The legendary Captain Dunne remembered

Tue 08 Aug 2017

A very sombre morning on hearing from Tim Easterby that Captain Dunne has been involved in a fatal accident in his retirement paddock.

Bought for 30,000 guineas in 2006, he was our most expensive horse at the time and climbed to a career high rating of 108. Tim turned him into one of our first very good horses, winning 12 races and £212,000 in prize money. Named after the Manchester City defender Richard Dunne, his memorable victory in the Investec Dash at Epsom on Derby day in 2011 was a day we will never forget and we thank Tim and the team for looking after him so well for so many years.

Tim Palin says “We will forever owe him a huge debt of gratitude for helping put Middleham Park Racing on the map and I am very sad hearing this news today. Rest in peace Dunny."