Racing career Octavius (horse)




1 racing career

1.1 1812: three-year-old season
1.2 1813: four-year-old season
1.3 1814: five-year-old season





racing career
1812: three-year-old season

unraced two-year-old, octavius made first appearance @ 1812 newmarket craven meeting. on 30 march started @ odds of 5/1 in 100 guinea sweepstakes on abingdon mile course , won unnamed gelding beningbrough. on 2 weeks later, octavius contested 2000 guineas , started 4/1 second favourite. finished third of 7 runners behind cwrw , cato.


on 14 may @ epsom octavius fourth choice in betting derby @ odds of 7/1 in field of fourteen runners. ridden bill arnull, octavius moved dispute lead on turn straight favourite comus , lord egremont s unnamed gohanna colt. comus dropped inside last quarter mile leaving octavius , gohanna colt contest finish in desperate style , octavius prevailing half neck. filly manuella, started second favourite, believed have been pulled (deliberately prevented winning) jockey sam chifney in order lengthen odds oaks on following day.


octavius s next run came on 26 august @ egham racecourse carried top weight of 122 pounds in magna charta stakes. started 2/5 favourite finished last of 4 runners behind duke of york s colt pointers.


1813: four-year-old season

octavius s first run four-year-old came in division of oatlands stakes @ newmarket on 21 april. carrying 114 pounds , starting 4/1 second favourite, finished unplaced behind mantidamun. @ next newmarket meeting on 5 may, octavius started favourite port stakes on 2 miles , finished second of 6 runners behind aquarius, pointers third.


on 3 june octavius returned scene of important success contest epsom gold cup. last of 4 runners in stages, moved join leaders on turn straight , recorded first win in year winning 2 mile race sorcery , defiance after extremely spirited race . @ ascot 2 weeks later octavius ran twice without success. in swinley stakes ran dead heat three-year-old aladdin, beaten in run-off after sporting magazine described fine race . on following day, beaten six-year-old offa s dyke, opponent in 1 mile sweepstakes. on 16 july, octavius ran in second dead-heat of summer when tied four-year-old jesse in 1 , half mile race @ stockbridge racecourse. on occasion ladbroke agreed divide prize jesse s owner without deciding heat.


1814: five-year-old season

as in previous season, octavius began 1814 unsuccessful run in division of oatlands stakes in april, finishing unplaced behind pericles. @ newmarket s first spring meeting on 28 april, ran in king s plate, 3 mile staying race in carried 154 pounds , finished second aquarius.


on 26 may octavius returned epsom third time, on occasion unsuccessful, finishing unplaced behind aquarius , mantidamun in epsom gold cup. put sale @ tattersalls bought 630 guineas lord egremont , retired racing.








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