Captain Cuttle of the Godolphin Arabian sire line. Apart from Captain Cuttle, Hurry On sired the winners of seven Classics including the Derby winners Coronach and Call Boy. His most influential son was the Ascot Gold Cup winner Precipitation, who sired four classic winners. Captain Cuttle was named after the character in Dickens' novel "Dombey and Son". Like his sire, Captain Cuttle was trained throughout his career by Fred Darling at Beckhampton in Wiltshire, and was ridden in his most important races by the leading British jockey of the era Steve Donoghue. The colt was particularly devoted to his trainer, following him
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (novel) the novel written by Ray Lawler and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg was broadcast on the BBC One series "Play for Today" in October 1973. Celia Johnson won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Palfrey. A film adaptation written by Ruth Sacks Caplin and directed by Dan Ireland was released in 2005, with Joan Plowright in the role of Mrs. Palfrey. An abridged serialization of the novel read by Eleanor Bron was broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 series "Book at Bedtime" in August 2018. Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (novel) Mrs. Palfrey at