Wild Man From Borneo, sometimes shortened to Wild Man,[1] (1888 – June 1901) was a half-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1895 Grand National and was third in the 1894 running.
| Wild Man From Borneo | |
|---|---|
 Wild Man From Borneo with owner Tom Widger | |
| Sire | Decider |
| Grandsire | Umpire |
| Dam | Wild Duck (half-bred) |
| Damsire | Sheldrake |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1888 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | George Keays |
| Owner | 1) J.J. Maher 2) John and Joe Widger |
| Trainer | James Gatland |
| Major wins | |
| Grand National (1895) | |
Background
editWild Man was bred by George Keays at Newton House, Nenagh. His dam, Wild Duck, was a half-Thoroughbred sired by the registered Thoroughbred stallion Sheldrake (seventh in the 1877 St. Leger)[2] out of an unraced half-breed mare.[3] Wild Duck was sold as a four-year-old with the foal Wild Man at foot to J.J Maher. Maher won several steeplechases with Wild Duck, notably the Ward Hunt Cup, before selling her to E. Richardson in 1891, who sold her shortly afterward to a German buyer.[3] Wild Man is Wild Duck's only recorded foal. Maher retained Wild Man until 1893, using him as a hunter initially as a three-year-old and then entering him in steeplechases beginning in April 1892.[4] Wild Man was trained by James Gatland at his Wingrove Stables in Alfriston, Sussex.[5]
Racing career
editWild Man was second in a four-mile Maiden Plate at Punchestown.[4]
Running in the name of Mrs. F. E. Norris, Wild Man finished third to Balmy and Drogheda in the 7 December 1897 Metropolitan Steeplechase at Gatwick.[6]
Retirement
editWild Man From Borneo was retired to his owner's residence in West Derby, Liverpool after his racing career. He died on 1 June 1901 of a fractured pelvis.[7][8]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 |
Umpire (USA) 1857 |
Lecomte | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | |||
| Alice Carneal | Sarpedon (GB) | ||
| Rowena | |||
| Danae (GB) 1857 |
Kingston | Venison | |
| Queen Anne | |||
| Sacrifice | Voltaire | ||
| Virginia | |||
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 |
Sheldrake 1874 |
Mandrake | Weatherbit |
| Mandragora | |||
| Bonny Breast Knot | Voltigeur | ||
| Queen Mary | |||
| Ireland Yet mare | Ireland Yet (IRE) | Lance | |
| Gramacgree | |||
| William the Conqueror mare | William the Conqueror | ||
| Warlike mare |
References
edit- ^ Staff (1895). "Our Van". Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. 63: 280. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Fletcher, Joseph Smith (1902). The history of the St. Leger Stakes, 1776-1901. London: Hutchinson & co. p. 370.
sheldrake bonny breast knot.
- ^ a b c Prior, F.M. (1914). "Prior's "H-B" Studbook Volume I". Horace Cox. p. 208.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b Bird, Thomas Henry (1937). A hundred Grand nationals. London: C. Scribner's sons. p. 141.
- ^ Staff (25 March 1896). "Messrs. J. Gatland and W. C. Clark". Racing Illustrated. 2: 324. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Staff (January 1898). "Sporting intelligence". Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes. 69: 87. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Staff (July 1901). "Sporting intelligence". Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. 76: 78. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Staff (5 June 1901). "National winner". Liverpool Daily Post. No. pg. 8.