Jan 5, 2016
17hh Cornishman V was born in 1959 by the Thoroughbred Golden Surprise out of an unregistered mare named Polly. He was purchased as a four year old by Mary Gordon-Watson's father for £500 at a Cornish farm sale and was hunted and ran in point-to-points. Mary Gordon-Watson started riding Cornishman...
I’ve finally been able to figure out who the horse is in International Velvet, thanks to that lovely Horse & Hound article posted before. I had searched tirelessly for this and I can’t believe I hadn’t found him until now.