Limber Hill

Limber Hill
SireBassam
GrandsireGuido Reni
DamMindoon
DamsireGainsborough
SexGelding
Foaled1947[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourChestnut
BreederJames Davey
OwnerJames Davey
TrainerBill Dutton
Major wins
National Hunt Handicap Chase (1955)
King George VI Chase (1955)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1956)

Limber Hill (foaled 1947) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1956 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was owned and bred by James Davey and trained in Yorkshire by Bill Dutton. After racing on the point-to-point circuit he then ran over hurdles before becoming a steeplechaser in 1954. He made an immediate impact and won the National Hunt Handicap Chase at the end of his first season. In the 1955/56 National Hunt season he was the leading staying chaser in Britain winning both the King George VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He continued to race until 1958 but his later career was disrupted by injury and he never recovered his best form.

  1. ^ "Limber Hill pedigree". Pedigree Online. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-19.