Landing Light | |
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Sire | In The Wings |
Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
Dam | Gay Hellene |
Damsire | Ela-Mana-Mou |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 9 May 1995[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Ballymacoll Stud |
Owner | Arnold Weinstock Mr & Mrs John Poynton |
Trainer | Roger Charlton David Smaga Nicky Henderson |
Record | 22:9-3-1 |
Earnings | £308,650 |
Major wins | |
Tote Gold Trophy (2001) Championship Hurdle (2001) Fighting Fifth Hurdle (2001) Christmas Hurdle (2001) Cesarewitch Handicap (2003) |
Landing Light (foaled 9 May 1995) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. Originally trained on the flat in France he was later transferred to England where he excelled in hurdle races. In 2001 he was arguably the best hurdler in Britain, winning the Tote Gold Trophy, Championship Hurdle (a substitute Champion Hurdle), Fighting Fifth Hurdle and Christmas Hurdle. He failed to reproduce his best form in subsequent National Hunt campaigns, but returned to the flat as an eight-year-old in 2003 and won the Cesarewitch Handicap on his final racecourse appearance.