Stormez is a grand little horse and he has now been retired after a career, which saw him run 48 times in his native France and more recently in Britain. He won a total of 12 times and amassed a total of £333,496 in win and place prize money. He won four times over hurdles and a further eight times over fences and he also ran on the flat in his younger days. He won £32,000 under A P McCoy when winning the Summer National at Uttoxeter and also two listed chases at the heart of National Hunt racing, Cheltenham. He was a versatile performer who won on soft and good ground.
The race that he will be best remembered for winning was at Cheltenham in 2004 when the last fence had been removed because of low sun and he stayed on strongly from behind under Timmy Murphy to beat Ballycassidy by three lengths.
Stormez is a pint sized pony with a heart the size of an elephant and will be missed by all at Pond House while enjoying a long and happy retirement in his new home. Stormez has gone to live with one of his greatest fans, Lucie McKenzie and her family. During his time at Pond House David used to get regular packages in the post containing polos for Stormez but now Lucie can save the postage!
