RANSOM was bought in 1966 at the Ascot Sales for £500, she had been placed a couple of times in little two-year old races. She started in bumpers in 1967. She was the only one I had in training at the time.

We ran fifth in the bumper in Tipperary without a serious gallop beforehand. She was quite hard to hold over two miles as she had been running over five furlongs.