A class horse on the flat also one of the only champion hurdle winners to go on to stud! Defeated a very strong field too Danoli Mysilv Large Action Fortune and Fame all class acts and even though past their best former champion hurdle winner Granville Again and 2 time festival winner Montelado
This was the first time that the Cheltenham Festival moved from BBC to Channel 4 at this point and the result of this 1995 renewal: a classic race to savour.
Thank you for posting this. Great horse; looking back he looks like a shoo-in; close to Arc and Breeders Cup winning form on the Flat, drawing a line through Freedom Cry.
I remember telling everyone that Alderbrook would win. All my mates were like "a novice can't win the champion hurdle" But he was a group winner on the flat & I said if it was a flat race he'd be odds on, all he had to do was jump half decently & he was a certainty 👍
Alderbrook was a quite brilliant horse on his day, even though he had his quirks. one of the best hurdlers I ever saw. That was a quality field with some really good horses in their own right.
If anyone needs proof that Graham Goode and Simon Holt are the all-time the greatest commentators not only in horse racing but in any sport, you need only watch this video.
One of best 2m hurders ever. Certainly massively underrated.
He was beat a good field this day
A class horse on the flat also one of the only champion hurdle winners to go on to stud! Defeated a very strong field too Danoli Mysilv Large Action Fortune and Fame all class acts and even though past their best former champion hurdle winner Granville Again and 2 time festival winner Montelado
Need to give a shout out to dual winner Monksfield. He was also an entire and became a decent enough stallion - damsire of Alexander Banquet.
This was the first time that the Cheltenham Festival moved from BBC to Channel 4 at this point and the result of this 1995 renewal: a classic race to savour.
Thank you for posting this. Great horse; looking back he looks like a shoo-in; close to Arc and Breeders Cup winning form on the Flat, drawing a line through Freedom Cry.
I remember telling everyone that Alderbrook would win. All my mates were like "a novice can't win the champion hurdle" But he was a group winner on the flat & I said if it was a flat race he'd be odds on, all he had to do was jump half decently & he was a certainty 👍
Did you back Tritonic?
@@flyingspud75 No, I didn't have a bet in that race. Alderbrook was a vastly superior horse to tritonic on the flat.
Alderbrook was a quite brilliant horse on his day, even though he had his quirks. one of the best hurdlers I ever saw. That was a quality field with some really good horses in their own right.
Nice one. Intelligent riding - coming out to the better ground.
If anyone needs proof that Graham Goode and Simon Holt are the all-time the greatest commentators not only in horse racing but in any sport, you need only watch this video.
My dad was given alderbrook people forget how good he was and at the time Kim Bailey is a master trainer who would win the gold cup two days later
Forgotten how good this renewal was
I was tipped Alderbrook before it jumped a hurdle .. took 50 /1 nicely nicely
Alderbrooke and Edrodon bleu my 2 fav racehourses
Mysilv was one of the best jumper of a hurdle i have ever seen
Thanks alderbrook
I backed him at 33/1 for the race antepost