Comply or Die
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| Comply or Die | |
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| Sire | Old Vic |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Madam Madcap |
| Damsire | Furry Glen |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1999 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Martin J. Dibbs |
| Owner | David Johnson |
| Trainer | David Pipe |
| Record | 20-8-4-0 |
| Earnings | 606,640GBP[1] |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Eider Chase (Newcastle 2008)[2] Grand National(Aintree2008)[3] |
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| Infobox last updated on: April 5, 2008. | |
Comply or Die is a British trained thoroughbred racehorse, owned by David Johnson. Ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe he was the winner of the £450,640[4] 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on Saturday 5th April 2008[5]. It pushed ahead at the last fence[6] to win from King Johns Castle.
Bookmakers William Hill conceded that his victory had cost the chain 7 million GBP[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Prize money to date
- ^ Race Details
- ^ Video clip of triumph
- ^ Daily Telegraph Issue 47,537 dated 5th April 2008
- ^ BBC details
- ^ Sunday Telegraph Issue number2,443 (dated 6th April 2008
- ^ Article by Alistair Osborne "it's Comply and cry for William Hill" on page B1 of the Daily Telegraph, Issue number 47,544 (dated 25th April 2008)
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