War Of Attrition (horse)
| War Of Attrition | |
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| Sire | Presenting |
| Dam | Una Juna |
| Foaled | 7 May 1999 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Miss B A Murphy |
| Owner | Gigginstown House Stud |
| Trainer | M F Morris |
| Record | 34 starts, 14 wins (three grade one wins) |
| Earnings | £741, 257 |
| Major wins | |
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Swordlestown Novices Cup (2005) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2006) Guinness Gold Cup (2006) |
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War Of Attrition (Foaled 7 May 1999) is a retired National Hunt racehorse and winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2006.
War Of Attrition is a brown gelding bred in Ireland by Miss B A Murphy. He was sired by Presenting out of the broodmare Una Juna and trained by Michael Mouse Morris in Fethard, County Tipperary.
War Of Attrition's confirmation and pedigree suggested his potential would blossom when jumping fences over distances emphasizing stamina. Therefore, his second at the 2004 Cheltenham Festival in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle when beaten a neck by subsequent Champion Hurdler, Brave Inca, promised a bright future lay ahead when sent chasing. That promise along with two comfortable victories in novice chases, hallmarked by sound jumping saw War Of Attrition sent off favourite in the Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase at the 2005 festival, where he could only finish seventh, 14 lengths behind the Martin Pipe trained Contraband. A first grade one victory soon followed at the Punchestown Festival in the Swordlestown Novices Cup Chase the following month, providing compensation for the Arkle disappointment and supplying a more accurate indication of War Of Attrition's ability after reported minor setbacks latterly in his novice season.
Victory over the previous season's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King, on his debut in open company provided War Of Attrition's Gigginstown House Stud ownership with real hope that he could reach the very peak of National Hunt racing during the 2005/06 season. A staying on second to multiple grade one winner Beef or Salmon, on his first start over three miles in the Lexus Chase at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting provided a good preparatory run before the testing three-and-a-quarter miles of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Ridden prominently, the combination of good ground and racing beyond three miles for the first time saw War Of Attrition travel comfortably with the generous pace during the festival show piece. Taken to the front three fences from home by jockey, Conor O'Dwyer, Mouse Morris's stable star jumped impeccably and ran on strongly up the Cheltenham hill to win racing's most prestigious chase by two-and-a-half-lengths from 2005 Grand National hero, Hedgehunter. War Of Attrition's win gave O'Dwyer a second victory in the Gold Cup ten years after Imperial Call claimed the race and Ireland a St. Patrick's day first, second and third with Forget The Past completing the placings along with his compatriots. Another grade one win followed at the Punchestown Festival in the Guinness Gold Cup for War Of Attrition when making all to beat Beef or Salmon by a comfortable two-and-a-half-lengths, rounding off a highly successful 2005/06 season and confirming his standing as a high class staying chaser.
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