Nicholas Godfrey on Sunday: The name game: King Harald.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: January 16, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Nicholas Godfrey

High-collared comic Harry Hill (right) inspired the naming of the Mark Bradstock-trained gelding, who scored at Newbury on Wednesday. Owner Piers Pottinger is a huge fan of the entertainer. ``He's the funniest man on TV by a street,'' says Pottinger. ``I know a friend of his and I always ask him how `King Harold' is getting on.

``Really, the name is down to Mark,'' he adds. ``He knows it's my ultimate ambition to have a Cheltenham Fest...

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