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Before the race he had been a freely available 33/1 chance for the race at the start of 1984, having been pulled up in the
Hennessey Cognac Gold Cup but was the subject of huge gambles when the handicapper seemed to have completely underestimated him by raising him just 1 lb in the weights to run
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In 1994 he was discovered in a very poor condition and suffering from neglect. The owner, Richard Shaw, took Hallo Dandy back and gifted him to the
British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) who nursed him back to health and he became a champion for the welfare of ex-racehorses.
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Leicestershire. However at the age of 20 Hallo Dandy was turned out in a field on Onslow's Surrey estate.
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By the 26th fence Hallo Dandy and last year's runner-up
Greasepaint were contesting the lead, which Hallo Dandy took at the second-last and held on to, securing victory by a distance of four lengths. The 1983 winner
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Greasepaint on the far side, Hallo Dandy on the nearside, there's nothing between them as they come to the line. Hallo Dandy on the nearside is just gonna win it, Hallo Dandy has won it!
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He is also known for being discovered in 1994, many years after his retirement, in very poor health highlighting and raising awareness of neglect in ex-racehorses.
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375:Pedigree of Hallo Dandy (GB), bay gelding, 1974
606:"Farewell to horse who became charity flagship"
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128:(1974 - 8 January 2007) was a British-bred
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631:"Hallo Dandy Pedigree"
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679:2007 racehorse deaths
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537:"Hallo Dandy profile"
511:Nothing Venture (GB)
236:Grand National record
584:"Hallo Dandy at TRC"
180:Hallo Dandy won the
137:National Hunt racing
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48:Last Of The Dandies
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653:Categories
523:References
107:Major wins
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568:27 August
265:Distance
246:Position
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637:11 April
615:11 April
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546:10 April
370:Pedigree
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492:1938
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308:10-2
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570:2014
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380:Sire
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