Sport of Kings smashing races thread

A thread to post racing memories.
1998 Champion Hurdle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rUaQaY_Lqw

2000 Champion Chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqopqcEhjdc

1998 Champion Chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anBVvfn06d0

2002 Champion Bumper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpt3OL-Vq-Q

1993 American Express Gold Card Hurdle Final (now The Pertemps)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAD_tDRBQDQ

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Probably still the best individual dominating performance I’ve ever seen in Cheltenham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHgdMeveCaA

2000 Tolworth Hurdle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8or7LaIzeNI

1999 RSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVvVVkDGCw

The Tank at his best carrying top weight around Newbury in 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZIUiasUqs

2004 Arkle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xUIe6M2NM

And Denman begins to up the stakes…
One of the greatest Gold Cup performances ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIQTzaCWnmA

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Relentless, Remorseless

I’d love to have been there for that. I still get a buzz as he passes Neptune Collenges to go out on the final circuit.

Our duke 2018😎

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While not as good a race, I think the sight of the 3 of them in the air at the 2nd last together is sublime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHllGQHOOg

Really enjoying watching the videos mac has posted :relaxed:

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I remember being severely hungover on a November Saturday stuck to the couch and was lifted off it to roar this fellow home. The roar of the crowd after he jumped the final railway fence was brilliant. Not evident in this clip but can’t find a better one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17P9ipuJwSY

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Equally as relentless and remorseless :grinning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reWiZIXD-9g

Half of them don’t work!

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Click on the Watch on YouTube link!

Especially for @thedancingbaby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3TElG1_1Pw

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