1986 King George VI Rank Chase

Date: Friday 26th December 1986 |
Course: Kempton |
Distance: 3m |
Going: Soft |
Winning Time: 6m 18.9s |
Winner: Desert Orchid (Simon Sherwood) [D R C Elsworth] |
Runners: 9

[@thelovwoman]

Just one word Magnificent !!!

[@silenusut]

Always splendid. what the horse did to open people’s eyes to the sport hadn’t been seen since Ankle.

[@johnmacdonald1813]

No wonder we all loved him.

[@samanthadancer4535]

What a good horse dessert orchid was won of the best steeplechase’s there ever was apart from Red rum of course

[@seanscanlon9067]

Red Rum might have been one of the most renowned but he was far from the best.

[@mizofan]

Superlative- made it look easy, ears pricked, plenty of energy left in him as he finished, his competitors well behind. This was the first time Simon Sherwood had ridden Dessie (regular jockey Colin Brown chose to ride Combs Ditch, who had twice been second in that race); even though he had raced against Dessie, Sherwood must have been astounded.

[@Sunburst75]

Desert Orchid was a novice when he won this at 16/1. That was the last time odds like that were ever seen on him.

[@gazowen7310]

16-1 my interest in racing

[@martinhill9261]

Dessie simply destroyed them.Beautiful to watch.

[@TheLovwomen]

Pillow to post a Ferrari with respect against ford fiestas ridiculous front running and jumping performance !!!!!!!

[@uhegbu]

+TheLovwomen One Kempton legend to another, this renewal. Sponsorship started by a holiday company. Current sponsors, William Hill as of 2015.

[@mizofan]

Yet there were fine horses in that field, he made it look easy.