collywobble, reading a summary Of Ronald Thompson's fortunes for the 1986 flat season, it would appear that 2-y-o Team Effort was first past the post in three races but its total prize money for the season was less than £4k. No wonder it went abroad.

Yes Kipper did ride for Hobbs,i think he came from south London and if i remember rightly,he had a bad car accident which left him with an eye injury.

good man black barn , looking forward to that...

Here are Kipper's first three seasons to be going on with.

“Kipper Lynch”

1956 season – “Early last August, the Winchester trainer Les Hall was in search of a boy to ride Torque in an apprentice handicap at Brighton. Torque had only 6st 5lbs to carry and it was no easy matter to find a capable lad at that weight. A phonecall to Sam Armstrong provided the solution in John Lynch, who thus achieved one of the ambitions of all apprentices – a winner with his very first ride in public

“Kipper” Lynch, together with his saddle, only tipped the scale at 4st 10lbs, so still had to carry 23lbs of lead. Lynch will always be light and judging by some of the subsequent races he rode I would say he is destined to be one of our leading featherweight riders for many years to come.

I consider the best race he has ridden so far was when he won ton Evening Pleasure at Newmarket in October. When Scobie Breasley ranged alongside on Hoarse, just over a furlong from the finish, Evening Pleasure seemed certain to be beated. But Kipper completely unperturbed, had other ideas and sat perfectly still. Scobie went a neck in front and then timing his effort to perfection, Lynch gathered his mount for a final spurt which landed him home a length winner. It was as cool a piece of riding as one could wish to see anywhere”.


1957 season – “To have put on a stone in weight in just over 12 months would seriously jeopardise the prospects of most youngsters. Not so with Kipper, who went to scale at 4st 10lbs when he had his first ride at Brighton during the 1956 season. “Kipper” can still do 6 stone and from the look of him he will be one of our leading lightweights in 20 years time

Where he gets his strength from is a mystery but he is a veritable pocket Hercules. Horses run well for him, he is a good judge of pace and can hold his own in the most keenly contested finish. I shall be surprised if he does not beat last years total of 22 winners this season.


1958 season – Joint third in the apprentice list, with Duncan Keith no less)
“It is a rule of the Jockey Club that when an apprentice jockey takes a ride over jumps or outside the British Isles he is automatically required to relinquish his apprentice licence and to take out a full jockey’s licence. Lynch had to make this changeover last August when he rode at Ostend.

Lynch has for some time now been recognised as a highly competent featherweight. He possesses phenomenal strength for one so diminutive. Allied to this is a sound judge of pace and a thorough horseman in every sense.

MissSC, Pontefract August 3rd 1972.

On Thursday August 3rd 1972, Pontefract, C Williams rode Pontam 50/1 to victory in the 3.45. Eddie Hide finished second in the race. In the 4.45, Eddie Hide won on Verdant Green 15/8.

Thanks for the information, where do you guys find it?

One other what course same year i think was a win for  Miss Sunacelli

Paulbu

re miss sunacelli, it was owned by a gent from Darlington Mr Bill Stoker, he’s still alive and I think living in the barmpton lane area of darlo, Bill owned the Maurice Binks betting shops, can you remember the shop he had in dukes street which was taken over by Ladbrokes, it’s now an estate agents!

Paulbu

Why I asked about the Maurice binks shop in Duke Street, my Dad used to manage it before it was taken over by Ladbrokes.

Can’t remember the lbo in bells place but can remember one up the alley opposite the Bowes pub it was a very small independent taken over by lads, but they closed it down soon after taking it over.

Happy days, the brown pencils, the blower and the boardman.

Paulbu....Pontam's first two races (April 13th 1971 debut 3.45) and May 29th when he won at Doncaster plus the result.

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Peter Dawson wasn't a private trainer, but his principal owner was Mrs. B. Gourdeau, horses I remember were Mitsoukp and Mowenko.

Sparks was originally with Arthur Budgett, after leaving Dawson he rode and trained in Germany.

Peter dawson was formerly with Peter Cazalet, I think his career finished when Mrs Gourdeau quit.
No idea where Peter dawson went or if he istill alive. Anybody know?

that is it Ged.
Peter Dawson trained at the stables on the A 217. After he went it was a livery for years, after a lot of planning applications it has just been developed.

Further south on the A217 at Kingswood is Holly Lodge caravan site. That was Holly Lodge where CV Tabor trained between the wars, 3 Cesarewitch winners.

They used the gallops on Walton Heath which was once a private racecourse used by the Nightingall family.

Re the posts below referring to Mrs Gourdeau. Her colours were Yellow with purple striped sleeves and cap.

The Catterick race that I referred to earlier that Sparks Richardson won. I've just dug out the racecard, May 1st 1968, fourth race number 3 Mitsouko, trained by P Dawson at Kingswood, owner Mrs B.P Gourdeau, colours yellow, purple striped sleeves and cap (well remembered Expat). I think the name of every horse that she owned began with the letter M.

Whitwhitlaw, thanks for the Pontam racecard at Donny. A frequent scenario in those days, no jockey in the paper, any price in the paper, backed down in price, wins doing handstands.

Hound Dog, two from that list that I remember something about, Oliver Gray and Shaun Salmon. Oliver Gray was with Eric Collingwood and then went to Squeak Fairhurst as stable jockey late seventies. Shaun Salmon was with Bill Elsey until his claim went and then he scratched around in the north as a free lance for a few years until he went south to Stuart Matthews as stable jockey.

When Copperless won at Plumpton in May, 1971, he broke the course record. His time of 3mins. 53.8 secs beat the previous course record for two miles by 0.2secs. He was gaining his 10th course win for owner trainer Albert Neaves who had bought the horse 8 years previously for 210 guineas. Ron Atkins was the rider. Up to that date, Copperless had won three hurdles and seven over fences.

Ratkins is the source of my favourite quote about Plumpton. "You need a horse with the speed to win over seven furlongs but who can stay two miles"  Good old RA.

Ron Atkins was a favourite of mine. Later trained a few at Elstead in Surrey; one of his owners was Michael Tabor.
RA had a pub/restaurant after.


Re Mrs Gourdeau and Peter Dawson, the best of the horses was Majetta who finished 3rd in the July cup.

Good luck to all.

Willie Nevett ,i have just read that Willie Nevett career was until 1956,so i may have got previous post wrong wait to be corrected if that is the case.

Paulbu. thanks for info regarding Setting Star,have you any record of it winning at Manchester the previous year1957 when ridden by Willie Nevett, or did he ride his last winner on it in 1956,pretty sure that his last winner was on Setting Star.

I knew Whit would come to the rescue.