Commanche Court is an Irish thoroughbred racehorse

Horse racing

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 trained in Ireland

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 by Ted Walsh

Ted Walsh

Ted Walsh is an amateur jockey turned racehorse trainer, based in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. He was born and raised in Co. Cork. As a rider, one of his most important wins was on Attitude Adjuster in the 1986 Cheltenham Festival Foxhunter Chase...

. The son of Commanche Run gave his trainer his one and only Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most prestigious meetings in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, and has race prize money second only to the Grand National...

 winner when landing the 1997 Triumph Hurdle

Triumph Hurdle

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 under Norman Williamson

Norman Williamson

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In 2000 he gave Ted Walsh and his son Ruby Walsh

Ruby Walsh

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 a first Irish Grand National

Irish Grand National

The Irish Grand National is a National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of about 3 miles and 5 furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped...

 victory when beating Foxchapel King by ten lengths. In 2005 he was retired to the paddocks to join Grand National

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...

 winner Papillon

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, but continued to be ridden out by anybody who came to visit him at the Walsh family's County Kildare

County Kildare

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 home. Among his regular riders was 11-year-old Aubrey, whose father owns a share in fellow Cheltenham Festival winner Cousin Vinny.

The 16-year-old remained sound and "a picture of health", much to the delight of Walsh, who called him "the kindest, gentlest little horse" he had ever had the pleasure of meeting.

On May 26, 2009 he was put down after suffering a colic attack.