Trophies and memorabilia relating to the Irish racehorse "Coneyburrow" winner of the Grand Sefton Steeplechase at Aintree in 1953, a trio of silver t

Trophies and memorabilia relating to the Irish racehorse "Coneyburrow" winner of the Grand Sefton Steeplechase at Aintree in 1953, a trio of silver trophies for the Grand Sefton Steeplechase, comprising a pair of pint .tankards with Celtic Dragon decoration, hallmarked Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham 1952-53, both inscribed THE GRAND SEFTON STEEPLECHASE, AINTREE 1953, PRESENTED BY MESSRS. TOPHAMS LTD., WON BY "CONEYBURROW", height 12cm., weight 423 & 432gr.; together with a third trophy in Irish silver which appears to be slightly later presentation for the 1953 Grand Sefton, hallmarked Matthew J Staunton, Dublin, 1954-55, in the form of a two-handled trophy cup & cover, the front and reverse each with an engraved cartouche of a steeplechase, the cover inscribed THE GRAND SEFTON STEEPLECHASE, PRESENTED BY MESSRS. TOPHAMS LTD., set on an ebonised plinth fitted with a silver band inscribed THE GRAND SEFTON STEEPLECHASE, THIS RACE RECORDED IN THE FIRST NATIONAL HUNT CALENDAR OF 1866, WAS IN EXISTENCE IN 1861, AND POSSIBLY EARLIER, WINNERS ARE RECORDED SINCE 1950, WHEN THE RACE WAS MADE SECOND IN IMPORTANCE ONLY TO THE GRAND NATIONAL; GRAND SEFTON STEEPLECHASE WINNERS, 1950 MR J. V. RANK'S SHAGREEM, 1951 MRS L BROTHERTON'S FREEBOOTER, 1952 CAPT. T.D. WILSON'S WOT NO SUN, 1953 MR I.E. LEVY'S CONEYBURROW, 19.5 by 16cm., weight 466gr., when on plinth 25cm. high.; sold with a racing plate worn by Coneyburrow when winning the 1953 Grand Sefton, later silvered; a 12 by 10in. b&w photograph of Coneyburrow with Pat Taaffe up taken in the paddock before the horse's ill-fated run, when favourite, in the 1954 Grand National at Aintree; a scrapbook compiled by the horse's owner Mr Edward (I.E.) Levy, a Londoner who lived in Dublin, containing (pasted or held loosely within) newspaper clippings, racecards, photographs. congratulatory telegrams, often with hand written annotations, also covering other runs by Coneyburrow and and also that of another National Hunt horse owned by Mr Levy called Dovetail, loose racecards for the 2nd and 3rd days of the Cheltenham Festival in 1953, Coneyburrow ran in The Broadway Novices' Chase, while Dovetail was double-entered in the Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup and The Cathcart Challenge Cup, third day card includes the Cheltenham Gold Cup won by the Vincent O'Brien-trained Knock Hard, the other loose card is for Bellewstown 2nd July 1952, Dovetail running in the Meath Maiden Hurdle; also a hand written poem sent to Mr Levy from a Fan of Coneyburrow to Mr Levy who had been saddened by the death of the horse in the 1954 Grand National