Burrough Hill Lad - Gavan Naden

In 1984 the nation was on high alert. So it came as a welcome distraction when Burrough Hill Lad took to the turf and won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Hennessy Gold Cup and King George VI Chase in one incredible year under the indomitable Jenny Pitman, becoming one of the finest steeplechasers of all time. Yet the man behind Burrough Hill Lad's success was a quietly-spoken farmer who rose from an impoverished background to take on the rich world of horse racing - and win. Stan Riley risked it all to take his place in history and shake hands with royalty. His steely determination mirrored that of his magnificent horse. Neither of them would give up. There was only one way to live, and that was to win. But it came at a price.