New Posts For Thread: Jimmy Bleasdalehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdaleanyone know what he's doing now.I knew him quite well he was a decent lad, a serious head injury ended his riding career.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528037775#528037775I knew him quite well he was a decent lad, a serious head injury ended his riding career.Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:29:52 -0600I was talking to him at Redcar a couple of years ago and he was saying he had to retire after a fall and was advised by the doc to give up race riding.Happy memories of Move Off my favourite horse at the time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528025295#528025295I was talking to him at Redcar a couple of years ago and he was saying he had to retire after a fall and was advised by the doc to give up race riding.Happy memories of Move Off my favourite horse at the time.Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:38:54 -0600Seem to recall him having a bad fall on the gallops about 30 years ago and never really gatting back. Was a top apprentice around the time of Darley and Swinburn and the subject of an ITV documentary when he was at his peak.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528024891#528024891Seem to recall him having a bad fall on the gallops about 30 years ago and never really gatting back. Was a top apprentice around the time of Darley and Swinburn and the subject of an ITV documentary when he was at his peak.Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:26:04 -0600wasn't he the only Jockey at the time to have a beardhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528024241#528024241wasn't he the only Jockey at the time to have a beardSun, 13 Jan 2013 16:04:13 -0600i'm sure he went a bit astray, seem to remember a few stories about gambling on cards but i may be wronghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528024217#528024217i'm sure he went a bit astray, seem to remember a few stories about gambling on cards but i may be wrongSun, 13 Jan 2013 16:03:33 -0600probably the dealer,although i can't remember how it finished for him as he wasn't at the top in the north for long.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528024097#528024097probably the dealer,although i can't remember how it finished for him as he wasn't at the top in the north for long.Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:00:35 -0600ribero... i always thought he didnt reach his potential.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528024015#528024015ribero... i always thought he didnt reach his potential.Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:57:33 -0600lol APG,too right!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528023975#528023975lol APG,too right!Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:56:34 -0600his cousin double chin was a better jockeyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528023969#528023969his cousin double chin was a better jockeySun, 13 Jan 2013 15:56:17 -0600I was on Lighter that day donerunner,looked sure to win but seemed to wander about a bit from memory,ended up winning the stayers hurdle for john edwards.Remember backing one of chris thornton's at haydock,12's down to about 4's and bleasedale droppehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29627023/jimmy-bleasdale?post_id=528023949#528023949I was on Lighter that day donerunner,looked sure to win but seemed to wander about a bit from memory,ended up winning the stayers hurdle for john edwards.Remember backing one of chris thornton's at haydock,12's down to about 4's and bleasedale droppeSun, 13 Jan 2013 15:55:50 -0600