His breeder was Richard Vaughan from Hunting Hall, Castletown Roche, County Cork, Ireland.
On the last of these, the vet was overheard by young trainer Vincent O'Brien saying that the horse's wind infirmity would not interfere with his racing performance.
[1] Cottage Rake ultimately set his trainer on the route to the top of the training ladder by becoming only the second horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three years in a row.
Cottage Rake lost his form after his third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph.
He moved over to Gerald Balding's stable in England, but the change of scenery did not resurrect his success.