Charter Party (horse)
| Charter Party | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Document |
| Grandsire | Narrator |
| Dam | Ahoy There |
| Damsire | Little Buskins |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 4 May 1978 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | A W Riddell Martin |
| Owner | Claire Smith and Jenny Mould |
| Trainer | David Nicholson |
| Record | 45: 12-6-6 |
| Major wins | |
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National Hunt Handicap Chase (1986) Gainsborough Chase (1988) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1988) |
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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.
Charter Party was a dark bay gelding with no white markings bred in Ireland by Avia Riddell Martin, who once described him as "the biggest, ugliest camel you have ever seen". He was the only racehorse of any consequence sired by Document, a half-brother of the St James's Palace Stakes winner Above Suspicion and the Ormonde Stakes winner Doutelle. Charter Party's dam Ahoy There also produced Current Call, who in turn produced the Sun Alliance Chase winner Nahthen Lad. Ahoy There was a female-line descendant of Lady Mischief, the grand-dam of the Epsom Derby winner Manna.
As a four-year-old, Charter Party was sent to the Doncaster Sales in May 1982 and was bought for 8,000 guineas by Raymond and Jenny Mould who owned the Grange Stud in Guiting Power, Gloucestershire. The Moulds later sold a half-share in the gelding to Colin and Claire Smith. During his racing career the gelding raced alternately in the colours of Jenny Mould and Claire Smith. Charter Party was sent into training with David "The Duke" Nicholson at Condicote in Gloucestershire.
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