About Francis Flood
Lived 1930 – 2016 (aged 85–86). Francis Flood was a jockey and horse trainer.
Francis Flood (c.1930 – 18 October 2016) was an Irish horse racing trainer who specialized in National Hunt racing.
Flood, who trained at stables at Grangecon in County Wicklow, recorded his most notable victory as a trainer when Glencaraig Lady won the 1972 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He also won the Irish Grand National twice, with Garoupe in 1970 and Ebony Jane in 1993. He competed as an amateur jockey before becoming a trainer.
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Who was Francis Flood?
Irish horse racing trainer
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Francis Flood was born in 1930.
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Francis Flood died on 18 October 2016.
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Francis Flood was a jockey and horse trainer.
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