Barton Bank

Barton Bank
Barton Bank
Sire	Kambalda
Dam	Lucifer's Daughter
Damsire	Lucifer
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1986
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Miss P Hutton
Owner	Mrs J Mould
Trainer	David Nicholson
Record	38: 11-8-2
Earnings	£332,055
Major wins
	Sefton Novices' Hurdle (1992); Worcester Novices' Chase (1992); Charlie Hall Chase (1993, 1995); Martell Cup Chase (1997); King George VI Chase (1993)
	Last updated on December 5, 2008

Barton Bank (1986-2007

National Hunt chasers of the mid 1990s. He won the 1993 King George VI Chase as well as two Charlie Hall Chases at Wetherby

(1993 and 1995).

Background

He was trained by David Nicholson and in his major successes was ridden by Adrian Maguire or David Walsh. He was owned by Jenny Mould, whose green colours with white stars have been worn by horses such as Bindaree and Tipping Tim. She also part-owned Charter Party, who ran under different colours.

Racing career

Barton Bank entered the 1993

Sun Alliance Chase as the favourite after betting support on the day. However, he broke a blood vessel and was pulled up. The winner was ante-post favourite Young Hustler

.

The next season, Barton Bank won a battle with Bradbury Star for the King George crown.^[2] Back in third was The Fellow, who had won the last two renewals of the race. Fourth and fifth were Young Hustler and Zeta's Lad. All five horses jumped the second last together. Barton Bank was one of the favourites for the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 1994 but suffered an injury in the build-up and missed the race.

He went to the 1994

Martell Cup Chase

where he was last of six runners.

The following season, Barton Bank ran in the King George VI Chase (run that year at Sandown), where he was pulled up. He went on to another attempt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup. John McCririck stated on Channel 4's Morning Line programme that at 16/1 he was good value. Fellow pundit Ted Walsh jokingly asked whether they were omitting the open ditches on the course as these were the sort of fences the horse had problems with. In the end, Barton Bank was fourth but never looked like winning. He then came second in the Martell Cup Chase.

Barton Bank ran in the 1996

Martell Cup Chase at Aintree. His season ended in the Whitbread Gold Cup

, where he unseated his jockey at the water jump.

In the autumn of 1997, in the

Hennessy Gold Cup he was second to Suny Bay (Peter O'Sullevan's last commentary). He returned for another crack at the King George VI Chase, Pillar Chase, and Cheltenham Gold Cup

. However, he was well beaten in all three and was retired from racing.

References

^ Scotland on Sunday
^ Maguire factor decisive for Barton Bank in King George - Telegraph^{[dead link]}
^ BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Two courses for King George horses
^ The Sporting Life National Hunt Review 1994/95

[1] Scotland on Sunday

[2] Maguire factor decisive for Barton Bank in King George - Telegraph^{[dead link]}

[3] BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Two courses for King George horses

[4] The Sporting Life National Hunt Review 1994/95

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