What a horse. I remember his first novice chases and his win in the Reynoldstown at Ascot. He was exceptional and this showed just how exceptional he was, outpacing specialist 2 milers around cheltenham. Winning that hennessey made everyone believe he was a stayer but his pace was exceptional and he fenced much faster than staying chasers. I truly loved thus horse and the joy of his achievement here was wiped out by his demise at Aintree. So sad and dark a day. I'm so pleased to see this upload. It's fab to see him at his best. Thanks so much.
jabhookjab cross ask Tom let me down for a £20 double with French holly in the first ,it was only after the race Tom tate said the horse hadn't been working well .
@@Kevjohno sorry to say this to you and it's awful I know to lose on your double bet but seriously I have to say who cares what's £20 compared to seeing the great ONE MAN winning here, I'm so glad he did it
@@Kevjohno Anyone daft enough to waste money betting deserves all they get. Have been enjoying jump racing since 1960 and only one bet. Dad put a shilling each way for me on Red Alligator in 1968 National. Quit whilst you're ahead. Gambling is a mug's game.
@@robertharwood3498 Well those of us who were lucky enough to be able to watch Arkle and Mill House in the 1960a and the 'Golden Age of Hurdlers' in the 1970s may disagree. Will give you Dessie in 1980s. Those were the days when really top class horses ran every 3rd Saturday. Now you're lucky if you see them 3 times in the entire season!
Another bull of a horse ....a grey Legend like Dessie .....I was watching the race at Aintree one minute he was there next he had gone , the most distressing scene ever ....how could you ever get over it
Jeez, just watched the 96 and 97 Gold Cups and seeing One Man finally get up that Cheltenham Hill brought a tear to my eye. Will never forget that tragic Aintree day just a few weeks after this. The best horse ever, a beautiful beast.
this is my favourite festival race this one. my favourite horse. forget frankel, enable, cracksman and the rest. wish they'd figured out his correct trip at cheltenham earlier. suppose you can't blame them, he was so good over 3 miles+ anywhere else other than here. 2 miles plus a hill and he was a world beater this day. aintree couple of weeks later and he was gone. RIP big man
Thank you so much for posting this. I was on One Man @11/2 ante post. Wonderful horse, so tragic what happened only a couple of weeks later at Liverpool.
IMO, Ryanair Chase would have been a much more suitable target for One Man, had the race already been there then. Besides, don't look down upon either Viking Flagship or Klarion Davis, which were pretty hard to take on at their prime.
One man wins at Cheltenham deservedly... He man ran in 2 gold cups as fav and 3 king George's before he won queen mother @ Cheltenham ... On this performance we could say he would've won three or four queen mothers if tried
I’m one of the horses biggest fans ! Since I saw him at wetherby in 94 ! But imagine if there’d been a Ryanair chase back then he’d have won 4/5 of them ! Don’t think he would have won multiple champion chases as that years crop weren’t the best as the Viking flagships and Klaproth Davis we’re on the backend of their careers ! Didn’t get 3m+ on that track but he’d have been a monster over 2m4/5f. Just a shame what happened to him !
The other thing was to look how much condition he was carrying. He looked 50kg heavier than most of his rivals. I think that's one of the reasons his stamina went down as he got older, he really filled out.
Viking Flagship is one of my favourite horses ever. He never knew when he was beat in his prime. Sadly by the time of this renewal of the race he'd won twice before, he was past his best.
remember francome saying one man could win the queen mother on 3 legs way before he won this....this was when he was winning the king george easily and yet never staying the gold cup distance...clearly between 2-3 miles unequalled...couldnt get a match stick over 3 miles...great horse...my fav ever
agreed totally underated because of the confusion of the optimum distance.....should never have run at aintree and if not he would have won the 99 champion chase
The ride Dunwoody gave One Man in the 1997 Gold cup was absolutely superb creeping nearer with each fence but he ran out of petrol at the last when in second.....but this race was sensational
dlamiss The more I watch One Man I don't think it was stamina. He won a Hennessy in soft ground as a 6yo over 3m2f pulling the proverbial truck. You don't go from that to not getting home in his third KG. For me his problem was he had one acceleration gear and once that was gone he emptied, but you needed to use his high cruising speed. If he'd just ridden OM in 1997 like he rode him in the Sandown KG and let him take over at half way (not dissimilar to Denman in 2008) and got the others going at his pace, nothing would have got near him. He slaughtered the best 2m horses at his natural pace, the best 3m horses would have had no chance. Look at him at the end of this video, he's treading water at the end of 2m, it's because he was asked the question turning in, sprinted away but then emptied. He was just far enough clear for it not to matter. It was all psychological with him. Remember what happened when they held Crisp up in the Gold Cup, found nothing, yet he nearly won a National. Again, it was all in the natural cruising speed.
If he been given ten stone in the Gold Cup like he was in the Hennessy then he might have won in 1997. One Man's record at Cheltenham away from the Champion Chase wasn't great. A dismal run in the 1994 Sun Alliance Chase when favourite, twice well beaten in the Gold Cup and struggling to hold off a rallying Barton Bank in an effective match race in the Cotswold Chase. I also don't think One Man would have been going away from Mr Mulligan, Dublin Flyer and Barton Bank at halfway in the 1997 Gold Cup. They seemed to be going pretty quickly (as pointed out by Simon Holt in commentary).
Excellent point totally agree. I will also add that he won the king george run at sandown with its uphill finish and the tommy whittle chase at the old haydock course both on soft ground. Gordon richards always used to say that one day he would throw him in a 4 miler at haydock and he would win.
Supreme traveller. He was stopping here after two miles though! Not sure he enjoyed feeling the burn at the end of his races, but his speed and fluency tended to kill them off on flat tracks.
Could have been a legend winning multiple Queen Mother Champion Chases, but bad decisions by the trainer and owner who kept persevering with the Gold Cup a trip the horse clearly didn't stay!
The Racing Post were brutal in their comments on Ask Tom's performance "With regard to Ask Tom, Tom Tate's subsequent explanation to the stewards that he had had an interrupted preparation may help account for his failure to last home, but in failing to highlight the problem in the build-up to the race the trainer did punters a gross disservice."
Brian Harding won a Hennessy at Newbury, but John Hales, the owner, wanted Dunwoody, who rode him regularly until this race. Dunwoody was good but One Man was always brilliant with Harding. I always believe Harding should have ridden him all the time, but Dunwoody's riding of Desert Orchid influenced Hales (I believe). Had Harding kept the ride and they had instigated the Ryanair Chase at that time, One Man would have dominated that. However, his Hennessy win was on a flat 3m 2f at Newbury. Perhaps Harding would have won a Gold Cup on him?
What a horse. I remember his first novice chases and his win in the Reynoldstown at Ascot. He was exceptional and this showed just how exceptional he was, outpacing specialist 2 milers around cheltenham. Winning that hennessey made everyone believe he was a stayer but his pace was exceptional and he fenced much faster than staying chasers. I truly loved thus horse and the joy of his achievement here was wiped out by his demise at Aintree. So sad and dark a day. I'm so pleased to see this upload. It's fab to see him at his best. Thanks so much.
jabhookjab cross ask Tom let me down for a £20 double with French holly in the first ,it was only after the race Tom tate said the horse hadn't been working well .
@@Kevjohno sorry to say this to you and it's awful I know to lose on your double bet but seriously I have to say who cares what's £20 compared to seeing
the great ONE MAN winning here, I'm so glad he did it
Racing is not the same anymore 90s 00s up 2016 was the greatest, not see horses like this again
@@Kevjohno Anyone daft enough to waste money betting deserves all they get.
Have been enjoying jump racing since 1960 and only one bet. Dad put a shilling each way for me on Red Alligator in 1968 National.
Quit whilst you're ahead.
Gambling is a mug's game.
@@robertharwood3498 Well those of us who were lucky enough to be able to watch Arkle and Mill House in the 1960a and the 'Golden Age of Hurdlers' in the 1970s may disagree. Will give you Dessie in 1980s. Those were the days when really top class horses ran every 3rd Saturday.
Now you're lucky if you see them 3 times in the entire season!
Two previous winners in this championship 2m contest, Viking Flagship and Klairon Davis. One Man deserves his place in Cheltenham history.
@@myfrobert I am not sure if you were replying to another message that has since been deleted but I don't get the connection to what +uhegbu posted.
@@myfrobert what ru on about that sentence doesnt make much sense
Great upload of a great race. Heartbreaking 2weeks later. Still cheer One Man even now up that Cheltenham hill. Thanks for sharing.
Another bull of a horse ....a grey Legend like Dessie .....I was watching the race at Aintree one minute he was there next he had gone , the most distressing scene ever ....how could you ever get over it
Jeez, just watched the 96 and 97 Gold Cups and seeing One Man finally get up that Cheltenham Hill brought a tear to my eye. Will never forget that tragic Aintree day just a few weeks after this. The best horse ever, a beautiful beast.
yeah I remember watching him winning at Cheltenham and also watching the awful day he fell I felt so sad that day, R.I.P. THE GREAT ONE MAN
Great horse, just couldn't get up that gruelling hill in the gold Cup, RIP the mighty ONE MAN 💙
this is my favourite festival race this one. my favourite horse. forget frankel, enable, cracksman and the rest. wish they'd figured out his correct trip at cheltenham earlier. suppose you can't blame them, he was so good over 3 miles+ anywhere else other than here. 2 miles plus a hill and he was a world beater this day. aintree couple of weeks later and he was gone. RIP big man
life is such a cunt at times, it's not fair
He one of my favourite horses for sure
Thank you so much for posting this. I was on One Man @11/2 ante post. Wonderful horse, so tragic what happened only a couple of weeks later at Liverpool.
Got to love a redemption story, One Man had so much class and speed, certainly one of the most talented chasers there has been
There was nothing wrong with Brian Harding but races like this prove just how much more it is about the horses than the jockeys.
If only they had decided to stick to this distance we could be looking at a 3 time winner, so deserved this win.
IMO, Ryanair Chase would have been a much more suitable target for One Man, had the race already been there then. Besides, don't look down upon either Viking Flagship or Klarion Davis, which were pretty hard to take on at their prime.
I loved Graham Goode, his commentary’s were fantastic
Such a powerful horse n beautiful jumper…
One man wins at Cheltenham deservedly... He man ran in 2 gold cups as fav and 3 king George's before he won queen mother @ Cheltenham ... On this performance we could say he would've won three or four queen mothers if tried
thanks so very much for sharing this is such good quality. God, he was good. A real All-Time-Great,
I’m one of the horses biggest fans ! Since I saw him at wetherby in 94 ! But imagine if there’d been a Ryanair chase back then he’d have won 4/5 of them ! Don’t think he would have won multiple champion chases as that years crop weren’t the best as the Viking flagships and Klaproth Davis we’re on the backend of their careers ! Didn’t get 3m+ on that track but he’d have been a monster over 2m4/5f. Just a shame what happened to him !
the same was said about KAUTO STAR and yet he came back to win again
The other thing was to look how much condition he was carrying. He looked 50kg heavier than most of his rivals. I think that's one of the reasons his stamina went down as he got older, he really filled out.
Absolutely fantastic
Viking Flagship is one of my favourite horses ever. He never knew when he was beat in his prime. Sadly by the time of this renewal of the race he'd won twice before, he was past his best.
yes he was a great horse too, I remember seeing him win too as I think Florida Pearl as well if I recall correctly
Thanks for uploading these. Great to see.
One Man did what only great horses can do: he made abosolute, stone cold, top class rivalsl look like rubbish blowing in the breeze.
wouldn't say 4 length victory is making them look rubbish. he was classy and won well, but the field was still good and 3 of them ran good races.
remember francome saying one man could win the queen mother on 3 legs way before he won this....this was when he was winning the king george easily and yet never staying the gold cup distance...clearly between 2-3 miles unequalled...couldnt get a match stick over 3 miles...great horse...my fav ever
@Oneman Oneman yes but I meant against the very best.
Brilliant horse. Made other top class runners look very ordinary that day.
agreed totally underated because of the confusion of the optimum distance.....should never have run at aintree and if not he would have won the 99 champion chase
What a horse he was!
One of the best days racing ever at the Festival. And I didn't back him.
French Holly, Florida Pearl and did Kieran Fallon win too?
The ride Dunwoody gave One Man in the 1997 Gold cup was absolutely superb creeping nearer with each fence but he ran out of petrol at the last when in second.....but this race was sensational
dlamiss The more I watch One Man I don't think it was stamina. He won a Hennessy in soft ground as a 6yo over 3m2f pulling the proverbial truck. You don't go from that to not getting home in his third KG. For me his problem was he had one acceleration gear and once that was gone he emptied, but you needed to use his high cruising speed. If he'd just ridden OM in 1997 like he rode him in the Sandown KG and let him take over at half way (not dissimilar to Denman in 2008) and got the others going at his pace, nothing would have got near him. He slaughtered the best 2m horses at his natural pace, the best 3m horses would have had no chance. Look at him at the end of this video, he's treading water at the end of 2m, it's because he was asked the question turning in, sprinted away but then emptied. He was just far enough clear for it not to matter. It was all psychological with him. Remember what happened when they held Crisp up in the Gold Cup, found nothing, yet he nearly won a National. Again, it was all in the natural cruising speed.
If he been given ten stone in the Gold Cup like he was in the Hennessy then he might have won in 1997. One Man's record at Cheltenham away from the Champion Chase wasn't great. A dismal run in the 1994 Sun Alliance Chase when favourite, twice well beaten in the Gold Cup and struggling to hold off a rallying Barton Bank in an effective match race in the Cotswold Chase.
I also don't think One Man would have been going away from Mr Mulligan, Dublin Flyer and Barton Bank at halfway in the 1997 Gold Cup. They seemed to be going pretty quickly (as pointed out by Simon Holt in commentary).
Excellent point totally agree. I will also add that he won the king george run at sandown with its uphill finish and the tommy whittle chase at the old haydock course both on soft ground. Gordon richards always used to say that one day he would throw him in a 4 miler at haydock and he would win.
Supreme traveller. He was stopping here after two miles though! Not sure he enjoyed feeling the burn at the end of his races, but his speed and fluency tended to kill them off on flat tracks.
Could have been a legend winning multiple Queen Mother Champion Chases, but bad decisions by the trainer and owner who kept persevering with the Gold Cup a trip the horse clearly didn't stay!
The only horse to win a King George and a Champion Chase. He was pure class and a damn pretty horse too.
I beg to differ Rosalind. Edredon Bleu won the 2000 QM Champion Chase and then the 2003 King George...;-)#statsman
Rosalind Mercer Add a Hennesy Gold Cup to your list and then you might be right
One Man the only horse to win 2 King George's in the same year!
well done one man very good horse
The Racing Post were brutal in their comments on Ask Tom's performance "With regard to Ask Tom, Tom Tate's subsequent explanation to the stewards that he had had an interrupted preparation may help account for his failure to last home, but in failing to highlight the problem in the build-up to the race the trainer did punters a gross disservice."
Yes I remember the fallout of this very well. I was at Cheltenham this day and backed Ask Tom. Tom Tate should of been lynched....!!!
Brilliant
Brian Harding won a Hennessy at Newbury, but John Hales, the owner, wanted Dunwoody, who rode him regularly until this race. Dunwoody was good but One Man was always brilliant with Harding. I always believe Harding should have ridden him all the time, but Dunwoody's riding of Desert Orchid influenced Hales (I believe). Had Harding kept the ride and they had instigated the Ryanair Chase at that time, One Man would have dominated that. However, his Hennessy win was on a flat 3m 2f at Newbury. Perhaps Harding would have won a Gold Cup on him?
+malcs0 Tont Dobbin used to ride One Man before Dunwoody.
One Man only had ten stone in the Hennessy and got five pounds from the entire field bar Kings' Curate.
malcs0 Harding never won the Hennessy on him. It was Dobbin who rode him. He was on board twice. Once here then Aintree
Was never a gold cup horse. Couldn't do 3m+ on undulating tracks. Great horse all the same.
One Man very good horse such a shame about the Liverpool race
Dunwoodys face was a picture, unfortunately Aintree proved to be a very sad 😔 day, but one man was a very special horse 🐴, at the right distance? 🤔 🙄