How did you fare in our Christmas quiz? The answers and winners are revealed

We gave you the chance to win £350 worth of free bets with Paddy Power by completing John Randall's festive quiz, with free bets of £100 and £50 going to the runner-up and the third. Find out how you fared and if you finished in the money below . . .

Answers

1 Which of these was a horse who ran in the Derby?
C Phleez (1976)

2 Derek Thompson and Keith Reveley share what distinction?
D Beat the King into second place

3 Wikipedia wrongly gives 598 as Kent Desormeaux's 1989 jockeys' record for the most wins in a year, but what was his real score?
B 597 (Lady Winner was disqualified in the Martha Washington Handicap)

4 Which Ascot Gold Cup-winning owner once met Hitler with her Nazi-admiring father?
C Lady Mairi Bury (Fighting Charlie)

5 Which Poet Laureate wrote these words? "I have seen . . . the Gold Cup won by the worst horse at the races"
A John Masefield (The Meditation of Highworth Ridden)

6 What is the next in this sequence? Munster mountain, Arabian port, fruit bat . . .
A Royal anniversary (consecutive Derby winners 1897-1900 - Galtee More, Jeddah, Flying Fox, Diamond Jubilee)

7 Which of Ryan Moore's Classic mounts was beaten at odds of 1-7?
B Order Of St George (2016 Irish St Leger)

8 In which race did Ron Sheather come 58th as a jockey and first as a trainer?
A Lincoln Handicap (58th on Loucose 1948, won with Saher 1981)

9 Which famous sculptor married a racehorse trainer?
D Elisabeth Frink (Alexander Csaky, her third husband)

10 In 2022 which horse scored two wins on consecutive days in races six months apart?
C It's Good To Laugh (in January, after late disqualification at Chester and win at Catterick)

11 Which film mentions the news item "Ascot racecourse, new grandstand collapsed"?
A The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961)

12 Which prominent owner is a namesake of a folk-rock legend?
B Richard Thompson

Who was the mystery owner (centre)?Credit: Caroline Norris

13 Who is this Group 1-winning owner of 2022 (pictured above; centre)?
B James Wigan (Bay Bridge)

14 In 1964 Jimmy Lindley rode Indiana to be second to Santa Claus in the Derby, but on which horse was he second in the Arc?
B Santa Claus

15 Which Derby-winning trainer had worked as an electronics researcher?
D Geoff Wragg (Teenoso 1983)

16 Which Group 1-winning trainer is an experienced helicopter pilot?
C Martyn Meade

17 Which of these was a Cheltenham Festival winner?
D Galileo (2002 Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle)

18 Which of this year's Cheltenham Festival winners has the same name as a Goodwood Cup winner?
A Vauban (1867 Goodwood Cup, 2022 Triumph Hurdle)

19 Who rode the King's first runner and first winner as an owner when he was Prince of Wales?
C Richard Linley (Allibar 1980, Good Prospect 1981)

20 “Pink; chocolate sleeves and cap” were the racing colours of which famous owner?
D Sir Winston Churchill

21 Teddy The Grinder was the first horse to beat which great racemare?
A Eleanor (Ascot 1801)

22 Which filly was runner-up to Mill Reef as a two-year-old?
B Hecla (1970 Imperial Stakes, Kempton)

23 Which great champion originally set the Northumberland Plate weight-carrying record of 9st 10lb that Trueshan broke in 2022?
C Barcaldine (1883)

24 When Levmoss won a Curragh handicap as a warm-up for his 1969 Arc victory, what weight did he carry?
D 10st 10lb

Did you recognise this champion sprinter?Credit: Mark Cranham

25 Who is this champion sprinter winning the July Cup (pictured above)?
A Limato (2016)

26 Which horse won the most European Flat Pattern races in 2022?
C Kyprios (5)

27 Which of Aidan O'Brien's Classic winners was never beaten?
C Footstepsinthesand (2005 2,000 Guineas)

28 Which king of Scotland was killed in a fall from a horse one night?
D Alexander III (1286)

29 Who won the Ebor Handicap by eight lengths, with the placed horses going on to win the Gold Cups at Cheltenham and Royal Ascot?
A Sir Montagu (1976, beat Alverton & Shangamuzo)

30 Which of Barry Hills's horses won the Welsh and Scottish Derbys?
B Prince Roland (1980)

31 Name the last horse whose only Group-race victory came in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
D Akiyda (1982)

32 Which Jockey Club member is a granddaughter of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West?
D Rebecca Philipps

33 Name the only horse to win both the Lincoln Handicap at Lincoln/Doncaster and the Lincolnshire at the Curragh
D Sweet Lightning (2011 & 2013)

34 Name the only horse to win the Cesarewitch at both Newmarket and the Curragh
B Rock Dove (1894 & 1895)

35 Which big-race winner in 2022 was named after a special-operations unit of the British army?
C Chindit (Summer Mile)

36 Which big-race winner in 2022 was named after a hit by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich?
A Legend Of Xanadu (Woodcote & Doncaster Stakes)

Name the jockey pictured . . .Credit: Alan Crowhurst

37 Who is this Stayers' Hurdle-winning jockey (pictured above)?
B Adam Wedge (Lisnagar Oscar 2020)

38 Who was the first woman to ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
B Linda Sheedy (Foxbury, pulled up 1984)

39 Which Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was trained at Chequers Manor Stables?
C Linwell (1957, trained by Ivor Herbert)

40 Which of these was the name of a runner-up in the Derby?
A Ascot (1835)

41 Which racehorse-owning twin was the mother of triplets and died in 2022 aged 97?
A Mimi, Lady Manton

42 In which film does My Darling win the Ascot Gold Cup?
B The Calendar (1948)

43 Which of Martin Pipe's horses won twice at the Cheltenham Festival?
D Blowing Wind (1998 County Hurdle, 2002 Mildmay of Flete Chase)

44 Which song was the number one hit in Britain when Lucius won the Grand National?
C Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush 1978)

45 Which of these was an American company that made board games?
B Milton Bradley

46 On which racecourse are the Freddie Doyle and MW Hickey Memorial Chases run?
C Wexford

47 Which racecourse town is home to the “World of James Herriot” tourist attraction?
D Thirsk

48 What is Luke Harvey's real first name?
A Lucian

49 “Horses chasing 'cause they're racing” is a line from which hit single?
C On A Carousel (The Hollies 1967)

50 Name the Shakespearean character who says: “I wish your horses swift and sure of foot”
A Macbeth (Act 3, scene 1)

Winners

Congratulations to our winner Roger Hoy, who collects £350 in free bets courtesy of Paddy Power. Sean Kelsey, who gets £100 of free bets, came second, while Marc Huglin wins £50 in free bets for finishing third.

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