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Kilstar fifteen lengths back in third. Eleven horses completed the four and a half mile course. Workman's prize of £7,284 made him the most
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was washed up on the Irish coast tipping the horse to win. Ridden by Tim Hyde, Workman was not among the early front-runners, but moved up to take the lead at
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Halston in 1920 and 1922 and Poolgowran in 1934. Tim Hyde also had further success on English Turf when he returned in 1946 to win the
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National, having also finished third in the Irish Grand National in 1937. In the 1939 Grand National he carried a weight of ten
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625:"Chateau Margaux Mare - Family 2-e"
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179:Bred by a Dr. P. J. O'Leary in
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647:Categories
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446:References
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385:Craganour
353:Novitiate
347:Barcaldine
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175:Background
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37:Grandsire
631:2 August
469:19 March
400:Caricia
362:St Simon
321:Topiary
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279:Pedigree
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403:Wagram
389:Desmond
297:Tracery
201:guineas
161:Workman
120:Trainer
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