Little Polveir
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Little Polveir was a race horse. He won the 1989 Grand National
steeplechase ridden by Jimmy Frost, beating West Tip
by seven lengths. The horse had previously finished ninth in 1986 and did not finish in 1987 and 1988 (where he fell at Valentine's Brook) while owned by Mike Shone, after which he was sold as a 12 yr-old for 15,000gns in February 1989 .
The track Little Polveir by the Sheffield-based band Monkey Swallows the Universe
is named after the horse. After the track was written, the band signed to Loose Records, which coincidentally is owned by Tom Bridgewater, the son-in-law of Toby Balding
, Little Polveir's trainer.
Grand National
The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
steeplechase ridden by Jimmy Frost, beating West Tip
West Tip
West Tip was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1986, ridden by Richard Dunwoody. He fell in the 1985 race at Bechers Brook on the second circuit, and finished fourth in 1987 and 1988, second in 1989, tenth in 1990, on each occasion he was ridden by Dunwoody. He was retired after the 1990...
by seven lengths. The horse had previously finished ninth in 1986 and did not finish in 1987 and 1988 (where he fell at Valentine's Brook) while owned by Mike Shone, after which he was sold as a 12 yr-old for 15,000gns in February 1989 .
The track Little Polveir by the Sheffield-based band Monkey Swallows the Universe
Monkey Swallows the Universe
Monkey Swallows the Universe was an acoustic/indie band from Sheffield, England. MSTU is centred around its founders, Nat Johnson and Kevin Gori, who formed the band in 2003 after meeting at the University of Sheffield. In the band's first incarnation they both sang and played acoustic guitars...
is named after the horse. After the track was written, the band signed to Loose Records, which coincidentally is owned by Tom Bridgewater, the son-in-law of Toby Balding
Toby Balding
Gerald Barnard Balding, Jr. OBE , known as Toby Balding, is a retired British racehorse trainer.-Biography:He was born in the United States where his father, Gerald Barnard Balding, Sr., ran a polo team and is part of a famous racing family. His brother, Ian Balding, also a retired trainer, trained...
, Little Polveir's trainer.