Rory Delargy complains that the Gaultstats Quiz suffers from 'recency bias.' Just met him and Elinor having a wonderful time in the Panoramic Restaurant, Leopardstown on the Saturday of the 2025 Dublin Racing Festival. The perks of working for Paddy Power! I doubt if he went outside all day. He wants a quiz based on the 1980s. I can't do that but for the last ever quiz I have tried to be a bit more historical. Hope you enjoy it.
There are 30pts in total. It's easy this year, believe me.
1. A simple one to start. Who is the only person to train the winners of the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother, Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season? 2 pt.
2. Coneyburrow (1953), Solfen (1960), Grallagh Cnoc (1961), __________ (1963), Proud Tarquin (1970). What name is missing and what two facts connect all five of these? 2pts for each
3. 14 of the last 16 Festival runners trained by Willie Mullins and returned under 2/1 have won. Which two didn't? 1 pt for each.
4. I won the Cesarewitch, finished second in the Chester Cup and took fourth place in the Ascot Gold Cup. I won the Irish Champion Hurdle in 1990, twice finished second in the Champion Hurdle and then won the Stayers in 1992. I am? 2pts
5. Tim Molony, Ruby Walsh and Barry Geraghty have each ridden the winner of this Festival G1 on four occasions. It is? 2pts
6. Going back in time. These four horses finished 2nd in Gold Cups. I'll give you their SPs. But who won each of the four races? (a) Righthand Man at 15/2 (b) Cavvies Clown 8/1 (c) Royal Mail 7/1 (d) Bregawn 18/1. 1pt for each.
7. Which horse has these form figures in the last four Festivals? 2553. The second placing was in a Grade 1, the three more recent were handicaps. 2pts
8. Look at the picture at the top of the page. It's 1994. What happened there? 2pts.
9. Which recent Festival winning trainer has his stables near the village of Constable Burton? Postcode DL8. 2pts
10. Who owned Sea Pigeon? 2pts
11. Paul Townend has ridden the winner of the last three G1 Turners/Ballymore Hurdle. Who was the last jockey to ride three successive different winners of a G1 Festival Race? 2pts
12. Continuing on from the last question. In the 1990s which jockey rode the winner of the Arkle Chase in three successive Festivals? 2pts. To help, the final one of the three was Nakir. Who trained him? 2pts.
13. Crossword clue. It's hardly sad, sampling a chop suey. (7), (3), (6). 2pts
14. Ridden by Jimmy Uttley and trained by Colin Davies, this horse won three Festival G1s between 1968 and 1970. He was? 2pts
15. Which 2024 Festival race had the most Irish trained runners? 14.