One For Arthur

One For Arthur
Sire	Milan
Grandsire	Sadler's Wells
Dam	Nonnetia
Damsire	Trempolino
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	24 February 2009
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	J P Dwan
Owner	Deborah Thomson Belinda McClung
Trainer	Lucinda Russell
Record	19:7-3-5
Earnings	£638,938
Major wins
Classic Chase (2017) Grand National (2017)

One For Arthur (foaled 24 February 2009) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competes in National Hunt racing. In 2017 he became the second horse trained in Scotland to win the Grand National.

One For Arthur is a bay gelding with a white blaze bred in Ireland by J P Dwan. He was sold as a yearling for €14,000 and made €34,000 when returning to the sales ring as a three-year-old. In December 2014 he was again put up for auction at the Brightwells Cheltenham sale and was bought for £60,000 by the trainer Lucinda Russell. He entered the ownership of Deborah Thomson and Belinda McClung who formed the Two Golf Widows partnership after their respective partners took to spending most of their weekends on the golf course. He has been trained throughout his professional racing career at Arlary near Kinross in Scotland by Russell, assisted by her partner Peter Scudamore.

He was sired by Milan, who won the St Leger and finished second in the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2001. Milan's other progeny include Jezki, and Darlan. His dam Nonnetia, who won one race over hurdles in France, was a granddaughter of Wavy Reef, the female-line ancestor of the Irish St. Leger winner Duncan.

One For Arthur began his racing career on the amateur point-to-point circuit and was beaten in his first four races before winning at the Lingstown meeting in November 2013. When moved up to compete against professional competition following his move to Russell's yard in early 2014 he finished second in a National Hunt Flat race at Newcastle Racecourse in February and a Novice Hurdle at Kelso in March.

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