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THE DITCH ON THE HILL: 80 YEARS OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL

Written by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker
Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd. in 1991
ISBN: 0671710109

THE DITCH ON THE HILL: 80 YEARS OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
Written by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker.
Stock no. 2137960
1st. 1991. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0671710109. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a faded spine.

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Cover of THE DITCH ON THE HILL: 80 YEARS OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker

Contents

  • Birth of a Festival, 1911-15
  • H.Q. Must Have the Best, 1920-27
  • Brown Jack to Easter Hero, 1928-31
  • The Miller's Tale, 1932-39
  • The Inter-War Jockeys
  • The War Years, 1940-46
  • The Irish Years, 1947-53
  • England Strikes Back, 1954-62
  • The Arkle Years, 1963-67
  • The Post-War Jockeys, 1968-77
  • Great Hurdlers, 1978-83
  • Heroes and a Heroine, 1984-90
  • Major Race Results 1911-90