Pendil was a racehorse trained by Fred Winter. In 2012 Robin Oakley included him in his book Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time.
Pendil was a dual King George VI Chase winner at Kempton Park and was ridden on both occasions by Richard Pitman in 1972 and 1973.
One of Pendil's greatest performances was when carrying top weight of 12'7 to victory in the Massey Ferguson Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in December 1973 gaining revenge on The Dikler, who had pipped him on the line nine months earlier in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Full Race Record
Date Racecourse Distance Race Jockey Weight Odds Field Result Margin 07 Oct 68 Southwell 2 miles Morton Juvenile Hurdle J Turner 10-4 25/1 10 PU Pulled Up 19 Oct 68 Catterick 2 miles Ampleforth Juvenile Hurdle J Turner 11-0 100/7 14 1st 3 lengths 28 Nov 68 Haydock 2 miles East Lancashire Hurdle J Turner 10-12 100/8 16 4th 8 lengths 25 Jan 69 Doncaster 2 miles Brewers 4yo Hurdle J Turner 10-7 20/1 21 6th 12 lengths 19 Nov 69 Kempton 2 miles November Handicap Hurdle R Pitman 10-5 100/8 19 6th 10 lengths 26 Nov 69 Fontwell 2 miles 1f Brighton Handicap Hurdle R Pitman 11-0 4/5f 8 1st 12 lengths 07 Mar 70 Hereford miles Ansell's Brewery Handicap Hurdle V Soane 11-1 6/1 15 7th 15 lengths 14 Mar 70 Sandown 2 miles Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 10-1 10/1 17 3rd lengths 30 Mar 70 Plumpton miles John Hare Handicap Hurdle J Gifford 11-1 15/8f 19 1st 1 length 14 Apr 70 Fontwell miles Fontwell Hurdle P Kellaway 12-0 9/2 15 3rd lengths 25 Apr 70 Towcester 2 miles Towcester Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 11-6 7/2f 16 3rd 7 lengths 09 May 70 Chepstow miles Graduates Hurdle P Kellaway 11-7 100/7 21 10th 15 lengths 30 Sep 70 Worcester miles Abberley Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 11-9 100/30 10 1st length 08 Oct 70 Ascot miles Valley Gardens Opportunity Handicap Hurdle R A Davies 12-0 9/4f 9 1st lengths 04 Nov 70 Newbury 2 miles Seven Barrows Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 12-0 10/11f 8 2nd 5 lengths 21 Nov 70 Ascot 2 miles Black & White Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 11-8 100/9 13 2nd 1 length 12 Dec 70 Cheltenham 2 miles 1f Cheltenham Trial Hurdle P Kellaway 11-8 7/2 6 1st length 06 Feb 71 Sandown 2 miles Ripley Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 11-13 5/2f 9 4th 9 lengths 13 Feb 71 Newbury 2 miles Schweppes Handicap Hurdle P Kellaway 11-11 20/1 23 7th 12 lengths 10 Dec 71 Cheltenham 2 miles Bath Novices' Chase R Pitman 11-2 11/4jf 11 1st 15 lengths 18 Dec 71 Ascot miles Moonshine Novices' Chase R Pitman 11-8 8/11f 12 1st 6 lengths 27 Dec 71 Kempton 2 miles Mistletoe Chase R Pitman 11-8 4/7f 3 1st 20 lengths 26 Feb 72 Kempton miles Galloway Braes Chase R Pitman 11-12 8/11f 6 1st 3 lengths 15 Mar 72 Cheltenham 2 miles Arkle Challenge Trophy R Pitman 12-1 10/11f 10 1st 10 lengths 10 Apr 72 Chepstow miles Welsh Champion Chase R Pitman 12-0 2/5f 3 1st 12 lengths 18 Nov 72 Ascot 2 miles Black & White Whisky Gold Cup R Pitman 11-11 2/7f 3 1st 8 lengths 02 Dec 72 Sandown (run at Kempton) 2 miles Benson & Hedges Handicap Chase (now Tingle Creek Chase) R Pitman 12-3 5/4f 8 1st lengths 26 Dec 72 Kempton 3 miles King George VI Chase R Pitman 12-0 4/5f 6 1st 5 lengths 10 Feb 73 Newbury 2 miles Newbury Spring Chase (Limited Handicap) R Pitman 12-0 4/7f 3 1st 7 lengths 24 Feb 73 Kempton 3 miles Yellow Pages Handicap Chase R Pitman 12-0 1/7f 3 1st Distance 15 Mar 73 Cheltenham miles Cheltenham Gold Cup R Pitman 12-0 4/6f 8 2nd Short Head 31 Oct 73 Ascot 2 miles Top Rank Club Chase R Pitman 11-10 1/8f 2 1st 20 lengths 08 Dec 73 Cheltenham miles Massey Ferguson Gold Cup R Pitman 12-7 8/11f 8 1st lengths 26 Dec 73 Kempton 3 miles King George VI Chase R Pitman 12-0 30/100f 4 1st 7 lengths 23 Feb 74 Kempton 3 miles Yellow Pages Handicap Chase R Pitman 12-0 1/6f 3 1st 2 lengths 14 Mar 74 Cheltenham miles Cheltenham Gold Cup R Pitman 12-0 8/13f 7 BD Brought Down 26 Oct 74 Newbury miles Hermitage Chase R Pitman 12-0 1/3f 4 1st length 02 Nov 74 Sandown 2 miles Sandown Handicap Chase R Pitman 12-0 8/13f 5 1st lengths 27 Nov 74 Haydock 3 miles Sundew Chase R Pitman 11-12 1/3f 3 1st lengths 26 Dec 74 Kempton 3 miles King George VI Chase R Pitman 12-0 4/7f 6 2nd 8 lengths 08 Feb 75 Newbury 2 miles Newbury Spring Chase (Limited Handicap) R Pitman 11-12 10/11jf 5 2nd 2 lengths 22 Feb 75 Kempton 3 miles Yellow Pages Handicap Chase R Pitman 11-12 4/7f 5 3rd 3 lengths (Lame) 28 Dec 76 Kempton miles Kenton Chase J Francome 11-12 10/1 3 1st 6 lengths 22 Jan 77 Kempton 3 miles Fulwell Chase J Francome 12-3 1/1f 4 1st Short Head 03 Feb 77 Wincanton 3 miles Wincanton Challenge Cup Chase J Francome 11-11 1/4f 2 1st 15 lengths 26 Feb 77 Kempton 3 miles Yellow Pages Handicap Chase J Francome 12-0 11/8f 7 2nd 4 lengths 27 Dec 77 Kempton miles Kenton Chase J Francome 12-0 4/9f 3 PU Lame
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