Charter Party (horse)

Charter Party
Racing silks of Claire Smith and Jenny Mould
SireDocument
GrandsireNarrator
DamAhoy There
DamsireLittle Buskins
SexGelding
Foaled4 May 1978[1]
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederA W Riddell Martin
OwnerClaire Smith and Jenny Mould
TrainerDavid Nicholson
Record45: 12-6-6
Major wins
National Hunt Handicap Chase (1986)
Gainsborough Chase (1988)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1988)

Charter Party (4 May 1978 – June 2000) was an Irish-bred British-trained thoroughbred racehorse, best known for his win in the 1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He overcame persistent injury problems to win twelve races under National Hunt rules. He showed promise as a hurdler and as a Novice steeplechaser before recording his first major win in the 1986 National Hunt Handicap Chase. As a ten-year-old in 1988 he defeated Desert Orchid in the Gainsborough Chase, before taking the Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March. He never won again, but produced a fine effort to finish third on heavy ground in the 1989 Gold Cup.

  1. ^ "Charter Party pedigree". equineline.com.