Cue Card (horse)
Cue Card (30 April 2006 – 23 December 2022) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist steeplechaser, he won fifteen of his thirty-three races, including nine at Grade I level.
| Cue Card | |
|---|---|
Cue Card at Sandown in 2013 | |
| Sire | King's Theatre |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Wicked Crack (IRE) |
| Damsire | King's Ride (GB) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 30 April 2006 |
| Died | 23 December 2022 (aged 16) |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | R T Crellin |
| Owner | Mrs Jean R Bishop |
| Trainer | Colin Tizzard |
| Record | 33:15-7-2 23: 10-5-1 (Chases) 5: 2-2-0 (Hurdles) 2: 2-0-0 (Bumpers) |
| Earnings | £1,208,057 |
| Major wins | |
| Champion Bumper (2010) Haldon Gold Cup (2012) Ascot Chase (2013, 2017) Ryanair Chase (2013) Betfair Chase (2013, 2015, 2016) Charlie Hall Chase (2015) King George VI Chase (2015) Betfred Bowl (2016) | |
| Last updated on 7 April 2016 | |
He was a leading performer in National Hunt flat races, winning the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. He was less successful over hurdles but emerged as a top-class performer when tried over larger obstacles. He won the Haldon Gold Cup, Ascot Chase and Ryanair Chase in the 2012–13 National Hunt season and the Betfair Chase in the 2013–14 season.
He went through the 2014–15 campaign winless but after a wind-operation over the 2015 summer, he returned in the following season to record his second win in the Betfair Chase and won the King George VI Chase at the fourth attempt. He fell when in contention in the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup but returned to winning form with victory on his next start in the Betfred Bowl.