Captain Christy
| Captain Christy | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Mon Capitaine |
| Grandsire | Wild Risk |
| Dam | Christys Bow |
| Damsire | Bowsprit |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1967 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner |
Major Joe Pidcock Mrs Jane Samuel |
| Trainer |
Major Joe Pidcock Pat Taaffe |
| Major wins | |
|
Irish Sweeps Hurdle (1972) Scottish Champion Hurdle (1973) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1974) King George VI Chase (1974, 1975) John Durkan Memorial Chase (1975) Irish Champion Hurdle (1973) Powers Gold Cup (1974) | |
| Last updated on 10 January 2008 | |
Captain Christy (foaled 1967) was an Irish-bred and Irish-trained racehorse who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a novice.
In spite of a tendency to make mistakes, Captain Christy was one of the best Irish chasers of his era noted for his 30-length win over Bula in the 1975 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park. Gerry Newman rode him in that race, but for most of his other successes his jockey was Bobby Beasley. Throughout his career, Captain Christy was trained by Pat Taaffe, and that victory over Bula was the second time he had beaten the dual Champion Hurdle winner. He had outgalloped him in the 1972 Irish Sweeps Hurdle. Captain Christy's most important success came in the 1974 Cheltenham Gold Cup, when he beat the previous year's winner The Dikler. He also went beyond the British Isles, and other efforts saw him finish runner-up in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris and fourth in the Colonial Cup in the USA.
References
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing – written by Bill Mooney and George Ennor