Thrown In
Thrown In | |
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Sire | Beau Bill |
Grandsire | William the Third |
Dam | La Vargo |
Damsire | Long Tom |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1916[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Chestnut |
Owner | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Stalbridge |
Trainer | Owen Anthony |
Major wins | |
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1927) |
Thrown In (foaled 1916) was a British racehorse who won the 1927 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He won several other races but failed in two attempts at the Grand National.
Background
Thrown In was a chestnut gelding bred in England. He was the only horse of any consequence sired by Beau Bill, a son of the Ascot Gold Cup winner William the Third. His dam Va Largo was a descendant of the successful broodmare Elf.[2]
Racing career
Thrown In was originally owned by Fred Gunt before being acquired by G. Sanday for whom he won seven races before being bought by Lord Stalbridge for £1000 in 1925.[3] After being gelded he was sent to the stable of Owen Anthony who trained for Stalbridge at Pounds Farm at Eastbury in Berkshire. Anthony had been a successful amateur jockey before taking up training and winning the 1922 Grand National with Music Hall.[4] Thrown In won a further seven races as well as finishing seventh in the 1926 Grand National.[5] In the same year Stalbridge reportedly turned down an offer of 4000 guineas from America for the gelding.[3]
In the fourth running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 9 March 1927 he was ridden by his owner's son Hugh Grosvenor, a relatively inexperienced amateur who was recovering from a broken collar bone.[3] The favourite was Silvo, the winner of the Grand Steeplechase de Paris who started at odds of 13/8 ahead of Amberwave and the five-year-old Grakle with Thrown In starting a 10/1 outsider in an eight-runner field. After Amberwave fell early in the contest, the race was dominated by Thrown In, Grakle and Silvo before the favourite began to struggle two fences out. Thrown In outjumped Grakle at the final fence and drew away to win by two lengths.[3][4] Just over two weeks after his win in the Gold Cup, Thrown In started 100/8 third favourite for the 1927 Grand National but fell early in the race.[5]
Thrown In was sold again at the end of the 1927 season and was exported to Denmark.[4] Hugh Grosvenor, who rode him to his greatest success, was killed in an air crash in January 1930.[6]
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Thrown In a "poor" Gold Cup winner.[7]
Pedigree
Sire Beau Bill (GB) 1911 | William the Third (GB) 1898 | St Simon | Galopin |
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St Angela | |||
Gravity | Wisdom | ||
Enigma | |||
La Belle France (GB) 1904 | Melton | Master Kildare | |
Violet Melrose | |||
Silver Sea | Hermit | ||
Stray Shot | |||
Dam Va Largo (GB) 1910 | Long Tom (GB) 1899 | Ladas | Hampton |
Illuminata | |||
Fuse | Bend Or | ||
Fusee | |||
Bess Demdyke (GB) 1902 | Sir Hugo | Wisdom | |
Manoeuvre | |||
Elf | Galopin | ||
Queen of the Meadows (Family 4-g)[2] |
- Thrown In was inbred 4 × 4 to Galopin and Wisdom, meaning that both of these stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Thrown In pedigree". Pedigree Online. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b "Queen of the May - Family 4-g". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ a b c d "Sporting". Otago Daily Times. 12 May 1927.
- ^ a b c Harman, Bob (2000). The Ultimate Dream: The History of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1-84018-381-0.
- ^ a b Green, Reg (1993). The History of the Grand National: A Race Apart. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-58515-3.
- ^ "Captain Grosvenor". Evening Post (New Zealand). 7 January 1930.
- ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press. ISBN 9781901570151.
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- 1924 Red Splash
- 1925 Ballinode
- 1926 Koko
- 1927 Thrown In
- 1928 Patron Saint
- 1929 Easter Hero
- 1930 Easter Hero
- 1931 no race
- 1932 Golden Miller
- 1933 Golden Miller
- 1934 Golden Miller
- 1935 Golden Miller
- 1936 Golden Miller
- 1937 no race
- 1938 Morse Code
- 1939 Brendan's Cottage
- 1940 Roman Hackle
- 1941 Poet Prince
- 1942 Medoc II
- 1943 no race
- 1944 no race
- 1945 Red Rower
- 1946 Prince Regent
- 1947 Fortina
- 1948 Cottage Rake
- 1949 Cottage Rake
- 1950 Cottage Rake
- 1951 Silver Fame
- 1952 Mont Tremblant
- 1953 Knock Hard
- 1954 Four Ten
- 1955 Gay Donald
- 1956 Limber Hill
- 1957 Linwell
- 1958 Kerstin
- 1959 Roddy Owen
- 1960 Pas Seul
- 1961 Saffron Tartan
- 1962 Mandarin
- 1963 Mill House
- 1964 Arkle
- 1965 Arkle
- 1966 Arkle
- 1967 Woodland Venture
- 1968 Fort Leney
- 1969 What a Myth
- 1970 L'Escargot
- 1971 L'Escargot
- 1972 Glencaraig Lady
- 1973 The Dikler
- 1974 Captain Christy
- 1975 Ten Up
- 1976 Royal Frolic
- 1977 Davy Lad
- 1978 Midnight Court
- 1979 Alverton
- 1980 Master Smudge
- 1981 Little Owl
- 1982 Silver Buck
- 1983 Bregawn
- 1984 Burrough Hill Lad
- 1985 Forgive 'n Forget
- 1986 Dawn Run
- 1987 The Thinker
- 1988 Charter Party
- 1989 Desert Orchid
- 1990 Norton's Coin
- 1991 Garrison Savannah
- 1992 Cool Ground
- 1993 Jodami
- 1994 The Fellow
- 1995 Master Oats
- 1996 Imperial Call
- 1997 Mr Mulligan
- 1998 Cool Dawn
- 1999 See More Business
- 2000 Looks Like Trouble
- 2001 no race
- 2002 Best Mate
- 2003 Best Mate
- 2004 Best Mate
- 2005 Kicking King
- 2006 War Of Attrition
- 2007 Kauto Star
- 2008 Denman
- 2009 Kauto Star
- 2010 Imperial Commander
- 2011 Long Run
- 2012 Synchronised
- 2013 Bobs Worth
- 2014 Lord Windermere
- 2015 Coneygree
- 2016 Don Cossack
- 2017 Sizing John
- 2018 Native River
- 2019 Al Boum Photo
- 2020 Al Boum Photo
- 2021 Minella Indo
- 2022 A Plus Tard
- 2023 Galopin Des Champs
- 2024 Galopin Des Champs