class steeplechaser, winning the Feltham Novices' Chase, Reynoldstown Novices' Chase and Aon Chase and twice finishing third in the King George VI Chase. He returned to hurdles to win the Long Distance Hurdle in 2002, but was killed in a fall at Cheltenham in January 2003.

Bacchanal was a chestnut gelding with a large white star, bred in Ireland by Martyn J McEnery's Rossenarra Stud. He was sired by Bob Back, who recorded his most notable success when beating Pebbles and Commanche Run in the Prince of Wales's Stakes in 1985. As a breeding stallion he sire the St Leger winner Bob's Return but is best known for his National Hunt runners, which have included Bobs Worth and Back In Front. His dam, Justitia, was an unraced daughter of the William Hill Futurity winner Dunbeath.

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