Istabraq was bought by McManus for £38,000 and then trained by Aidan O'Brien The horse retired after sustaining a small injury in the 2002 Champion Hurdle Istabraq, the greatest horse to jump a ...

Istabraq on heavy ground fell twice because ... hard and has a very good job at Gordon’s riding all those Bumper horses. "It will be a hard decision to make for him. He could have a great ...

and the great horse's owner JP McManus has yet to win the race since. McManus, trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Charlie Swan had won it with Urubande as well the year before Istabraq in 1997 ...