Comedy of Errors (horse)

Comedy of Errors (1967–1990) was a champion British Thoroughbred National Hunt racehorse. He won the Champion Hurdle in 1973 and 1975, becoming one of only two horses to regain British hurdling's top prize. A huge horse of over 17 hands, "Comedy", as he was affectionately known, won 23 races. Timeform rate him among the top half-dozen hurdlers ever in Britain.[2]

Comedy of Errors
SireGoldhill
GrandsireLe Dieu d'Or
DamComedy Actress
DamsireKingsway
SexGelding
Foaled1967
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBrown
BreederElizabeth Sykes
OwnerHarold Plotnek and Ted Wheatley
TrainerFred Rimell
Record48:23-11-4
Major wins
Fighting Fifth Hurdle (1972, 1973, 1974)
Cheltenham Trial (1973, 1974)
Irish Sweeps Hurdle (1973, 1974)
Champion Hurdle (1973, 1975)
Welsh Champion Hurdle (1973)
Scottish Champion Hurdle (1975)
Templegate Hurdle (1976)
Awards
Timeform rating 178[1]

Background

Comedy of Errors was a brown horse sired by the King's Stand Stakes winner Goldhill out of the mare Comedy Actress. He was trained by Fred Rimell at Kinnersley in Worcestershire. and ridden by Bill Smith and Ken White.

Racing career

Comedy of Errors finished second in the Gloucestershire Hurdle at the 1972 Cheltenham Festival.

In 1973, he won his first Champion Hurdle, beating Bula who had won the race in 1971 and 1972.

He finished runner-up to Lanzarote in the 1974 championship but returned to regain the title in 1975.

Retirement

After his retirement, Comedy of Errors was used for many years by Fred Rimell's wife Mercy who described him as being a perfect riding horse.

References
  1. "Timeform Top Horses of All Time | Greatest Racehorses". 3 August 2020.
  2. "Comedy of Errors | Top Horses | Career Highlights". May 2020.


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