Forgive 'n Forget
| Forgive 'n Forget | |
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| Sire | Precipice Wood |
| Dam | Tackienne |
| Damsire | Hard Tack |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1977 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Owner | Tim Kilroe and Sons Ltd |
| Trainer | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| Major wins | |
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Coral Golden Hurdle Final (1983) Timeform Chase (1984, 1985) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1985) Edward Hanmer Chase (1985, 1986) Charlie Hall Chase (1986) Tommy Whittle Chase(1986) Vincent O’Brien Irish Gold Cup (1987) |
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Forgive 'n Forget (foaled 1977) was a British-bred racehorse who developed into a top-class steeplechaser. He was held up and invariably travelled comfortably in his races but sometimes lacked fluency at his obstacles. His biggest success came when winning the 1985 running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He would later lose his life in the 1988 running of the same event.
Forgive 'n Forget was foaled in 1974 and went through the sales ring twice at Ballsbridge in Ireland. He was bought for 1,700 guineas as a foal and later sold on for 4,300 guineas as a three year old. His sire, Precipice Wood, won the 1970 Ascot Gold Cup and developed into a successful national hunt sire. Forgive 'n Forget’s dam won a race over five furlongs on the flat in 1969.
Forgive 'n Forget went into training with W Brennan in Ireland where he won a bumpers event. He was then sold privately to builder Tim Kilroe and transferred to the stables of Jimmy FitzGerald in Yorkshire, England.
Forgive 'n Forget ran eight times over hurdles, winning on four occasions. He showed himself to be suited by a test of stamina. He passed the post first on both his opening two starts at Stratford and Worcester in October, but was demoted on the second occasion for interfering with the runner-up. After being beaten on his next two starts, Forgive 'n Forget competed in handicap company. After winning events at Catterick and Ayr in January, he was targetted at the Coral Golden Hurdle Final, run over three miles and one furlong at Cheltenham in March. In a field of thirty runners, Forgive 'n Forget carried second top weight of 11 st 6 lb, but was the subject of a gamble and started the 5/2 favourite. With Mark Dwyer in the saddle, Forgive 'n Forget gradually made progress from the rear of the field to move into third with three hurdles left to jump. He led at the last hurdle and went on to beat Brunton Park by three lengths. Forgive 'n Forget appeared once more, when reverting in distance to just over two-and-a-half miles at Aintree in April, where he ran poorly and was pulled up.
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