Description

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Engraved by Edwin H Hunt after a picture by Anonymous.

Size 23 x 30 inches (approx 58 x 76 cms.)

Winner of the Derby, the Two Thousand Guineas and the St. Leger in 1897

When Galtee More and Bantry Bay were yearlings on their breeder John Gubbins’ stud farm, Mr Gubbins (of County Limerick, Ireland) thought more of the latter. The stud groom had the right idea though, voicing a very high opinion of Galtee More. The horse had almost faultless confirmation and his trainer found him charming. He won five of his six outings as a juvenile and six of his seven starts as a three-year-old, including the 2000 Guineas in a canter, an easy Derby success and the St Leger at odds of 10/1 on. Before the Derby, Samuel Darling, Snr, Galtee More’s trainer, got wind of a plan to ‘nobble’ his candidate, so a huge Newfoundland retriever cross dog was procured, which guarded him admirably. The journey to Epsom was rather fraught, a great deal of shunting on the railway and the overnight stable was full of rats, but nothing fazed Galtee More.

Owner: Mr J Gubbin

Trainer: Sam Darling

Jockey: Charles Wood