Dimensions
171 x 248 x 22mm
This book tells why Istabraq is simply one of the great horses of all time: Desert Orchid and Arkle have the pantheon of sporting heroes but in many ways Istabraq is greater still. He has won three champion hurdles and is the first since the great Arkle to win four years in a row at Cheltenham.
His story is full of drama. Bred to win he is nervous and temperamental and often disappointing in his early years but Irish trainer John Durkan believed passionately in him. The sweep of Michael Clower's story takes in the fabulously wealthy first owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, racing's most famous gambler and current owner JP McManus, celebrated jockey Charlie Swan, the stories of the stable lads and work riders and the drama of the races themselves.
