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BrumBilly
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Goodbye Dessie
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Just heard that the great Desert Orchid has died. A wonderful horse in so many ways. Gave me some great memories back in the day when I used to do my b****cks on the gee gees as was the case in 88 when Dessie pipped the mudlark I'd backed (Yahoo) on the way to Gold Cup glory.
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November 13, 2006, 08:07:31 PM »
u and my bruv on at 33s-yahoo,evrything against dessie that day unbelievable performance!
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What a fantastic racehorse. Some of my best memories of jumps racing involve the maginificant grey. The way he jumped the fences, his bold front running displays, his tremendous courage and fight & how the public loved him said it all. 4 King Georges, a Gold Cup, Whitbread & the Irish National - an outstanding record. Thanks for the memories Dessie, a true great, rest in peace.
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November 13, 2006, 09:01:16 PM »
Agreed. Probably the best jumper since Dorothy "Betting Boots" Paget's Golden Miller.
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the 1989 Gold cup, a classic
Boxing Day at Kempton watching him decimate the field
A true great, and a rare iconic horse.
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November 13, 2006, 11:15:28 PM »
I stand corrected on the year. Remember the race vividly, took a pocket radio into work while on YTS so I could listen to the race while filing A1 drawings away. Couldn't wait to get home and watch the highlights on the telly despite having lost (should have been on each-way). Awesome race and a memorable comentary as Dessie dug deep to snatch victory.
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