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Denman RIP

carly burn
carly burn Posts: 19,458
in Other Football and Sports
2008 Cheltenham gold cup winner sadly passed away earlier today. Beast of a horse that gave punters a lot of joy over the years.
His 2008 win was epic.
RIP

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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,735
    RIP
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    great horse, why im a jumps fan really horses that allow you to fall in love with them.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    RIP - Quality horse.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIQTzaCWnmA

    what a tank
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    RIP
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    Outstanding chaser - I was lucky to witness both his Hennessy triumphs.
    RIP Tank.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    mid_life_crisis said:

    Outstanding chaser - I was lucky to witness both his Hennessy triumphs.
    RIP Tank.

    I was with you for both but only remember one...
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Great horse. RIP
  • 9goalswentpastperry
    9goalswentpastperry Posts: 1,109
    Goodbye horse
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
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  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    What an absolute hero of a horse. At Kempton with my work colleagues this evening and paid a homily to him when discussing the great Kauto Star (I'm captain of Team Kauto). Will also have a flutter on the similarly-named Denmead in the second last.

    RIP.
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    Very sad news about the death of Denman, in his retirement - RIP.

    Please also remember the 73 horses who have been killed this year due to falls or other injuries while racing on British racecourses. A fatality occurred this afternoon, at Uttoxeter. A horse called Hit And Run snapped a fore-leg and was destroyed. RIP.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Denman vs Kauto Star, great rivalry and glad he lived a life after racing.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,991
    edited June 2018
    I always backed the wrong horse, whether Denman or Kauto. RIP Denman.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,048
    Try to get my da out to a few big sporting occasions and Cheltenham was an obvious one for us, being Irish. Did it as an event, with top hotel in Bristol for two nights and exec coach in to the course.

    Had to be 2008, when storms cancelled the Wednesday card and we ended up with 10/11 races on Gold Cup day as they moved those Wednesday races to the next 2 days. I remember losing on every single race!! Including the Gold Cup, when the big duel with Kauto Star never materialised and Denman was an absolute beast of a horse storming home. An absolute, wonderful, athlete of an animal in the ring before and after...still not sure why I backed KS over him. Rest in Peace Tank!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    One of the very best staying chasers I have witnessed.

    RIP Tank.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    RIP - Won me a tidy sum when he won the 2008 Gold Cup

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