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he again fell at Becher's Brook and landed in the ditch on the landing side of the fence where he became wedged. His jockey W. Gurney said "Koko hit the fence just above the bar and turned clean over into the ditch. I thought he had broken his back but he was all right. He had to be pulled out with
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outsider in an eight-runner field for the third running of the Gold Cup. Ruddyglow started the 6/5 favourite whilst the other runners included Old Tay Bridge (runner-up in the
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manufacturer whose horses where trained at Trimblestown in
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gold trophy cup, made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd.
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1362:Cheltenham Gold Cup winners
542:"Bajazet Mare - Family 5-f"
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201:Sandown Park Racecourse
501:A Century of Champions
429:The Princess of Wales
272:A Century of Champions
266:Assessment and honours
1342:1918 racehorse births
1008:1967 Woodland Venture
442:Annette (Family 5-f)
419:Edward the Confessor
299:Queen's Birthday (GB)
1029:1972 Glencaraig Lady
707:"The Grand National"
689:"The Grand National"
570:Harman, Bob (2000).
247:broke a blood vessel
978:1961 Saffron Tartan
752:Cheltenham Gold Cup
663:Green, Reg (1993).
652:. the-saleroom.com.
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228:1926 Grand National
213:1925 Grand National
156:stayer who won the
138:Cheltenham Gold Cup
125:Cheltenham Gold Cup
1321:Galopin Des Champs
1315:Galopin Des Champs
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1178:Looks Like Trouble
1059:1980 Master Smudge
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1172:See More Business
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1088:Forgive 'n Forget
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1279:Sizing John
1273:Don Cossack
1160:Mr Mulligan
1148:Master Oats
1130:Cool Ground
1100:The Thinker
1070:Silver Buck
1041:1975 Ten Up
953:Limber Hill
923:Silver Fame
865:Poet Prince
801:Easter Hero
795:Easter Hero
631:15 November
548:23 November
357:Pero Gomez
304:Hagioscope
294:Santoi (GB)
1336:Categories
1255:Bobs Worth
1231:Kauto Star
1219:Kauto Star
1142:The Fellow
1064:Little Owl
1025:L'Escargot
1019:L'Escargot
986:Mill House
971:Roddy Owen
947:Gay Donald
935:Knock Hard
847:Morse Code
765:Red Splash
458:References
394:St Angela
320:Beauclerc
236:concussion
148:Background
119:Major wins
1267:Coneygree
1201:Best Mate
1195:Best Mate
1189:Best Mate
1166:Cool Dawn
887:Red Rower
783:Thrown In
771:Ballinode
449:Koko was
437:Tomahawk
409:Hermione
375:Persimmon
362:Hilarity
307:Speculum
253:. In the
205:Tim Hamey
185:Tarporley
166:Persimmon
162:The Derby
57:Persimmon
48:Persister
37:Grandsire
1243:Long Run
1094:Dawn Run
941:Four Ten
871:Medoc II
481:19 March
399:Perdita
383:St Simon
317:Matilda
282:Pedigree
276:Timeform
258:ropes."
221:15 carat
189:Cheshire
1076:Bregawn
965:Kerstin
959:Linwell
899:Fortina
754:winners
434:Anlace
403:Hampton
388:Galopin
354:Connie
342:Hampton
325:Simony
312:Sophia
217:lengths
164:winner
111:Trainer
84:Ireland
81:Country
67:Gelding
53:Damsire
1225:Denman
1136:Jodami
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423:Hermit
127:(1926)
89:Colour
73:Foaled
32:Santoi
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379:1893
371:1903
332:1891
301:1887
296:1897
177:linen
99:Owner
777:Koko
669:ISBN
633:2015
601:ISBN
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550:2013
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483:2016
377:(GB)
292:Sire
245:but
209:10/1
154:flat
134:Koko
76:1918
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367:Dam
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63:Sex
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