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Rakwool
Rakwool was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who carried 73 kg (11 st 7 lbs) to win the Grand National Steeplechase at Flemington by 20 lengths in 1931. He cleared the fences beautifully that day, to the relief and surprise of his backers, because Rakwool was possibly the most erratic, reckless bone-jarring performer that Victorian racing has seen. His racing career was ended by injury at the age of six.
==Background==
Rakwool was a bay gelding sired by Woorak, an Australian stallion whose best offspring was the Caulfield Cup winner Whittier. His dam, Wollumqua, had produced four previous winners and went on to foal Precocious, which won the VRC Grand National in 1932. Wollumqua was sold for 625 guineas by her owner A. E. Tyson to E. Y. Shiel when pregnant with the foal who would be named Rakwool. The horse's earliest training was handled by Shiel's daughter, Dorothy. Rakwool was famous as a rogue, who treated his jumps with disdain and made the hairs stand up on the necks of the jockeys who rode him. The size of the obstacles made no difference to Rakwool, who seemed to take delight in rapping hurdles with his forelegs and ploughing through the tops of fences as if they didn't exist. Famous rider Bob Inkson won many races on him, but still held him in awe. Inkson never knew what to expect as each jump loomed up ahead. Rakwool put in different risky leaps almost every time, often ploughing through them but somehow managing to keep his feet.
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