Wayward Lad

Wayward Lad (1975-2003)^[1] was a successful English Thoroughbred National Hunt racehorse. He was one of the "Dickinson five" (Michael Dickinson-trained horses that took the first five places at the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup). The horse's career ended in spring 1987 with a second success in the Whitbread Gold Label Chase at Aintree. By then he had won 28 of his 55 races on 16 different tracks. That final success, at the 1987 Grand National meeting, brought his career earnings to £218,732, at the time a sum beaten only by Dawn Run. His most prestigious wins came in the King George VI Chase, which he won for a third time in 1985. A row between his owners resulted in the horse going to the Doncaster sales, where Tony Dickinson (Michael's father) bought him for 42,000 Guineas. He was then sent into retirement with his son, who had begun a new career training in the USA.

Wayward Lad
Sire	Royal Highway
Grandsire	Straight Deal
Dam	Loughanmore
Damsire	Bargello
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1975
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Dark Bay or Brown
Trainer	Michael Dickinson
Record	55: 28 - 12 - 7
Earnings	£218,732
Major wins
West of Scotland Novices' Chase (1981) Peterborough Chase (1981, 1983) Welsh Champion Chase (1981, 1982) Timeform Chase (1982) King George VI Chase (1982, 1983, 1985) Charlie Hall Chase (1983, 1985) Edward Hanmer Chase (1984) Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase (1985, 1987)
Honours
Wayward Lad Novices' Chase at Kempton Park

Races

Date	Finish	Race	Dist	Going	Jockey	Margin	Winner/Runner up	Odds	Track	Ran	Ref
19 November 1979	1st	Stoughton Novices' Hurdle Div.II	162m	3Good	C Tinkler	6	Rennuci	2.12585/40f	Leicester	2626	[2][3]
29 November 1979	1st	Garswood Pattern Hurdle	162m	3Good	T Carmody	n/a	Abercata	.51/2f	Haydock	66	[4][5]
15 December 1979	1st	Philip Cornes Novices' Hurdle Qualifier	222m6f	5Soft	K Whyte	4	Three Bars	.9110/11f	Nottingham	2323	[6][7]
29 December 1979	2nd	Panama Cigar Hurdle Qualifier	162m	5Soft	T Carmody	2.5	Lumen	1.01Evsf	Newbury	1616	[8][9]
21 February 1980	1st	Lower Swell Novices Trial	212m5f	6Heavy	T Carmody	3	Prelko	1.757/4f	Warwick	2020	[10][11]
1 March 1980	2nd	Philip Cornes Saddle Of Gold Hurdle Final	253m1f	4Good to Soft	K Whyte	3	Woodford Prince	.84/5f	Newbury	1010	[12][13]
14 March 1980	1st	Shamrock Novices Hurdle	202m4f	6Heavy	T Carmody	1.5	Sable Pieces	.272/7f	Chepstow	1919	[14][15]
28 March 1980	1st	Maghull Novices Hurdle	22.52m5½f	6Heavy	T Carmody	6	Lavengro	1.8715/8f	Aintree	1616	[16][17]
15 November 1980	2nd	Lambert & Butler Premier Chase (Qualifier)	202m4f	6Heavy	T Carmody	1.5	Raise A Bounty	1.757/4f	Newcastle	77	[18][19]
12 December 1980	1st	Heighington Novices Chase Div.II	202m4f	5Soft	T Carmody	1.5	Loch Owen	.222/9f	Sedgefield	1010	[20][21]
19 December 1980	2nd	Merryman II Novice Chase	25.53m½f	3Good	T Carmody	.5	Two Swallows	.618/13f	Doncaster	1515	[22][23]
23 January 1981	1st	Stayers' Novices' Chase Div.II	253m1f	4Good to Soft	T Carmody	.5	Midnight Love	.42/5f	Catterick	1010	[24][25]
31 January 1981	1st	West of Scotland Novices' Chase	202m4f	4Good to Soft	T Carmody	91515	Royal Dipper	2.259/4	Ayr	88	[26][27]
7 March 1981	UR	Timeform Chase	202m4f	6Heavy	T Carmody	n/a	Little Owl	1.255/4	Haydock	44	[28][29]
18 March 1981	9th	Sun Alliance Chase	243m	6Heavy	T Carmody	930dist	Lesley Ann	2.55/2	Cheltenham	1717	[30][31]
21 April 1981	1st	Welsh Champion Chase	202m4f	1Firm	T Carmody	.2head	Master Davenport	.330/100f	Chepstow	33	[32][33]
31 October 1981	1st	Lambert & Butler Premier Chase (Qualifier)	21.52m4½f	2Good to Firm	R Earnshaw	1.5	Princess Token	.42/5f	Wetherby	99	[34][35]
21 November 1981	1st	Tote Silver Trophy Chase (Limited Handicap)	202m4f	3Good	R Earnshaw	5	Silversmith	2.259/4f	Ascot	88	[36][37]
1 December 1981	1st	Peterborough Chase	202m4f	3Good	R Earnshaw	930dist	Snowtown Boy	.51/2f	Huntingdon	44	[38][39]
30 January 1982	3rd	Tote Double Chase	253m1f	5Soft	R Earnshaw	930dist	Lesley Ann	1.206/5f	Cheltenham	44	[40][41]
24 February 1982	1st	Lambert & Butler Premier Chase Final	202m4f	3Good	R Earnshaw	3	Earthstopper	1.6113/8f	Ascot	77	[42][43]
6 March 1982	1st	Timeform Chase	202m4f	4Good to Soft	R Earnshaw	4	Bright Dream	.42/5f	Haydock	44	[44][45]
13 April 1982	1st	Welsh Champion Chase	202m4f	2Good to Firm	R Earnshaw	4	Straight Jocelyn	.835/6f	Chepstow	66	[46][47]
30 October 1982	1st	Worcester Evening News Chase	202m4f	3Good	R Earnshaw	91212	Night Nurse	.364/11f	Worcester	33	[48][49]
13 November 1982	3rd	Mackeson Gold Cup Handicap Chase	202m4f	4Good to Soft	R Earnshaw	7	Fifty Dollars More	2.259/4f	Cheltenham	1111	[50][51]
11 December 1982	2nd	Kennedy Construction Gold Cup Handicap Chase	202m4f	6Heavy	R Earnshaw	1.5	Observe	2.55/2f	Cheltenham	1515	[52][53]
27 December 1982	1st	King George VI Chase	243m	4Good to Soft	J Francome	2	Fifty Dollars More	3.57/2	Kempton	66	[54][55]
17 March 1983	3rd	Cheltenham Gold Cup	263m2f	5Soft	J J O'Neill	6.5	Bregawn	66/1	Cheltenham	1111	[56][57]
29 October 1983	1st	Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase	25.53m½f	2Good to Firm	R Earnshaw	91010	Ashley House	.331/3f	Wetherby	33	[58][59]
29 November 1983	1st	Peterborough Chase	202m4f	1Firm	R Earnshaw	.1shd	Fifty Dollars More	.364/11f	Huntingdon	44	[60][61]
27 December 1983	1st	King George VI Chase	243m	1Firm	R Earnshaw	5	Brown Chamberlain	1.3711/8f	Kempton	55	[62][63]
11 February 1984	2nd	Compton Chase	243m	3Good	R Earnshaw	3	Brown Chamberlain	1.255/4	Newbury	22	[64][65]
25 February 1984	1st	Pennine Chase	25.53m½f	2Good to Firm	R Earnshaw	3	King Spruce	.15No SP	Doncaster	22	[66][67]
15 March 1984	PU	Cheltenham Gold Cup	263m2f	3Good	R Earnshaw	n/a	Burrough Hill Lad	1.56/4f	Cheltenham	1212	[68][69]
1 November 1984	1st	Terry Biddlecombe Challenge Trophy Chase	212m5f	3Good	R Earnshaw	n/a	Romany Count	.222/9f	Wincanton	33	[70][71]
21 November 1984	1st	Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (Limited Handicap)	243m	4Good to Soft	R Earnshaw	2.5	A Kinsman	.538/15f	Haydock	55	[72][73]
8 December 1984	2nd	Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase	25.53m½f	3Good	R Earnshaw	91010	Burrough Hill Lad	.9110/11jf	Wetherby	44	[74][75]
26 December 1984	3rd	King George VI Chase	243m	4Good to Soft	R Earnshaw	930dist	Burrough Hill Lad	2.55/2	Kempton	33	[76][77]
9 February 1985	2nd	Mercedes-Benz Chase (Limited Handicap)	25.53m½f	3Good	R Earnshaw	7	Earls Brig	2.259/4	Ayr	66	[78][79]
14 March 1985	8th	Cheltenham Gold Cup	263m2f	3Good	R Earnshaw	n/a	Forgive 'N Forget	88/1	Cheltenham	1515	[80][81]
28 March 1985	1st	Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase	253m1f	1Firm	J Francome	3	Earls Brig	66/1	Aintree	66	[82][83]
2 November 1985	1st	Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase	25.53m½f	1Firm	G Bradley	2.5	Allerlea	1.01Evsf	Wetherby	44	[84][85]
20 November 1985	UR	Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (Limited Handicap)	243m	3Good	G Bradley	n/a	Forgive 'N Forget	.664/6f	Haydock	33	[86][87]
30 November 1985	3rd	Rehearsal Chase	243m	4Good to Soft	G Bradley	3	Burrough Hill Lad	1.757/4f	Chepstow	55	[88][89]
11 December 1985	2nd	Tommy Whittle Chase	243m	5Soft	G Bradley	.5	Earls Brig	55/1	Haydock	44	[90][91]
26 December 1985	1st	King George VI Chase	243m	6Heavy	G Bradley	.3nk	Combs Ditch	91212/1	Kempton	55	[92][93]
13 March 1986	2nd	Cheltenham Gold Cup	263m2f	2Good to Firm	G Bradley	1	Dawn Run	88/1	Cheltenham	1111	[94][95]
3 April 1986	2nd	Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase	253m1f	3Good	G Bradley	1.5	Beau Ranger	1.6113/8	Aintree	44	[96][97]
1 November 1986	3rd	Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase	25.53m½f	3Good	G Bradley	5.5	Forgive 'N Forget	1.206/5f	Wetherby	66	[98][99]
29 November 1986	3rd	Rehearsal Chase	243m	4Good to Soft	G Bradley	91212	Cybrandian	1.3811/8f	Chepstow	33	[100][101]
13 December 1986	2nd	Sheila's Cottage Handicap Chase	263m2f	3Good	G Bradley	1.5	Burnt Oak	1.56/4f	Doncaster	55	[102][103]
26 December 1986	5th	King George VI Chase	243m	5Soft	G Bradley	92525	Desert Orchid	4.59/2	Kempton	99	[104][105]
14 February 1987	4th	Elk Chase (Limited Handicap)	25.53m½f	5Soft	T Dun	n/a	Peaty Sandy	1.757/4f	Ayr	55	[106][107]
19 March 1987	5th	Cheltenham Gold Cup	263m2f	4Good to Soft	G Bradley	6.6	The Thinker	91111/1	Cheltenham	1212	[108][109]
2 April 1987	1st	Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase	253m1f	3Good	G McCourt	7	Simon Legree	77/1	Aintree	66	[110][111]