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i worked with him, if you could call it work, i did't.
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Sooty,named Princess something or other,7-1 shot ridden by Pat Eddery,i'll try and look it up in my book cupboard,will post later,got to go out now.
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What Yardman?
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Just found the Sandown race that Pipedreamer won on Sept 1st.
Carried top-weight of 10st - and beat Celestial Gem 7st 11lb, comfortably, by 3 lengths, under a strong late run. Trained by Henry Candy - ridden by Phillip Waldron. 'Probably the most improved horse in training - also successful in the Bunbury Cup, by 2 lengths from Soul Singer - - and earlier came with a similar strong late run to beat Greenhill God in the Royal Hunt Cup. Previous season has won as a Sprinter at York Sandown and Wolverhampton (Turf in those days0 Loved Firm ground - to aid his trademark fast finish. |
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if it was, it would have been a very well paid Yardman,
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sooty1 - are you actually 'the' one and only 'David Dineley' - 1976 Champion Apprentice. Don't be shy now. Either that....or you're closely related..... or best of buddies????!!!!!
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happy 70th birthday to dennis leah todays .............good pilot in 1960 early 70"s won november handicap,
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....rumbled! |
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re paddy prendergast or darkie as he was known , a smashing man and real nice guy ,in 1971 everyday he'd pick me up in his peaugot 404 as i walked from the ins to kildare town , i used to feel like a king , as i passed the other lads who had to walk ...he had a really bad year that year ..he had two 2yos who finished 2nd about 6 times each , and he backed them each time ...one was called maximillion the other was moonlight bay ...
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workrider, Moonlet Bay won the sweeps hurdle for Ryan Price,
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Jewdrop, who's David Dineley???????????????
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thats rightsooty1 think h could also have run 4th in the c/hurdle....
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Paul Kelaway rode him 4/5yo 10.3 i think, i backeed him.
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he was a huge horse , darkie was having a mare , he had one going at pp one sat , christy roache gave me a lift to the races and the horse darkie really fancied was called al burak .....to be ridden by christy vincent o brien had a horse in it called princess bonita she finished 3nd in the cork and orrery at royal ascot that year ...anyway darkie decided to back obriens at 1/1 ...only for his own to bet her by about 4lts ....it was not a happy car on the way home i can tell you.....
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Anyone remember 2 NH Jockeys B.Carr and G.Graham?
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I think Gerry Graham rode up north in the 70s,anyone remember Sandy May.? and Steve Holland.?
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yes, both, Steve Holland started training up the folly rd in Lambourn for while.
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S May rode Nimshy for G Doldge in the 2.30 Devon & Exeter Thurs Aug 23 1984
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S May rode Nimshy for G Doldge in the 2.30 Devon & Exeter Thurs Aug 23 1984
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About eight years ago, there was a thread on here with the title 'Piggot Stories'. It started off with posts solely on the exploits and 'one-liners' that Lester was reputed to have been associated with, but it later developed into a thread about the nature/ structure of horse racing as it was many years ago and some of the characters involved. The thread received acclamation both in the racing press and a national daily for the quality of the input and enthusiasm shown by the posters. This thread bears many resemblances.
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Certainly better than Workriders "Going To By A Racehorse With My Winnings Thread".
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Buy.
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buy one, they give away at this time of year.
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Paulbu,
Was this the one: http://www.smashiton.com/others/Lester%20Piggot%20stories.htm |
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Mister E, yes but that's only a summary the first part containing the Piggott quotes and tales.
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some of the stories on here are really powerful as well , yourself , tambourineman ,and a few others really kept this thread going ....i've been away golfing for a few days ...when i got home yesterday i quickly opened this page , and sure enough more gems appeared ....
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Regarding Sam Hall, Sally was his neice of that i am pretty sure, her long time partner is Colin Platts who used to ride his own horses trained by Charlie Hall at Towton, nr Tadcaster. Colin was a fairly succesful amateur, he rode a bit for Ryan Jarvis in amateur races,Colin used to have a Taxi firm and other buisness interests in Batley.
David Greaves was the jock on Clear Cut, the first time he ran as a novice chaser i think he was ridden by an irish claimer P.J.Vaughan(?) who claimed 3lb. He rode a few winners on northern tracks for charlie Hall, one i do remember is a mare called Chancer. Charlie Hall used a lot of good jocks N>H. His main jock was Paddy Farrell who was badly hurt in the national, also Pat McCarron, Pat Gulwell, Colin Dukes,Jack Berry, H>J>East, Stan Hayhurst. |
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birthdays today include ...yves saint martin ,a class act , some british punters never forgave him for that ride at epsom , frank berry a smashing jockey who i have the pleasure of speaking to most racedays ....
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Just watched the 60s Nationals on video. So different from nowadays
Anyone know what became of Pat Buckley (Ayala) & Tim Norman (Anglo)? |
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Good stuff, Snitram, a couple of names there that I'd totally forgotten.
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Paulbu, can you remember Gary Gosney, he transferred as an apprentice from Harry Wragg to Charlie Hall?
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Yes - I remember G Gosney riding for Wragg
G Gosney listed as with Maurice Camacho - at 8st 0lbs - in Horses In Training 1979. |
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^ That must have been his last season as an Apprentice.
Gosney listed as a Full Jockey, with Maurice, in 1980 - he had lost 2 pounds in weight, too. |
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G Gosney rode 22 winners, as an Apprentice - from 1975 to 1979.
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Think Steve Holland rode my fav nh horse for J.Hardy. The one and only Glanford Brigg.
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holland a real journeyman jockey who gave his all when getting his chance , what ever happened to him i wonder....
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Yes, I remember Gary Gosney, he was originally with Harry Wragg (as Onlooker says) but came north to ride in late 70s after a stint with Gavin Hunter.
Charlie Hall had retired by this time and Gosney joined Maurice Camacho (as Onlooker says)who had taken over at Towton. He had a couple of not too bad seasons with Camacho but as soon as his claim went, he fell out of favour because there was no trainer around with a bigger liking to take off a few pounds with a capable apprentice than M.C.Camacho. Gosney struggled on to the mid to late 80s on a couple of winners a year but the game was up with Camacho who was using the likes of Arthur Nesbitt and Nicky Connorton. |