Wayward Lad
Wayward Lad was an English Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the "Dickinson five".. But there was far more than that to Wayward Lad's career, which ended in spring 1987 with an emotional second success in the Whitbread Gold Label Chase at Aintree. By then he had won 28 of his 55 races on 16 different tracks and that final success, at the 1987 Grand National meeting, brought his career earnings to £218,732, at the time a sum beaten only by Dawn Run. His best wins came in the Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase twice, the King George VI Chase, which he won for a third time in 1985, the Charlie Hall Chase and the Edward Hanmer Chase. A row between his owners resulted in him going to Doncaster sales, where Tony Dickinson bought him for 42,000 Guineas and sent him to retirement with his son, who had begun a new career training in the USA.
Races
| Date | Finish | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | Margin | Winner/Runner up | Odds | Track | Ran | Ref |
| 19 11 1979 | 1st | Stoughton Novices' Hurdle Div.II | 2m | Good | C Tinkler | 6 | Rennuci | 85/40f | Leicester | 26 | |
| 29 11 1979 | 1st | Garswood Pattern Hurdle | 2m | Good | T Carmody | n/a | Abercata | 1/2f | Haydock | 6 | |
| 15 12 1979 | 1st | Philip Cornes Novices' Hurdle Qualifier | 2m6f | Soft | K Whyte | 4 | Three Bars | 10/11f | Nottingham | 23 | |
| 29 12 1979 | 2nd | Panama Cigar Hurdle Qualifier | 2m | Soft | T Carmody | 2.5 | Lumen | Evsf | Newbury | 16 | |
| 21 02 1980 | 1st | Lower Swell Novices Trial | 2m5f | Heavy | T Carmody | 3 | Prelko | 7/4f | Warwick | 20 | |
| 01 03 1980 | 2nd | Philip Cornes Saddle Of Gold Hurdle Final | 3m1f | Good to Soft | K Whyte | 3 | Woodford Prince | 4/5f | Newbury | 10 | |
| 14 03 1980 | 1st | Shamrock Novices Hurdle | 2m4f | Heavy | T Carmody | 1.5 | Sable Pieces | 2/7f | Chepstow | 19 | |
| 28 03 1980 | 1st | Maghull Novices Hurdle | 2m5½f | Heavy | T Carmody | 6 | Lavengro | 15/8f | Aintree | 16 | |
| 15 11 1980 | 2nd | Lambert & Butler Premier Chase | 2m4f | Heavy | T Carmody | 1.5 | Raise A Bounty | 7/4f | Newcastle | 7 | |
| 12 12 1980 | 1st | Heighington Novices Chase Div.II | 2m4f | Soft | T Carmody | 1.5 | Loch Owen | 2/9f | Sedgefield | 10 | |
| 19 12 1980 | 2nd | Merryman II Novice Chase | 3m½f | Good | T Carmody | .5 | Two Swallows | 8/13f | Doncaster | 15 | |
| 23 01 1981 | 1st | Stayers' Novices' Chase Div.II | 3m1f | Good to Soft | T Carmody | .5 | Midnight Love | 2/5f | Catterick | 10 | |
| 31 01 1981 | 1st | West of Scotland Novices' Chase | 2m4f | Good to Soft | T Carmody | 15 | Royal Dipper | 9/4 | Ayr | 8 | |
| 07 03 1981 | UR | Timeform Chase | 2m4f | Heavy | T Carmody | n/a | Little Owl | 5/4 | Haydock | 4 | |
| 18 03 1981 | 9th | Sun Alliance Chase | 3m | Heavy | T Carmody | dist | Lesley Ann | 5/2 | Cheltenham | 17 | |
| 21 04 1981 | 1st | Welsh Champion Chase | 2m4f | Firm | T Carmody | head | Master Davenport | 30/100f | Chepstow | 3 | |
| 31 10 1981 | 1st | Lambert & Butler Premier Chase | 2m4½f | Good to Firm | R Earnshaw | 1.5 | Princess Token | 2/5f | Wetherby | 9 | |
| 21 11 1981 | 1st | Tote Silver Trophy Chase | 2m4f | Good | R Earnshaw | 5 | Silversmith | 9/4f | Ascot | 8 | |
| 01 12 1981 | 1st | Peterborough Chase | 2m4f | Good | R Earnshaw | dist | Snowtown Boy | 1/2f | Huntingdon | 4 | |
| 30 01 1982 | 3rd | Tote Double Chase | 3m1f | Soft | R Earnshaw | dist | Lesley Ann | 6/5f | Cheltenham | 4 | |
| 24 02 1982 | 1st | Lambert & Butler Premier Chase Final | 2m4f | Good | R Earnshaw | 3 | Earthstopper | 13/8f | Ascot | 7 | |
| 06 03 1982 | 1st | Timeform Chase | 2m4f | Good to Soft | R Earnshaw | 4 | Bright Dream | 2/5f | Haydock | 4 | |
| 13 04 1982 | 1st | Welsh Champion Chase | 2m4f | Good to Firm | R Earnshaw | 4 | Straight Jocelyn | 5/6f | Chepstow | 6 | |
| 30 10 1982 | 1st | Worcester Evening News Chase | 2m4f | Good | R Earnshaw | 12 | Night Nurse | 4/11f | Worcester | 3 | |
| 13 11 1982 | 3rd | Mackeson Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 2m4f | Good to Soft | R Earnshaw | 7 | Fifty Dollars More | 9/4f | Cheltenham | 11 | |
| 11 12 1982 | 2nd | Kennedy Construction Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 2m4f | Heavy | R Earnshaw | 1.5 | Observe | 5/2f | Cheltenham | 15 | |
| 27 12 1982 | 1st | King George VI Chase | 3m | Good to Soft | J Francome | 2 | Fifty Dollars More | 7/2 | Kempton | 6 | |
| 17 03 1983 | 3rd | Cheltenham Gold Cup | 3m2f | Soft | J J O'Neill | 6.5 | Bregawn | 6/1 | Cheltenham | 11 | |
| 29 10 1983 | 1st | Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase | 3m½f | Good to Firm | R Earnshaw | 10 | Ashley House | 1/3f | Wetherby | 3 | |
| 29 11 1983 | 1st | Peterborough Chase | 2m4f | Firm | R Earnshaw | shd | Fifty Dollars More | 4/11f | Huntingdon | 4 | |
| 27 12 1983 | 1st | King George VI Chase | 3m | Firm | R Earnshaw | 5 | Brown Chamberlain | 11/8f | Kempton | 5 | |
| 11 02 1984 | 2nd | Compton Chase | 3m | Good | R Earnshaw | 3 | Brown Chamberlain | 5/4 | Newbury | 2 | |
| 25 02 1984 | 1st | Pennine Chase | 3m½f | Good to Firm | R Earnshaw | 3 | King Spruce | No SP | Doncaster | 2 | |
| 15 03 1984 | PU | Cheltenham Gold Cup | 3m2f | Good | R Earnshaw | n/a | Burrough Hill Lad | 6/4f | Cheltenham | 12 | |
| 01 11 1984 | 1st | Terry Biddlecombe Challenge Trophy Chase | 2m5f | Good | R Earnshaw | n/a | Romany Count | 2/9f | Wincanton | 3 | |
| 21 11 1984 | 1st | Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase | 3m | Good to Soft | R Earnshaw | 2.5 | A Kinsman | 8/15f | Haydock | 5 | |
| 08 12 1984 | 2nd | Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase | 3m½f | Good | R Earnshaw | 10 | Burrough Hill Lad | 10/11jf | Wetherby | 4 | |
| 26 12 1984 | 3rd | King George VI Chase | 3m | Good to Soft | R Earnshaw | dist | Burrough Hill Lad | 5/2 | Kempton | 3 | |
| 09 02 1985 | 2nd | Mercedes-Benz Chase | 3m½f | Good | R Earnshaw | 7 | Earls Brig | 9/4 | Ayr | 6 | |
| 14 03 1985 | 8th | Cheltenham Gold Cup | 3m2f | Good | R Earnshaw | n/a | Forgive 'N Forget | 8/1 | Cheltenham | 15 | |
| 28 03 1985 | 1st | Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase | 3m1f | Firm | J Francome | 3 | Earls Brig | 6/1 | Aintree | 6 | |
| 02 11 1985 | 1st | Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase | 3m½f | Firm | G Bradley | 2.5 | Allerlea | Evsf | Wetherby | 4 | |
| 20 11 1985 | UR | Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase | 3m | Good | G Bradley | n/a | Forgive 'N Forget | 4/6f | Haydock | 3 | |
| 30 11 1985 | 3rd | Rehearsal Chase | 3m | Good to Soft | G Bradley | 3 | Burrough Hill Lad | 7/4f | Chepstow | 5 | |
| 11 12 1985 | 2nd | Tommy Whittle Chase | 3m | Soft | G Bradley | .5 | Earls Brig | 5/1 | Haydock | 4 | |
| 26 12 1985 | 1st | King George VI Chase | 3m | Heavy | G Bradley | nk | Combs Ditch | 12/1 | Kempton | 5 | |
| 13 03 1986 | 2nd | Cheltenham Gold Cup | 3m2f | Good to Firm | G Bradley | 1 | Dawn Run | 8/1 | Cheltenham | 11 | |
| 03 04 1986 | 2nd | Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase | 3m1f | Good | G Bradley | 1.5 | Beau Ranger | 13/8 | Aintree | 4 | |
| 01 11 1986 | 3rd | Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase | 3m½f | Good | G Bradley | 5.5 | Forgive 'N Forget | 6/5f | Wetherby | 6 | |
| 29 11 1986 | 3rd | Rehearsal Chase | 3m | Good to Soft | G Bradley | 12 | Cybrandian | 11/8f | Chepstow | 3 | |
| 13 12 1986 | 2nd | Sheila's Cottage Handicap Chase | 3m2f | Good | G Bradley | 1.5 | Burnt Oak | 6/4f | Doncaster | 5 | |
| 26 12 1986 | 5th | King George VI Chase | 3m | Soft | G Bradley | 25 | Desert Orchid | 9/2 | Kempton | 9 | |
| 14 02 1987 | 4th | Elk Chase | 3m½f | Soft | T Dun | n/a | Peaty Sandy | 7/4f | Ayr | 5 | |
| 19 03 1987 | 5th | Cheltenham Gold Cup | 3m2f | Good to Soft | G Bradley | 6.6 | The Thinker | 11/1 | Cheltenham | 12 | |
| 02 04 1987 | 1st | Whitbread Gold Label Cup Chase | 3m1f | Good | G McCourt | 7 | Simon Legree | 7/1 | Aintree | 6 |