Dunkirk (British horse)

Dunkirk
Sire	Domaha
Grandsire	Vatout
Dam	Tolldown
Damsire	Davy Jones
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1957
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Brown
Breeder	F J Akerman
Owner	William H Whitbread
Trainer	Peter Cazalet
Record	18 starts 9 wins
Major wins
Calor Gas Chase (1964) Newbury Spring Chase (1965) Two-Mile Champion Chase (1965) Frogmore Chase (1965) Mackeson Gold Cup (1965)
Awards
Timeform rating: 186

Dunkirk (1957 – 27 December 1965) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won nine of his eighteen races over fences including a 20-length victory in the 1965 Two-Mile Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. The following season he died in the King George VI Chase. He was owned by Bill Whitbread and trained by Peter Cazalet.

Dunkirk was a brown gelding foaled in 1957. He was sired by Domaha, a son of Vatout. Dunkirk's dam was Tolldown, a daughter of Davy Jones. Davy Jones ran out at the final fence of the 1936 Grand National when in a clear lead. Dunkirk was trained by Peter Cazalet.

Dunkirk raced in novice chases during the 1963/64 National Hunt season. After leading much of the race, he was beaten by Buona Notte in the Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown Park, finishing as the runner-up. At the Cheltenham Festival, Dunkirk ran in the Cotswold Chase. He fell at the penultimate fence, and the race was won by Greektown.

The following season, he ran unsuccessfully over two and a half miles before being dropped back to two miles to win the Newbury Spring Chase. He then won the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase at Cheltenham, beating second-placed Greektown by 20 lengths in a field that also included Ben Stack, who won the race the previous year.

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