Poet Prince
| Poet Prince | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Milton |
| Grandsire | Marcovil |
| Dam | Welsh Princess |
| Damsire | Hapsburg |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1932 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Owner | David Sherbrooke |
| Trainer |
Ivor Anthony Fulke Walwyn |
| Major wins | |
| Stanley Chase (1940) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1941) |
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Poet Prince (foaled 1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1941 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He had earlier won the Stanley Chase at Aintree and went on to contest two more Gold Cups. He was unplaced when well-fancied in 1942 and finished fourth in 1945 at the age of thirteen.
Poet Prince was a chestnut gelding with a broad white blaze bred in the United Kingdom. He was sired by Milton, a representative of the Godolphin Arabian sireline whose wins included the Criterion Stakes in 1918 and the Ribblesdale Stakes in the following year. His dam, Welsh Princess was a great-granddaughter of Wedding Eve, an Irish broodmare whose other descendants have included the Kentucky Derby winner Ponder.
As a young horse Poet Prince had breathing problems and was not regarded as a serious racing prospect. He was acquired for only 40 guineas by David Sherbrooke, a veterinary surgeon who also competed as an amateur jockey. He was initially sent into training with Ivor Anthony at Wroughton in Wiltshire.
Poet Prince showed good form in the early part of his racing career and won the Stanley Chase at Aintree Racecourse in the spring of 1940. Despite his success at the course, he never contested the Grand National.
On 20 March 1941, Poet Prince was one of ten horses to contest the sixteenth running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. David Sherbrooke had intended to ride the horse himself but was injured in a fall on the previous day and the ride went to Roger Burford. The 1940 winner Roman Hackle favourite ahead of Savon with Poet Prince third choice in the betting at odds of 7/2 whilst the other fancied runners included Red Rower (also trained by Ivor Anthony) and The Professor. In the race Poet Prince tracked Red Rower before taking the lead at the final obstacle. He drew away on the run-in and won by three lengths from Savon, with Red Rower a short head away in third place.
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