Desert Orchid

E364769

Desert Orchid was a legendary British steeplechaser famed for his versatility, front-running style, and multiple major race victories in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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Desert Orchid canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hunt racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse
steeplechaser
activePeriod 1980s
early 1990s
breed Thoroughbred
buriedAt Kempton Park Racecourse
color grey
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dam Flower Child
dateOfBirth 1979-04-11
dateOfDeath 2006-11-13
earnings £654,066
famedFor carrying high weights in handicaps
winning on heavy ground despite preference for right-handed tracks
foaledIn United Kingdom
grandsire Nasrullah
hasStatueAt Kempton Park Racecourse
honouredBy Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park
nationality British
nickname Dessie
notableFor front-running style
popularity with British racing public
versatility over different distances and ground
ownedBy Nicholas Burridge
Richard Burridge
Simon Bullimore
Valerie Burridge NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Great Britain
placeOfDeath Somerset
surface form: Somerset, England
racedAt Cheltenham Racecourse
Fairyhouse Racecourse
Kempton Park Racecourse
Sandown Park Racecourse
raceRecord 70 starts
seconds 11
sex gelding
sire Grey Mirage
thirds 14
trainedBy David Elsworth
wins 34
wonRace King George VI Chase
surface form: 1988 King George VI Chase

Tingle Creek Chase
surface form: 1988 Tingle Creek Chase

Hennessy Gold Cup (historical name of Ladbrokes Trophy)
surface form: 1988 Whitbread Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup
surface form: 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup

Irish Grand National
surface form: 1989 Irish Grand National

King George VI Chase
surface form: 1989 King George VI Chase

Tingle Creek Chase
surface form: 1989 Tingle Creek Chase

King George VI Chase
surface form: 1990 King George VI Chase

King George VI Chase
surface form: 1991 King George VI Chase

Racing Post Chase

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Tingle Creek Chase, a leading Grade 1 steeplechase notableWinner Desert Orchid
subject surface form: Tingle Creek Chase
Tingle Creek Chase notableWinner Desert Orchid
The Cheltenham Gold Cup notableWinner Desert Orchid
subject surface form: Cheltenham Gold Cup