Royal Lancer (1919 – after 1937) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . He showed little promise as a juvenile when he won one minor race from six attempts. In the following year he made steady improvement, winning three handicap races before recording a 33/1 upset victory in the St Leger . He followed up by taking the Irish St. Leger but never won again and was retired from racing in 1923. He made no impact as a breeding stallion.
22-603: Royal Lancer was a bay horse with a white blaze and three white socks bred in County Kildare Ireland by the National Stud and leased during his racing career to Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale . The leasing arrangement meant that one third of the horses earnings went to the Stud. He was a very late foal, being born towards the end of May and was undersized and unprepossessing as a yearling . The colt
44-459: A Thoroughbred horse named Birdcatcher , who had similar flecks of white on his flank and tail. Ticking or rabicano involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail. The most minimal form can have only striped white frosting at the base of the tail, called a coon tail or skunk tail . Flecks of white on the root of the tail or scattered over the flanks may also be called Birdcatcher ticks . Scarring on
66-449: A breeding stallion and was exported to South Africa where his last foals were born in 1938. Blaze (horse marking) Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color . Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify the horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the course of the horse's life. Most markings have pink skin underneath most of
88-645: A four-year-old in 1923 but sustained a serious injury in spring and did not race again. He was retired from racing at the end of the year. In their book, A Century of Champions , based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Royal Lancer as a "poor" winner of the St Leger. At the end of his racing career, Royal Lancer was retired to become a breeding stallion at Lord Lonsdale's stud at Barleythorpe in Rutland . He had very little success as
110-437: A horse usually results in white hairs growing in over the injured area, though occasionally there may be no hair growth over the scar at all. Horses can be uniquely identified by more than just markings or brands. A few other physical characteristics sometimes used to distinguish a horse from another are: Some horse coat colors are distinguished by unique patterns. However, even for horses with coat colors that are arranged in
132-481: A manner unique to each individual horse, these patterns are not called "markings." Some coat colors partially distinguished by unique patterning include: Barleythorpe Barleythorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about a mile (1.6 km) north-west of Oakham . The population at the 2001 census was 178, increasing to 207 at
154-418: A pinching saddle that had been worn over a long period of time. Birdcatcher spots are small white spots, about the size of a dime to the size of a quarter. They have not been linked to any specific breed, but they do tend to run in families. These spots may occur late in a horse's life, or may occur and then disappear. The spots may look like scars, but they are not caused by skin damage. The name comes from
176-577: A victory in the £275 Leyester Nursery at Warwick Racecourse . On his first appearance as a three-year-old Royal Lancer contested the Newark Three-Year-Old Handicap over one mile at Nottingham Racecourse and won from twelve rivals under a weight of 118 pounds. He followed up by carrying 109 pounds to victory in the New Stands Handicap over ten furlongs at Pontefract and then finished second to Fred Power in
198-399: A white marking extends over an eye, that eye may be blue instead of brown, though this is not consistently seen in all cases. Common facial markings are: Additional terms used to describe facial markings include the following: Leg markings are usually described by the highest point of the horse's leg that is covered by white. As a general rule, the horse's hoof beneath a white marking at
220-581: The Dee Stakes at Chester . Royal Lancer first attracted serious attention on 20 May when he won the Royal Windsor Three-Year-Old Handicap over 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles at Windsor Racecourse , a performance which saw him being described as a "high-class" horse. On 13 September Royal Lancer was stepped up sharply in class for the 147th St Leger over 14 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse in which he
242-415: The splashed white , dominant white , or sabino alleles . Horses may develop white markings over areas where there was an injury to the animal, either to cover scar tissue from a cut or abrasion, or to reflect harm to the underlying skin or nerves. One common type of scarring that produces patches of white hairs are "saddle marks," which are round or oval marks on either side of the withers , produced by
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#1732802543832264-399: The 2011 census. The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement'. 'Barley' comes from the later addition of the family name 'le Bolour' which is often confused with the crop. Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale until 1926. It was later an elderly person's home until 2006. It was sold to Hazelton Homes who in 2018, transformed the building into luxury apartments. Alongside
286-526: The British broodmare St Cypria (foaled 1888) whose other descendants have included Bold Ruler , The Panther , Touching Wood and Speciosa . The name Royal Lancer had previously been given to a top-class racehorse who won the Sussex Stakes in 1902. Royal Lancer showed moderate ability in his first season on the track. After failing to win or place in his first five starts he eventually recorded
308-520: The coronary line will also be light-colored ("white"). If a horse has a partial marking or ermine spots at the coronary band, the hoof may be both dark and light, corresponding with the hair coat immediately above. Where the leopard gene is present, the hoof may be striped even if markings are not visible at the coronary band. From tallest to shortest, common leg markings are: Additional terms used to describe white leg markings include: A horse's genes influence whether it will have white markings, though
330-588: The exact genes involved could differ between breeds. Chestnut horses generally have more extensive white markings than bay or black horses. Horses with the W20 allele typically have white face and leg markings. Horses may have isolated body spots that are not large or numerous enough to qualify them as an Appaloosa , Pinto or Paint . Such markings are usually simply called "body spots," sometimes identified by location, i.e. "belly spot," "flank spot," etc. When this type of isolated spotting occurs, it may involve one of
352-639: The horse's hair closely, then wetting down the coat to see where there is pink skin and black skin under the hair. Recent studies have examined the genetics behind white markings and have located certain genetic loci that influence their expression . In addition to white markings on a base coat, there are other markings or patterns that are used to identify horses as with Appaloosa , Pinto or Brindle , as well as artificial markings such as branding . Facial markings are usually described by shape and location. There may be more than one distinct facial marking and if so, will be named separately. Occasionally, when
374-438: The straight and won the race "easily" by two lengths from Lord Derby 's Silurian, with a further two lengths back to Abe Bailey 's Ceylonese in third. Lord Londale was pleased but surprised by the result, stating that the winner had been regarded as much inferior to his unplaced stablemate Diligence. Bobby Jones said "Royal Lancer could have gone to the front much sooner than he did had I cared to let him, and once I got there it
396-444: The white hairs, though a few faint markings may occasionally have white hair with no underlying pink skin. Markings may appear to change slightly when a horse grows or sheds its winter coat, however this difference is simply a factor of hair coat length; the underlying pattern does not change. On a gray horse , markings visible at birth may become hidden as the horse turns white with age, but markings can still be determined by trimming
418-503: Was ridden by the seventeen-year-old apprentice jockey Robert "Bobby" Jones. He started a 33/1 outsider in a twenty-two runner field headed by the French challenger Ramus, winner of the Prix du Jockey Club . The complexion of the race was changed at the start when Ramus missed the break and was left a long way behind the other runners. Royal Lancer was always in contention, went to the front in
440-635: Was sent into training with Alfred "Flash Alf" Sadler at the Freemason Lodge table in Newmarket, Suffolk . His sire Spearmint won the Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris in 1906 before becoming a successful breeding stallion whose other foals included Spion Kop , Zionist ( Irish Derby ), Johren and Plucky Liege . Royal Lancer was the first foal of his dam Royal Favour a great-granddaughter of
462-727: Was smooth going for me and I was confident of winning my first classic." Eight days after his victory at Doncaster, Royal Lancer won the Irish St. Leger at the Curragh . On 26 October at Newmarket the colt started the 4/5 for the Jockey Club Cup but was beaten into second place by Bucks Hussar. Royal Lancer earned £14,522 in 1922,making him the most financially successful racehorse in the season ahead of Golden Myth , Captain Cuttle and Pogrom . Royal Lancer remained in training as
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#1732802543832484-491: Was the training and conference centre of EEF East Midlands and Mid-Anglia which was sold to Rutland County Council in 2011. The building was refurbished and let to Rutland County College and Oakham United Football Club . In August 2017 the college moved back to their main site at Great Casterton and Rutland County Council opened a serviced business centre called The King Centre, named after former Leader of Rutland County Council, Terry King, who retired in 2016. The building
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