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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Desert_OrchidDesert Orchid - Wikipedia

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   Desert Orchid had three more races in the 1990–91 season, his last ever victory coming in the Agfa Diamond Chase at Sandown on 2 February 1991. His final start of the season was a 15-length third to Garrison Savannah in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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     Unforgettable! Re-live the story of Desert Orchid's Cheltenham Gold Cup - Racing TV

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     The great DESERT ORCHID dominates in the 1988 Tingle Creek at Sandown - Racing TV

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3. famousracehorses.co.uk › desert-orchidDesert Orchid Horse - History, Facts & Race Wins

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   Desert Orchid horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Desert Orchid horse rating and status. Click to read more.

4. www.horseandhound.co.uk › features › racehorseDesert Orchid – ‘A grey with an unquenchable zest for racing’

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   Jun 8, 2024 · He won 34 races from 70 starts. Indeed, Desert Orchid made as many starts as Denman, Sprinter Sacre and Best Mate put together.

5. www.racingpost.com › profile › horseDesert Orchid | Race Record & Form - Racing Post

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   Desert Orchid statistics and form. View results and future entries as well as statistics by course, race type and prize money.

6. www.racingpost.com › news › featuresDesert Orchid: so much more than just an astonishing ...

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   Sep 11, 2023 · Desert Orchid: the facts and figures. Foaled 1979 in Britain, grey gelding by Grey Mirage - Flower Child (Brother) Owner Richard Burridge. Trainer David Elsworth, Whitsbury, Hampshire. Jockeys Colin Brown, Simon Sherwood, Richard Dunwoody. Record over fences 27 wins from 50 starts (1985-91) Cheltenham Gold Cup 1989

7. www.timeform.com › horse-racing › featuresIconic races of the 1990s: Desert Orchid wins a fourth King ...

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   Apr 16, 2020 · Desert Orchid raced three more times in the 1990/91 campaign, finishing fourth under top-weight in the Victory Chandler Chase, winning the Agfa Diamond Chase at Sandown and finishing third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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   How many races did Desert Orchid win?

   • Desert Orchid had three more races in the 1990–91 season, his last ever victory coming in the Agfa Diamond Chase at Sandown on 2 February 1991. His final start of the season was a 15-length third to Garrison Savannah in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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   How many times did Desert Orchid win a season?

   • After a winless first season when he ran four times, Desert Orchid blossomed in 1983/84. A winning streak of six included the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown. On that day he toyed with Ihaventalight, who was the apple of multiple champion trainer Fred Winter’s eye. “Funnily enough I bumped into Fred in the gents’ afterwards,” Elsworth says.

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   Did Desert Orchid win the Racing Post Chase?

   • The Racing Post Chase of that year included many top-class handicappers and graded horses but Desert Orchid, carrying the huge weight of 12 stone & 3 pounds (77.6 kg), beat the opposition, led by the top-class Delius – a feat the official handicapper said could not be done on ratings.

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   When did Desert Orchid reappear?

   • Desert Orchid did not reappear until November 1990, finishing second in the Haldon Gold Cup. A fourth in the Tingle Creek followed before the King George VI Chase, which he won for the fourth time. Desert Orchid had three more races in the 1990–91 season, his last ever victory coming in the Agfa Diamond Chase at Sandown on 2 February 1991.

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   Did Desert Orchid win at Wincanton?

   • In 1989, Desert Orchid again won at Wincanton, this time with a new jockey, Richard Dunwoody. After a second in the Tingle Creek Chase, he headed for Kempton, where he took his third King George, this time as the 4/6 favourite. He followed up with a win at Wincanton and then took the Racing Post Chase at Kempton.

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   Who won Desert Orchid vs Combs Ditch?

   • Colin Brown, who rode Desert Orchid in more than half his races, partnered his better-fancied stablemate Combs Ditch instead. Desert Orchid followed up with wins at Sandown and Wincanton, before finishing third in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham, three lengths behind Pearlyman.

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9. www.racingtv.com › news › desert-orchid-magicDesert Orchid: the horse who made the King George his own

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   Dec 24, 2023 · Desert Orchid won four of the six renewals of the King George VI Chase that he contested, plus was third in a Christmas Hurdle (Focusonracing)