Presenting Percy

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Presenting Percy
SireSir Percy
DamHunca Munca
DamsirePresenting
Sex Gelding
Foaled2 April 2011
CountryGreat Britain
Colour Bay
BreederPreston Lodge Stud
OwnerPhilip J Reynolds
TrainerGordon Elliott
Record26:11,2,3
Earnings£329,322

Presenting Percy (2 April 2011 - 16 April 2021) was a British thoroughbred racehorse best known for being a dual Cheltenham Festival winner.

Career

Presenting Percy was bred at Preston Lodge Stud owned by Sir Johnny Weatherby, best known as chairman of Weatherbys and the Queens racing representative at Ascot. [1]

Initially trained by Patrick Kelly, Presenting Percy scored his first victory in April 2016 at Ballinrobe in a bumper. [2] He followed this up with three more victories in Ireland before winning the 2017 Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival. [3]

After finishing sixth of eight at Punchestown a month later, Presenting Percy started the new season again with three victories in Ireland. At this Festival he would win the 2018 Grade 1 RSA Chase by a commanding 7 lengths. [4]

A 316-day break resulted in a return at Gowran Park with victory in a Grade 2 hurdle, and at Cheltenham in March he attempted to win the Gold Cup - a race he went off as favourite [5] - finishing 8th. [6] A year later he would attempt the race again, this time falling. [7]

Following the fall, training duties were taken over by Gordon Elliott. [8] Presenting Percy's final victory would come in November 2020 at Thurles. He was due to continue with preparation races for The Gold Cup at Cheltenham [9] and the Grand National at Aintree but a leg infection ruled him out. [10]

Presenting Percy died in April 2021 aged 10 due to a blood infection. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Breeder Profile Johnny Weatherby". The Irish Field. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "7.55 Ballinrobe". Racing Post. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Presenting Percy wins Pertemps Final at Cheltenham for Mall Dini team". Sky Sports. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Presenting Percy wins the RSA Chase in great style for 'genius' trainer Pat Kelly". Irish Mirror. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Presenting Percy Cut To 3/1 Following Impressive Victory". The Telegraph. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "3.30 Cheltenham Result". Racing Post. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Russell recalls the glory days as Cheltenham hero Presenting Percy passes away". Racing Post. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Stable switch: Presenting Percy moved to Gordon Elliott". Racing Post. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Grand National aim for Presenting Percy, one of 12 scratched from Gold Cup". Racing Post. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Grand National 2021: Tiger Roll withdrawal confirmed as 90 entries remain". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dual Cheltenham Festival winner Presenting Percy dies". Sky Sports. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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