Two racing plates worn by Chaplins Club, the first mounted on a wooden back, framed, with engraved plaque 'Chaplins Club 1988', the reverse with compl
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Two racing plates worn by Chaplins Club, the first mounted on a wooden back, framed, with engraved plaque 'Chaplins Club 1988', the reverse with compliments slip D.W. Chapman, Chaplins Club trainer, 19.7 x 19.7 cm.; the second mounted on a wooden plaque with a framed compliments slip from D.W. Chapman, trainer, 29.7 x 19.2 cm. Chaplins Club (1980-2007) was one of the best known and toughest sprinters trained by David Chapman in Yorkshire. In 1985, he won what was then a record 19 handicap races in a season, becoming the first horse to achieve this feat for 100 years. Three years later in 1988, he notched up seven wins in a 19-day spell including the prestigious Tote Bookmakers Sprint Trophy at Ayr. He won the last of his 160 races at Redcar in 1992 and a race at Pontefract is staged annually in his honour.