The Dikler was sired by Vulgan, who was to become the greatest National Hunt sire of all times and at the end of the 1973-74 season had been champion sire of winners 10 times. The Author, an experienced equestrian journalist, has spares no pains to unearth details of the Diklers breeding and background and writes extensively about those responsible for his success in the field of National Hunt Racing. 114pp