Wild Man From Borneo
# Wild Man From Borneo

Wild Man From Borneo, sometimes shortened to Wild Man, (1888 – June 1901) was a half-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1895 Grand National and was third in the 1894 running.

## Background

Wild Man was bred by George Keays at Newton House, Nenagh. His dam, Wild Duck, was a half-Thoroughbred sired by the registered Thoroughbred stallion Sheldrake (seventh in the 1877 St. Leger) out of an unraced half-breed mare. Wild Duck was sold as a four-year-old with the foal Wild Man at foot to J.J Maher. Maher won several steeplechases with Wild Duck, notably the Ward Hunt Cup, before selling her to E. Richardson in 1891, who sold her shortly afterward to a German buyer. Wild Man is Wild Duck's only recorded foal. Maher retained Wild Man until 1893, using him as a hunter initially as a three-year-old and then entering him in steeplechases beginning in April 1892. Wild Man was trained by James Gatland at his Wingrove Stables in Alfriston, Sussex.

## Racing career

Wild Man was second in a four-mile Maiden Plate at Punchestown.

Running in the name of Mrs. F. E. Norris, Wild Man finished third to Balmy and Drogheda in the 7 December 1897 Metropolitan Steeplechase at Gatwick.

## Retirement

Wild Man From Borneo was retired to his owner's residence in West Derby, Liverpool after his racing career. He died on 1 June 1901 of a fractured pelvis.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Wild Man From Borneo (GB), Bay Gelding, 1888 :

| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Umpire (USA) 1857 | Lecomte | Boston |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Umpire (USA) 1857 | Lecomte | Reel |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Umpire (USA) 1857 | Alice Carneal | Sarpedon (GB) |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Umpire (USA) 1857 | Alice Carneal | Rowena |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Danae (GB) 1857 | Kingston | Venison |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Danae (GB) 1857 | Kingston | Queen Anne |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Danae (GB) 1857 | Sacrifice | Voltaire |
| Sire Decider (GB) Brown, 1868 | Danae (GB) 1857 | Sacrifice | Virginia |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Sheldrake 1874 | Mandrake | Weatherbit |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Sheldrake 1874 | Mandrake | Mandragora |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Sheldrake 1874 | Bonny Breast Knot | Voltigeur |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Sheldrake 1874 | Bonny Breast Knot | Queen Mary |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Ireland Yet mare | Ireland Yet (IRE) | Lance |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Ireland Yet mare | Ireland Yet (IRE) | Gramacgree |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Ireland Yet mare | William the Conqueror mare | William the Conqueror |
| Dam Wild Duck (GB) Chestnut, 1884 | Ireland Yet mare | William the Conqueror mare | Warlike mare |
