Flyingbolt (1959 - 1983) was a famous racehorse. Officially he is the second best steeplechaser of all time, behind only Arkle, who was ironically stabled just a few doors away in the same yard at Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin where both were trained by Tom Dreaper. A comparison of their merits is probably best illustrated by the Official Handicapper, who at the end of the 1965-1966 season rated Arkle the superior by only 1 lb (0.5 kg). Timeform, the highly respected racing publication, had a difference of 2 lbs between them. However, whereas Arkle is feted and remembered as the greatest steeplechaser of all time, Flyingbolt has been all but forgotten. As a hurdler, he was the best Tom Dreaper ever trained. His wins included the Gloucestershire Hurdle at Cheltenham (now the Supreme Novices' Hurdle) and the Scalp Hurdle at Leopardstown (now the Irish Champion Hurdle). He also finished third in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Flyingbolt and Arkle never met on the race track, mainly because they were trained by the same man, and he preferred to keep them apart.
Flyingbolt (1959 - 1983) was a famous racehorse. Officially he is the second best steeplechaser of all time, behind only Arkle, who was ironically stabled...
The Flyingbolt Novice Chase is Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Navan Racecourse in March, over a distance of 2 miles and 1...
Royal Approach, 1955 Umm, 1959 Zonda, 1961 Fortria, 1964 Arkle, 1966 Flyingbolt). Taaffe rode Arkle, who was trained by Dreaper, for the first time in...
racehorse trainer, best known for having been the trainer of Arkle and Flyingbolt. Dreaper was born into a farming family in Donaghmore near Ashbourne on...
obvious differences between the race types. For instance, Arkle at 212, Flyingbolt at 210, Sprinter Sacre at 192 are then followed by Mill House and Kauto...
ever Timeform steeplechase rating of 192p, behind only Arkle on 212 and Flyingbolt on 210 as their highest in the modern era. After being imported from France...
Funny Cide: first gelding since Clyde Van Dusen to win the Kentucky Derby Flyingbolt: widely considered as the second best Steeplechaser of all-time; stablemate...
Timeform rating is the highest ever awarded to a steeplechaser. Only Flyingbolt, also trained by Dreaper, had a rating anywhere near his at 210. Next...
1970–1964 1969 Titus Oates Flyingbolt The Laird 1966 Dormant Arkle Maigret 1965 Arkle Dormant Arctic Ocean 1964 Frenchman's Cove Jay Trump Only two ran...
Numbersixvalverde. The most famous winners of the race were Arkle (1964) and Flyingbolt (1966). It currently has a maximum field of 18 runners. The race is sponsored...
in 2013 at the Cheltenham Festival, making him the first horse since Flyingbolt in the 1960s to win three different races at consecutive Cheltenham Festivals...
Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1964 Fort Leney 6 Paddy Woods Tom Dreaper 1965 Flyingbolt 6 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1966 Thorn Gate 7 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1967...
February Sunday Ten Up Novice Chase Chase Grade 2 3m 5yo + February Sunday Flyingbolt Novice Chase Chase Grade 3 2m 1f 5yo + March Saturday Webster Cup Chase...
Tom Dreaper 1964 Greektown 8 Michael Scudamore Willie Stephenson 1965 Flyingbolt 6 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1966 Arctic Sunset 6 George Milburn Ken Oliver...
steeplechaser of all time, level with Mill House and behind only Arkle (212) and Flyingbolt (210). He was also officially rated 193, the highest ever awarded to a...
Taaffe Danny Morgan 1964 Flying Wild 8 10-06 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore 1965 Flyingbolt 6 12-06 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1966 The Laird 5 10-09 Jeff King Bob Turnell...
"Irish Grand National Legends | Irish National Past Winners | Arkle | Flyingbolt | Desert Orchid". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved...
Taaffe Tom Taaffe 1963 Winning Fair 8 Alan Lillingston George Spencer 1964 Flyingbolt 5 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1965 Havago 6 C. Finnegan Paddy Sleator 1966...
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