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   Tuxedo Junction (GB) 


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    Fighter Allen (FR)  


Exciting new horse with proven form, 
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                  Beau Ranger

Beau Ranger is another golden oldie who had a remarkable career back in the 1980’s.  A 1978 born, handsome chestnut with a big white blaze, he was the son of Beau Chapeau out of mare called Sand Martin.  He won two National Hunt flat races for P Hogan in Ireland and came over to England for a career with J Thorne in 1982.

He made a winning British debut over hurdles at Devon and Exeter with Peter Scudamore in the saddle and won again later that season at Taunton with a certain Paul Nicholls on board.  The following 1983/84 season he was the winner of a novice chase at Wincanton from eight starts.  In the autumn of 1984 he went on a tremendous winning sequence of 6 races in a row, starting at Worcester and taking in wins at Exeter, Wincanton, Sandown, Cheltenham and Kempton.  He was then fifth in the Mildmay of Flete handicap chase at the Cheltenham Festival 1985 before going onto Liverpool and winning there.  He was ridden by J Hurst for all of that season and what a partnership they built up.

Life was tougher the following season but he was contesting some top level races.  He was fifth again at the Cheltenham Festival in March 1986 and again won at Liverpool in April with H Davies on board.  He was a little below par in races in the autumn of that year.  Owned by the White family from Taunton, who are still fantastic supporters of us all here to this day; they decided to try a change of scenery with him.  Keppage is the current horse to carry these famous blue and white colours, indeed successfully three times last season.

Beau Ranger arrived at Pond House in the summer of 1987 as a nine year old.  After finishing runner up on his stable debut at Sandown over hurdles in October 1987 he went on to win the Mackeson Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November that year.  He made all under Mark Perrett and was left clear two out but stayed on strongly to beat Gee-A by 15 lengths.  Peter Scudamore was back on board for his next win, a listed handicap chase at Haydock the following month.  He was the fourth in the King George at Kempton that Christmas and then back to winning ways at Worcester after this.

He lined up in the 1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup and ran a mighty race at 33/1 to finish third behind Charter Party and Cavvies Clown.  He returned to Prestbury Park for the April meeting and won once again.

After a summer out to grass he made his comeback at Haydock in November 1988 and won the listed chase once again.  He was then runner up in the feature chase at Cheltenham’s December meeting behind Pegwell Bay but was back winning again at Worcester next time out.  At the 1989 Cheltenham Festival he lined up in the Queen Mother Champion chase and again ran a fine race to finish third behind winner Barnbrook Again.  A fourth place at Liverpool plus a third place back at Cheltenham that April were his final runs of that season.

His comeback run the following season was in the Mackeson Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November where he finished seventh.  A setback meant he was off the track for just over twelve months after this and when he returned he was not quite the horse of old.  Sadly he died after suffering a heart attack when falling at Kempton in January 1991.

He was an amazing horse who won 19 races in his career from approx. 59 races (it is a little difficult to check his very early form).  After arriving at Pond House at the age of nine he won six races from 17 runs and was placed a further seven times.  Rated 168 at best his total prize money is also a little difficult to calculate but just in his time here it was over £42,000.  High class over all distances and all types of going he was a remarkable horse who is remembered fondly by all those who knew him here at Pond House.

Watch his win in the 1987 Mackeson Gold Cup at Cheltenham here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNp_g9EP3Fg