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LAST FENCE HORROR FOR GOLD CUP HERO

Graham Buddry remembers the ill-fated Forgive ‘n’ Forget

Forgive ‘n’ Forget (No.6) battles at the last before finishing third in the 1986 Cheltenham Gold Cup behind Dawn Run (No. 14) and Wayward Lad (No.12)

When thinking of the top chasers of the period, the name of Forgive ‘n’ Forget is never far away.
The Jimmy Fitzgerald trained gelding was a stalwart of all the top races with his victory in the 1985 Cheltenham Gold Cup being the pinnacle of many top class victories over birch yet his initial claim to fame was over timber.
Foaled in Irela...

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