Mariotto, a 3yo Godolphin boy.
Fly with the angels.
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Slew O' Gold...
http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17401
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Silver Buck.....
http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=41371
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The cruelty of man.
Jump in peace, Cieszymir
Sixteen takes Velka honours
Ferdy Murphy's Ivoire de Beaulieu finished a gallant fourth under Keith Mercer behind local hope Sixteen in the Velka Pardubicka in the Czech Republic.
In an eventful race in which dual winner Maskul departed at the dreaded Taxis, the Ivoire de Beaulieu team unsuccessfully objected to third-placed Eliska Premyslovna for interference in the home straight.
Murphy, who watched the race from the centre of the course, was delighted with his 11-year-old.
'He was going well for most of the trip but Keith thinks he maybe got into contention sooner than was ideal,' said the North Yorkshire-based trainer.
Mercer, having his second ride in the four-and-a-half-mile marathon, added: 'He gave me a super ride. I was going ever so well five out but he took me there too soon and didn't quite get the trip.'
Sixteen, a seven-year-old grey mare, was ridden by veteran jockey Dusan Andres to storm home by five lengths after taking the measure of last year's winner Decent Fellow, a stablemate and one of three runners trainer Josef Vana had in the race.
Irish interest in the contest disappeared when the John Carr-trained Three Mill fell at the third water jump while Sybellius D'Artaix, trained by Murphy's son Paul, completed the gruelling course.
There was a tragic side to the jumping of the Taxis with its 17-foot ditch when Cieszymir fell, broke his near fore, and had to be destroyed.
Velka Day is the Czech equivalent of the Cheltenham Festival squeezed into one day's racing and Princess Anne paid her first visit to present the trophy to the connections of Sixteen.
Murphy is getting closer to winning the race and vowed to return next year with a runner.