Richard Dunwoody had 18 Cheltenham Festival wins including a Champion Hurdle on Kribensis for Michael Stoute and and a Gold Cup on Charter Party for David Nicholson.
He won the Arkle on three occasions. Here he is winning the 1991 renewal on the Nicky Henderson trained Remittance Man:
Kribensis was actually a two time winner for Dunwoody adding the Champion Hurdle in 1990 as a six year old having won the Triumph in 1988.
Here is a clip of Dunwoodys Champion Hurdle win:
and another of Charter Party’s Gold Cup success:
Dunwoody was Champion Jockey on three ocassions and rode 1699 British winners in his career. He had a rewarding association with the grey’s Desert Orchid and One Man,winning a pair of King George VI Chases in each. He also won 2 Grand National. The horse Richard Dunwoody first won on at the Cheltenham Festival, West Tip, went on to win the 1986 Aintree Grand National. He won the race for a second time on Minnehoma in 1994.
Here are Richard’s 18 Cheltenham Festival Wins.
Race | Year | Horse | Trainer |
Festival Trophy | 1985 | West Tip | Michael Oliver |
Pertemps | 1985 | Von Trappe | Michael Oliver |
Grand Annual | 1987 | French Union | David Nicholson |
Triumph | 1988 | Kribensis | Michael Stoute |
Gold Cup | 1988 | Charter Party | David Nicholson |
Arkle | 1989 | Waterloo Boy | David Nicholson |
Festival Trophy | 1990 | Bigsun | David Nicholson |
Champion Hurdle | 1990 | Kribensis | Michael Stoute |
Arkle | 1991 | Remittance Man | Nicky Henderson |
Neptune | 1992 | Thetford Forest | David Nicholson |
Bumper | 1992 | Montelado | Pat Flynn |
County | 1993 | Thumbs Up | Nicky Henderson |
Arkle | 1996 | Ventana Canyon | Edward O’Grady |
Triumph | 1996 | Paddy’s Return | Ferdy Murphy |
RSA Chase | 1997 | Hanakham | Ron Hodges |
Bumper | 1997 | Florida Pearl | Willie Mullins |
County | 1997 | Barna Boy | Nicky Henderson |
RSA Chase | 1998 | Florida Pearl | Willie Mullins |