Presenting Percy (2 April 2011 - 16 April 2021) was a British thoroughbred racehorse best known for being a dual Cheltenham Festival winner.
| Presenting Percy | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sir Percy |
| Dam | Hunca Munca |
| Damsire | Presenting |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2 April 2011 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Preston Lodge Stud |
| Owner | Philip J Reynolds |
| Trainer | Gordon Elliott |
| Record | 26:11,2,3 |
| Earnings | £329,322 |
| Major wins | |
| Pertemps Final (2017) RSA Chase (2018) | |
Career edit
Presenting Percy was bred at Preston Lodge Stud owned by Sir Johnny Weatherby, best known as chairman of Weatherbys and the Queens racing representative at Ascot.[1]
Initially trained by Patrick Kelly, Presenting Percy scored his first victory in April 2016 at Ballinrobe in a bumper.[2] He followed this up with three more victories in Ireland before winning the 2017 Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival.[3]
After finishing sixth of eight at Punchestown a month later, Presenting Percy started the new season again with three victories in Ireland. At this Festival he would win the 2018 Grade 1 RSA Chase by a commanding 7 lengths.[4]
A 316-day break resulted in a return at Gowran Park with victory in a Grade 2 hurdle, and at Cheltenham in March he attempted to win the Gold Cup - a race he went off as favourite [5]- finishing 8th.[6] A year later he would attempt the race again, this time falling. [7]
Following the fall, training duties were taken over by Gordon Elliott.[8] Presenting Percy's final victory would come in November 2020 at Thurles. He was due to continue with preparation races for The Gold Cup at Cheltenham [9] and the Grand National at Aintree but a leg infection ruled him out.[10]
Presenting Percy died in April 2021 aged 10 due to a blood infection.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Breeder Profile Johnny Weatherby". The Irish Field. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "7.55 Ballinrobe". Racing Post. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Presenting Percy wins Pertemps Final at Cheltenham for Mall Dini team". Sky Sports. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Presenting Percy wins the RSA Chase in great style for 'genius' trainer Pat Kelly". Irish Mirror. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Presenting Percy Cut To 3/1 Following Impressive Victory". The Telegraph. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "3.30 Cheltenham Result". Racing Post. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Russell recalls the glory days as Cheltenham hero Presenting Percy passes away". Racing Post. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Stable switch: Presenting Percy moved to Gordon Elliott". Racing Post. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Grand National aim for Presenting Percy, one of 12 scratched from Gold Cup". Racing Post. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Grand National 2021: Tiger Roll withdrawal confirmed as 90 entries remain". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Dual Cheltenham Festival winner Presenting Percy dies". Sky Sports. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.