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HERO OF THE CHELTENHAM DOUBLE

Graham Buddry remembers Fifty Dollars More

One of history’s forgotten horses, although he won his own place in racing folklore, is Fifty Dollars More, the strapping bay gelding son of that champion sire of National Hunt horses, Deep Run.
Cheltenham have two big early season handicaps which, to the casual observer, seem very similar but are far different in many ways. The first, known then as the Mackeson Gold Cup is a 2½mile handicap chase run since 1960 on the Old course and listed among the early winners are the likes of Fortria, Gay Trip, Bachelors Hall and Bright Highway.
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