New Posts For Thread: Manny Mercerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercerAnyone remember him. I'm old but I was too young.Just had Joe Mercer who looks remarkably fit talking about him on RUK.Cheers mate. Be lucky!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554940081#554940081Cheers mate. Be lucky!Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:50:08 -0500That's good news, well done for caring. Lots wouldn't..I read earler that the horse kicked him in the head which resulted in his death, but I was rushing so will have another read later.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939955#554939955That's good news, well done for caring. Lots wouldn't..I read earler that the horse kicked him in the head which resulted in his death, but I was rushing so will have another read later.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:29:07 -0500Yes, kenny, the captain used to tell me all about the old racing days, so I did know. That`s how I got into racing. Captain says Manny hit his head off a concrete post. Captain sends best wishes and hopes you are well and still skinning bookies!p.s.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939943#554939943Yes, kenny, the captain used to tell me all about the old racing days, so I did know. That`s how I got into racing. Captain says Manny hit his head off a concrete post. Captain sends best wishes and hopes you are well and still skinning bookies!p.s.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:26:34 -050015 killed in the 1950s! Blimey, that's a lot, and sad.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939909#55493990915 killed in the 1950s! Blimey, that's a lot, and sad.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:21:48 -0500They also asked Joe who is 84, but still under 8 stone, who was the greatest jockey in his era. He mentioned a few but said nothing about LP. See horse racing thread.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939903#554939903They also asked Joe who is 84, but still under 8 stone, who was the greatest jockey in his era. He mentioned a few but said nothing about LP. See horse racing thread.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:20:27 -0500Geoff Lewis 'He would have been one of the greats. I'd put him in the same class as Lester Piggott' Fifty years ago this week, racing lost one of its brightest stars when Manny Mercer, elder brother of Joe, was killed in a tragic accident at Ascot. Jhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939901#554939901Geoff Lewis 'He would have been one of the greats. I'd put him in the same class as Lester Piggott' Fifty years ago this week, racing lost one of its brightest stars when Manny Mercer, elder brother of Joe, was killed in a tragic accident at Ascot. JWed, 04 Jul 2018 15:20:23 -0500Brilliant if you knew that without googling tmm, or did The Captain fill you in?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939887#554939887Brilliant if you knew that without googling tmm, or did The Captain fill you in?Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:18:27 -0500should have been on horse racing but wirked out ok. :-)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939877#554939877should have been on horse racing but wirked out ok. :-)Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:17:29 -0500Thrown off Priddy Fair at start of Ascot racehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939873#554939873Thrown off Priddy Fair at start of Ascot raceWed, 04 Jul 2018 15:17:18 -0500sorry but the print is not readable.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31427111/manny-mercer?post_id=554939863#554939863sorry but the print is not readable.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:16:33 -0500