Wayward Lad Explained

Horsename:Wayward Lad
Sire:Royal Highway
Grandsire:Straight Deal
Dam:Loughanmore
Damsire:Bargello
Sex:Gelding
Foaled:1975
Country:Great Britain
Colour:Dark Bay or Brown
Trainer:Michael Dickinson
Record:55: 28 - 12 - 7
Earnings:£218,732
Race:West of Scotland Novices' Chase (1981)
Peterborough Chase (1981, 1983)
Welsh Champion Chase (1981, 1982)
Timeform Chase (1982)
King George VI Chase (1982, 1983, 1985)
Charlie Hall Chase (1983, 1985)
Edward Hanmer Chase (1984)
Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase (1985, 1987)
Honours:Wayward Lad Novices' Chase at Kempton Park

Wayward Lad (1975-2003)[1] was a successful English Thoroughbred National Hunt racehorse. He was one of the "Dickinson five" (Michael Dickinson-trained horses that took the first five places at the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup). The horse's career ended in spring 1987 with a second success in the Whitbread Gold Label Chase at Aintree. By then he had won 28 of his 55 races on 16 different tracks. That final success, at the 1987 Grand National meeting, brought his career earnings to £218,732, at the time a sum beaten only by Dawn Run. His most prestigious wins came in the King George VI Chase, which he won for a third time in 1985. A row between his owners resulted in the horse going to the Doncaster sales, where Tony Dickinson (Michael's father) bought him for 42,000 Guineas. He was then sent into retirement with his son, who had begun a new career training in the USA.

Races

class="wikitable sortable"
DateFinishRaceDistGoingJockeyMarginWinner/Runner up OddsTrackRanRef
1stStoughton Novices' Hurdle Div.II162m3GoodC Tinkler6Rennuci2.12585/40fLeicester2626[2] [3]
1stGarswood Pattern Hurdle162m3GoodT Carmodyn/aAbercata.51/2fHaydock66[4] [5]
1stPhilip Cornes Novices' Hurdle Qualifier222m6f5SoftK Whyte4Three Bars.9110/11fNottingham2323[6] [7]
2ndPanama Cigar Hurdle Qualifier162m5SoftT Carmody2.5Lumen1.01EvsfNewbury1616[8] [9]
1stLower Swell Novices Trial212m5f6HeavyT Carmody3Prelko1.757/4fWarwick2020[10] [11]
2ndPhilip Cornes Saddle Of Gold Hurdle Final253m1f4Good to SoftK Whyte3Woodford Prince.84/5fNewbury1010[12] [13]
1stShamrock Novices Hurdle202m4f6HeavyT Carmody1.5Sable Pieces.272/7fChepstow1919[14] [15]
1stMaghull Novices Hurdle22.52m5½f6HeavyT Carmody6Lavengro1.8715/8fAintree1616[16] [17]
2ndLambert & Butler Premier Chase (Qualifier)202m4f6HeavyT Carmody1.5Raise A Bounty1.757/4fNewcastle77[18] [19]
1stHeighington Novices Chase Div.II202m4f5SoftT Carmody1.5Loch Owen.222/9fSedgefield1010[20] [21]
2ndMerryman II Novice Chase25.53m½f3GoodT Carmody.5Two Swallows.618/13fDoncaster1515[22] [23]
1stStayers' Novices' Chase Div.II253m1f4Good to SoftT Carmody.5Midnight Love.42/5fCatterick1010[24] [25]
1stWest of Scotland Novices' Chase202m4f4Good to SoftT Carmody91515Royal Dipper2.259/4Ayr88[26] [27]
URTimeform Chase202m4f6HeavyT Carmodyn/aLittle Owl1.255/4Haydock44[28] [29]
9thSun Alliance Chase243m6HeavyT Carmody930distLesley Ann2.55/2Cheltenham1717[30] [31]
1stWelsh Champion Chase202m4f1FirmT Carmody.2headMaster Davenport.330/100fChepstow33[32] [33]
1stLambert & Butler Premier Chase (Qualifier)21.52m4½f2Good to FirmR Earnshaw1.5Princess Token.42/5fWetherby99[34] [35]
1stTote Silver Trophy Chase (Limited Handicap)202m4f3GoodR Earnshaw5Silversmith2.259/4fAscot88[36] [37]
1stPeterborough Chase202m4f3GoodR Earnshaw930distSnowtown Boy.51/2fHuntingdon44[38] [39]
3rdTote Double Chase253m1f5SoftR Earnshaw930distLesley Ann1.206/5fCheltenham44[40] [41]
1stLambert & Butler Premier Chase Final202m4f3GoodR Earnshaw3Earthstopper1.6113/8fAscot77[42] [43]
1stTimeform Chase202m4f4Good to SoftR Earnshaw4Bright Dream.42/5fHaydock44[44] [45]
1stWelsh Champion Chase202m4f2Good to FirmR Earnshaw4Straight Jocelyn.835/6fChepstow66[46] [47]
1stWorcester Evening News Chase202m4f3GoodR Earnshaw91212Night Nurse.364/11fWorcester33[48] [49]
3rdMackeson Gold Cup Handicap Chase202m4f4Good to SoftR Earnshaw7Fifty Dollars More2.259/4fCheltenham1111[50] [51]
2ndKennedy Construction Gold Cup Handicap Chase202m4f6HeavyR Earnshaw1.5Observe2.55/2fCheltenham1515[52] [53]
1stKing George VI Chase243m4Good to SoftJ Francome2Fifty Dollars More3.57/2Kempton66[54] [55]
3rdCheltenham Gold Cup263m2f5SoftJ J O'Neill6.5Bregawn66/1Cheltenham1111[56] [57]
1stCharlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase25.53m½f2Good to FirmR Earnshaw91010Ashley House.331/3fWetherby33[58] [59]
1stPeterborough Chase202m4f1FirmR Earnshaw.1shdFifty Dollars More.364/11fHuntingdon44[60] [61]
1stKing George VI Chase243m1FirmR Earnshaw5Brown Chamberlain1.3711/8fKempton55[62] [63]
2ndCompton Chase243m3GoodR Earnshaw3Brown Chamberlain1.255/4Newbury22[64] [65]
1stPennine Chase25.53m½f2Good to FirmR Earnshaw3King Spruce.15No SPDoncaster22[66] [67]
PUCheltenham Gold Cup263m2f3GoodR Earnshawn/aBurrough Hill Lad1.56/4fCheltenham1212[68] [69]
1stTerry Biddlecombe Challenge Trophy Chase212m5f3GoodR Earnshawn/aRomany Count.222/9fWincanton33[70] [71]
1stEdward Hanmer Memorial Chase (Limited Handicap)243m4Good to SoftR Earnshaw2.5A Kinsman.538/15fHaydock55[72] [73]
2ndCharlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase25.53m½f3GoodR Earnshaw91010Burrough Hill Lad.9110/11jfWetherby44[74] [75]
3rdKing George VI Chase243m4Good to SoftR Earnshaw930distBurrough Hill Lad2.55/2Kempton33[76] [77]
2ndMercedes-Benz Chase (Limited Handicap)25.53m½f3GoodR Earnshaw7Earls Brig2.259/4Ayr66[78] [79]
8thCheltenham Gold Cup263m2f3GoodR Earnshawn/aForgive 'N Forget88/1Cheltenham1515[80] [81]
1stWhitbread Gold Label Cup Chase253m1f1FirmJ Francome3Earls Brig66/1Aintree66[82] [83]
1stCharlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase25.53m½f1FirmG Bradley2.5Allerlea1.01EvsfWetherby44[84] [85]
UREdward Hanmer Memorial Chase (Limited Handicap)243m3GoodG Bradleyn/aForgive 'N Forget.664/6fHaydock33[86] [87]
3rdRehearsal Chase243m4Good to SoftG Bradley3Burrough Hill Lad1.757/4fChepstow55[88] [89]
2ndTommy Whittle Chase243m5SoftG Bradley.5Earls Brig55/1Haydock44[90] [91]
1stKing George VI Chase243m6HeavyG Bradley.3nkCombs Ditch91212/1Kempton55[92] [93]
2ndCheltenham Gold Cup263m2f2Good to FirmG Bradley1Dawn Run88/1Cheltenham1111[94] [95]
2ndWhitbread Gold Label Cup Chase253m1f3GoodG Bradley1.5Beau Ranger1.6113/8Aintree44[96] [97]
3rdCharlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase25.53m½f3GoodG Bradley5.5Forgive 'N Forget1.206/5fWetherby66[98] [99]
3rdRehearsal Chase243m4Good to SoftG Bradley91212Cybrandian1.3811/8fChepstow33[100] [101]
2ndSheila's Cottage Handicap Chase263m2f3GoodG Bradley1.5Burnt Oak1.56/4fDoncaster55[102] [103]
5thKing George VI Chase243m5SoftG Bradley92525Desert Orchid4.59/2Kempton99[104] [105]
4thElk Chase (Limited Handicap)25.53m½f5SoftT Dunn/aPeaty Sandy1.757/4fAyr55[106] [107]
5thCheltenham Gold Cup263m2f4Good to SoftG Bradley6.6The Thinker91111/1Cheltenham1212[108] [109]
1stWhitbread Gold Label Cup Chase253m1f3GoodG McCourt7Simon Legree77/1Aintree66[110] [111]

References

Notes and References

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