New Posts For Thread: Gerald Cottrell - RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---riphttps://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/he-was-a-lovely-man-tributes-paid-to-west-country-trainer-gerald-cottrell/585267Is my memory playing tricks , but I seem to recall his wonderful old sprinter Young Inca used to enter the stalls without the assisI only just seen this post while searching any info on Gerald He was my near neighbour, infact only just found out by asking James Millman in convo just now that he had died. Re Conspicuous it won on a amateur race on tv ridden by Leslie Jefford whohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562761319#562761319I only just seen this post while searching any info on Gerald He was my near neighbour, infact only just found out by asking James Millman in convo just now that he had died. Re Conspicuous it won on a amateur race on tv ridden by Leslie Jefford whoWed, 30 Nov 2022 15:30:39 -0600I used to follow Conspicuous. I can't believe it was nearly 25 years ago when he was winning.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562659373#562659373I used to follow Conspicuous. I can't believe it was nearly 25 years ago when he was winning.Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:45:27 -0500Young Inca? That brings back memory even for a newbie like me then. What a sprinter! RIP Mr Cottrell!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562657793#562657793Young Inca? That brings back memory even for a newbie like me then. What a sprinter! RIP Mr Cottrell!Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:12:47 -0500I was putting up a best turned out prize for a race at Warwick that a horse I owned had won the previous year. Stood just inside the paddock, Mr Cottrell and his owners were a couple of feet away. "Do you think he'll win this Gerald" asked one of thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562657743#562657743I was putting up a best turned out prize for a race at Warwick that a horse I owned had won the previous year. Stood just inside the paddock, Mr Cottrell and his owners were a couple of feet away. "Do you think he'll win this Gerald" asked one of theMon, 24 Oct 2022 09:04:11 -0500Iirc Ian Carnaby was a big fan of Cottrell's sprinters,often used to put them up to follow when coming to the boil.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562657667#562657667Iirc Ian Carnaby was a big fan of Cottrell's sprinters,often used to put them up to follow when coming to the boil.Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:49:35 -0500Young Inca survived a desperate attempt at turning him into a hurdler as a 12yo, with connections finally calling it a day after a fall at Devon & Exeter. He finally enjoyed a very long retirement turned out with foals at the yard of Stuart Kittow (Chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562657373#562657373Young Inca survived a desperate attempt at turning him into a hurdler as a 12yo, with connections finally calling it a day after a fall at Devon & Exeter. He finally enjoyed a very long retirement turned out with foals at the yard of Stuart Kittow (CMon, 24 Oct 2022 07:49:50 -0500I remember that The Tatling trained by Milton Bradley would walk in the stalls by himself.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562656963#562656963I remember that The Tatling trained by Milton Bradley would walk in the stalls by himself.Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:00:07 -0500https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/he-was-a-lovely-man-tributes-paid-to-west-country-trainer-gerald-cottrell/585267Is my memory playing tricks , but I seem to recall his wonderful old sprinter Young Inca used to enter the stalls without the assishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31779521/gerald-cottrell---rip?post_id=562656961#562656961https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/he-was-a-lovely-man-tributes-paid-to-west-country-trainer-gerald-cottrell/585267Is my memory playing tricks , but I seem to recall his wonderful old sprinter Young Inca used to enter the stalls without the assisMon, 24 Oct 2022 05:57:24 -0500