completely at the final ditch: the leader Solarium fell, bringing down Broken Promise and severely hampering Red Rower. Left with a clear lead, Medoc stayed on well to win by eight lengths from Red Rower, who was in turn four lengths clear of Schubert. National Hunt racing was suspended in September 1942 and Medoc was sent to race Ireland. When jump racing resumed in Britain at the end of 1944 Medoc was unable to resume his racing career owing to a decision of the National Hunt Committee not to accept entries on behalf of horses which had left the country after 1 June 1941. Assessment and honours In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Medoc a "poor" Gold Cup winner. Medoc is remembered in the name of Medoc Close, a residential street in Cheltenham. Pedigree References 1934 racehorse births Racehorses bred in France Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 7-a Cheltenham Gold Cup winners Cheltenham Festival winners National Hunt racehorses