Forpadydeplasterer (foaled 10 May 2002) is a

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. In 2008 he won the

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and the following year won the

Arkle Challenge Trophy The Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham, England, over a dis ...

at the

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. He also finished second to

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in the 2010

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. Forpadydeplasterer ran in the

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, ridden by

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, but did not complete the course.Racing Post
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References

2002 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in Ireland National Hunt racehorses Thoroughbred family 23-a {{racehorse-stub