Remembering a great! Desert Orchid ❤️

My grandma got alzheimers, she couldn't tell you her name or day of the week. But every time a grey race horse was running. She would say" theirs dessie"

Great memories irish national giving 2 stone to everything and a beating was unbelievable

Lovely to see the old footage of him, this should be a regular feature. #RecapaRacehorse What a horse

I'll never forget that day in Cheltenham gold cup just so glad I was there #classact

@groddy_bhafc Dessie was a truly versatile National Hunt Legend, and what a handsome chap 😍 he was so loved by the nation

If that doesn’t give you goosebumps then there’s something seriously wrong with you,a true racing legend.

The best. Imagine a Tingle Creek winner winning an Irish National now. Loved that horse 🩶

Was at Cheltenham when he won the Gold Cup - fantastic occasion

I'd like the current situation called top trainers ....Hendo,Nicholls,Mullins etc ! To look back at 70 /80 s and see top NH horses like Dessie, Night Nurse, Sea Pigeon and many others compete thru the Winter and still rock up at the Spring Festivals ! Why is it different now ? 🐎

People forget he also won the Kingwell and ran in Champ Hurdle and Champ Chase too..