New Posts For Thread: pat mccarron jockey.....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockeyi remember as a kid watching this guy ride , we had the old black and white telly , it was like looking at a snowstorm most days ..but was just wondering if anyone can tell me , did he ride magic court the day stan mellor rode his 1,000th winner ..ithanks for that tambourineman , old age catching up i suppose ........i thought it was 69/70 ishhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522767107#522767107thanks for that tambourineman , old age catching up i suppose ........i thought it was 69/70 ishWed, 08 Aug 2012 05:05:49 -0500In 1964,when I was a boy, I was making my way out of Newcastle racecourse,taking a short cut across the course. From a distance I saw a hurdle,which didn't look too big, so I decided to jump it. The closer I got, the bigger it became. As I was abouthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522764589#522764589In 1964,when I was a boy, I was making my way out of Newcastle racecourse,taking a short cut across the course. From a distance I saw a hurdle,which didn't look too big, so I decided to jump it. The closer I got, the bigger it became. As I was aboutWed, 08 Aug 2012 02:15:26 -0500WorkriderI have the Formbook for the year prior to Mellor riding his 1000th winner...think it was 1972...so in 1970 to 1971 Magic Court would be 12/13.The Formbook has him in a few Hunter Chases trained then by F. Walton and ridden by his son J. Walhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522754193#522754193WorkriderI have the Formbook for the year prior to Mellor riding his 1000th winner...think it was 1972...so in 1970 to 1971 Magic Court would be 12/13.The Formbook has him in a few Hunter Chases trained then by F. Walton and ridden by his son J. WalTue, 07 Aug 2012 17:47:11 -0500Pat McCarron was runner up in the National two years on the trot 2nd on Freddie in 1965 & 66. He was a close second to Jay Trump and then finished second a year later, beat 20 lenghts that time by Anglo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522751661#522751661Pat McCarron was runner up in the National two years on the trot 2nd on Freddie in 1965 & 66. He was a close second to Jay Trump and then finished second a year later, beat 20 lenghts that time by Anglo.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:39:44 -0500bobby even , i slag a guy over on the irish forum ..call him booby....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522751145#522751145bobby even , i slag a guy over on the irish forum ..call him booby....Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:28:42 -0500some real hard men around in those days ....i remember talking to booby breasly back in the 70s ...lots of them went out to ride with injuries so bad the could hardly mount the horse , never mind it ..they would never get away with it today ..the dochttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522751105#522751105some real hard men around in those days ....i remember talking to booby breasly back in the 70s ...lots of them went out to ride with injuries so bad the could hardly mount the horse , never mind it ..they would never get away with it today ..the docTue, 07 Aug 2012 16:27:41 -0500great to see so many recollections of these fine jockeys ...one of my standout memories is having my biggest ever bet to date (£5.00, which was like, a week's wages) in, probably, 1966, on RUE DE PARIS, at 5/2 , in the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522750923#522750923great to see so many recollections of these fine jockeys ...one of my standout memories is having my biggest ever bet to date (£5.00, which was like, a week's wages) in, probably, 1966, on RUE DE PARIS, at 5/2 , in the Rowland Meyrick Handicap ChasTue, 07 Aug 2012 16:22:43 -0500glad he retired in one piece....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522750905#522750905glad he retired in one piece....Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:22:24 -0500Pat McCarron retired in 1972 when the winners had dried up (had a ride in the National that year) and got out of the game as he took over his father in laws haulage business. Hope this helps.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522747205#522747205Pat McCarron retired in 1972 when the winners had dried up (had a ride in the National that year) and got out of the game as he took over his father in laws haulage business. Hope this helps.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:14:24 -0500I was at ludlow one day in the early 70s,Stan rode the fist winner Complicity for Ken Bailey his next ride fell and his last ride was unplaced.The next day Stan had a lot of pain in his neck, xrays revealed a broken bone, if his last ride had fallenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29289379/pat-mccarron-jockey?post_id=522732909#522732909I was at ludlow one day in the early 70s,Stan rode the fist winner Complicity for Ken Bailey his next ride fell and his last ride was unplaced.The next day Stan had a lot of pain in his neck, xrays revealed a broken bone, if his last ride had fallenTue, 07 Aug 2012 11:12:13 -0500