Prince Regent (horse)

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Prince Regent
SireMy Prince
GrandsireMarcovil
DamNemaea
DamsireArgos
SexGelding
Foaled1935[1]
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederA H Maxwell
OwnerJimmy Rank
TrainerTom Dreaper
Record41: 18-7-5 (steeplechases)
Major wins
Irish Grand National (1942)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1946)
Champion Stakes (1946)

Prince Regent (foaled 1935) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1946 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was the dominant steeplechaser in Ireland during World War II with his wins including the Irish Grand National in 1942. After the war he was able to compete in the major British chases and won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1946. He finished third when favourite for the 1946 Grand National and fourth in the race in 1947, carrying top weight on both occasions. He continued to race until the age of fourteen, retiring in 1949.

Background

Prince Regent was a large bay gelding, standing 17

King's Stand Stakes and two July Cups.[5]

As a

Druid's Lodge in Wiltshire. When Evans died, Prince Regent was sent back to Dreaper, a livestock farmer who trained racehorses at Greenogue in County Dublin. Rank wanted Dreaper to train for him in England but Dreaper refused to relocate.[2]

Racing career

Early career in Ireland

Prince Regent began his racing career in

Timmy Hyde, he won from Dorothy Paget's Golden Jack.[2] A whole generation of fine Irish chasers, normally exported, ran against each other often in handicaps for small prize money. Prince Regent won 12 races in Ireland between 1941 and 1945. It has been reported that "it is necessary to appreciate this in order to assimilate that Arkle had to win two Cheltenham Gold Cups before Tom Dreaper conceded that "he might be the Prince's equal""[7]

Following the suspension of National Hunt racing in Britain, many leading British chasers including

warble on his back.[2]

1945/46 National Hunt season

Prince Regent returned in November 1945 and was beaten a head when attempting to concede 42 pounds to Roman Hackle at

furlongs
.

Later career

Lingfield Park in 1949.[2]

Assessment and honours

In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Prince Regent a "great" Gold Cup winner and the tenth best steeplechaser trained in Britain or Ireland in the 20th century. They described his 1946 Grand National performance as one of the best in the race's history.[14] Prince Regent's name is remembered in Prince Regent Avenue, a residential street in Cheltenham.[15]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Prince Regent (IRE), bay gelding, 1935[1]
Sire
My Prince (GB)
1911 		Marcovil (GB)
1903 		Marco Barcaldine
Novitiate
Lady Villikins Hagioscope
Dinah
Salvaich (GB)
1896
St Simon
 Galopin
St Angela
Muirninn Scottish Chief
Violet
Dam
Nemaea (IRE)
1921 		Argos (GB)
1913 		Sundridge Amphion
Sierra
Mesange Persimmon
Golden Tresses
Capdane (IRE)
1917 		Captivation Cyllene
Cherry Duchess
Little Denmark Queen's Birthday
Floraline (Family: 5-f)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Prince Regent pedigree". Pedigree Online. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-84018-381-0
    .
  3. ISBN 9781906850470
    .
  4. Evening Post (New Zealand)
    . 3 April 1937.
  5. ^ a b "Bajazet Mare - Family 5-f". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  6. Montreal Gazette
    . 29 March 1946.
  7. ^ Encyclopaedia of Steeplechasing Patricia Smyly 1979
  8. ^ "Prince Regent National Favourite". Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1946.
  9. ^ "Racing Notes: Win for Miss Paget". Bay of Plenty Beacon. 10 August 1943.
  10. ^ "Prince Regent winner". Montreal Gazette. 15 March 1946.
  11. Ellensburg Daily Record
    . 5 April 1946.
  12. ^
    ISBN 0-340-58515-3
    .
  13. Glasgow Herald
    . 19 March 1948.
  14. ISBN 9781901570151
    .
  15. ^ "Cheltenham Areas: History of Swindon Village and Wyman's Brook". cheltenham4u.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010.
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