Premonition (horse)
Premonition | |
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Sire | St. Leger Stakes (1953) (1954)Yorkshire Cup |
Last updated on July 26, 2008 |
Premonition (1950–1970) was a British
Background
Premonition was a bay horse bred at the Dunchurch Lodge Stud in
Wyatt sent the colt into training with Cecil Boyd-Rochfort at his Freemason Lodge stables in Newmarket.
Racing career
1952: two-year-old season
As a two-year-old Premonition did not run until the autumn. He won two races, including the Gainsborough Stakes over one mile at Hurst Park Racecourse. [1]
1953: three-year-old season
In early 1953, Premonition was aimed for
In the Derby at Epsom, Premonition started 5/1 joint-favourite with
Premonition was then prepared for the St Leger. In August he won the
1954: four-year-old season
In 1954, Premonition was prepared for the major staying races. To assist his preparation, Wyatt purchased a supposedly ordinary French horse named Osborne to act as his training partner and pacemaker. His season began successfully as he won the Yorkshire Cup in impressive style[6] by three lengths from Eastern Emperor, Childe Harolde and Osborne. Premonition and Osborne ran next in the Winston Churchill Stakes at Hurst Park. Before the race, Boyd-Rochfort told Osborne's rider, an inexperienced jockey named Royce Burrows, to set the pace for Premonition, the 1/8 favourite, and to "be second if you can". Osborne led Premonition into the straight, where it soon became apparent that he was travelling much more easily than his better fancied stable companion. In the closing stages, Burrows made little attempt to ride a finish, allowing the hard-ridden Premonition to win by a head. The racecourse stewards held an enquiry and referred the matter to the Jockey Club, which fined Boyd-Rochfort £100 for his ambiguous instructions to Burrows.[7] Boyd-Rochfort responded by saying that the punishment seemed to question his honesty and that he felt like retiring from the sport.[8]
Premonition never recovered his best form, finishing unplaced in both the Ascot Gold Cup and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Osborne, however, went on to win the Goodwood Stakes[7] in July under top weight of 133 pounds and the Doncaster Cup in September.
Assessment
Premonition was given a rating of 130 by Timeform in 1953.[9]
In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Premonition an "average" St Leger winner.[10]
Stud career
Premonition was retired to stud but his record as a sire of winners was poor. His best runner was Goupi, who won the
Pedigree
Sire Precipitation (GB) 1933 |
Hurry On 1913 |
Marcovil | Marco |
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Lady Villikins | |||
Tout Suite | Sainfoin | ||
Star | |||
Double Life 1926 |
Bachelor's Double | Tredennis | |
Lady Bawn | |||
Saint Joan | Willbrook | ||
Flo Desmond | |||
Dam Trial Ground (GB) 1944 |
Fair Trial 1932 |
Fairway | Phalaris |
Scapa Flow | |||
Lady Juror | Son-In-Law | ||
Lady Josephine | |||
Tip the Wink 1934 |
Tetratema | The Tetrarch | |
Scotch Gift | |||
Golden Silence | Swynford | ||
Molly Desmond (Family: 14-c)[2] |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b "Pretty Polly - Family 14-c". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Classic capers". Carlow Nationalist. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Royal colt 3rd in St Leger". Edmonton Journal. 12 September 1953. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Premonition triumphs in St Leger". Indian Express. 13 September 1953. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Premonition has right to win Ascot Gold Cup". Evening Times. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ a b "Osborne shook the experts". Evening Times. 29 July 1954. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Royal trainer hurt by fine". Leader-Post. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ "Premonition pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-07-01.