Which Horse Did Lester Piggott Win On Carrying 14 Pounds Overweight?

[brendan12]

Racing post quiz

[-Talbot-]

I didn't spend long because I wasn't convinced there was a true answer to this.

I knew El Piggott rode a few jump horses and thought if there was such a win as described in the OP it was more likely to be a jumper than a flat racer.

I keep coming back but alas....

[Davemano]

Agree Mamya - spent so long reading his life history.

[angie55]

Sorry, got called away unexpectedly. Right, the 4 horse names are:
Illinois
Dairialatan
Soueida
It's The Finish

Does anyone want some time or do you want the answer now?

[wolf63]

It's the finish

https://www.dostihy.fitmin.cz/z-historie-a-archivu/kalendarium-27-cervenec.html

[choux]

~ The End ~

;)

Well done wolf.

[angie55]

Very good Wolf. Shame I can't read Czech! but I get the gist of it.

In English, 27 July 1970 at Newcastle in the Craster Handicap. It's The Finish was a 4 year old who carried 8 st 7 lbs, 14 lbs overweight and won at odds of 13/2. I can only presume LP was extremely convincing in persuading trainer and owner that the overweight wouldn't have any adverse effect.

[choux]

Google translation helps (a little)!

Overweight. For some jockeys, the sometimes-necessary evil, the hard-to-reach fact for the owner, is important information for the player that needs to be alert, as he can put pre-start forecasts and analyzes on his head.

If it seems to you exaggerated, perhaps, but certainly it was considered by the players on July 27, 1970 at the Newcastle racecourse, where their favorite and favorite jockey Lester Piggott climbed into the saddle of It's The Finish coach Richmond Sturdy with a full 14 pounds, or about 6.5 kilograms. However, the players did not have to be excited - It's The Finish still won.

[Spicerack]

Lester rode Red Rum. Not a lot of people know that. (I don't think)

[aelmpvw]

thanks wolf, 'it's the finish' is an apt name for an unecesssarily annoying thread :-)