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Wow sageform, that's a long time going racing...
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Johnny seldom put you wrong , him and Connolly were lethal with early 2 yos...
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Just spotted Geoff Oldroyd is back training again. Anyone know where he's been for the last 5 years?
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One of my favourites as a rider and trainer was Tommy Gosling. As a rider he was latterly with Jeremy Tree. He used to ride Sir Winston's horses Cololonist, Vienna and High Hat.
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Geoff Lewis was a cracking jock...
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What's David Harrison up to these days?
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I may have missed it but I don't think I saw a mention of Frank Morby who passed away last week. an oldie who acted as second jock to Peter Walwyn.
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Don't know if anyone has mentioned Ridley Lamb , second in the Grand National, winner of the Scottish and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner on The Thinker. He was an extremely strong rider but got too heavy and retired. Shortly afterwards he drove into the sea at Seahouses Quay , many times over the drink limit , killing himself and fellow jockey Alan Merrigan. A sad ending.
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Found it workrider!!!
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Well done young man, now the memories will start back for many...
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This thread and 'Piggott Stories' are surely the forums all time most entertaining offerings.
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Very kind of you to say so Paulbu, I must have a good look over it ...
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Martin Pepper. Jumps rider often at Southwell in the 60s. Saw him take a terrific fall once but he got up smiling and I thought about how tough a life it was. I was just a kid but thought his name was so unusual. I often wonder what happened to him.
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Pepper was about in the 70s and 80s Brians not the 60s.
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Easy mistake to make though.
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Yes you are right Acey. I must have been older than I thought. Says he was a flat jockey on Jockeypedia but I definitely remember him over jumps at Southwell, which was a jumps only course then. He was the son of a trawlerman from Hull. Do you know any more ?
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I was working in Malton the same time as him i forget who he was working for now it was back in the 70s
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I was working in Malton the same time as him i forget who he was working for now it was back in the 70s
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I was working for Jock Skilling at the time who never quite made it as a Trainer but was a lovely man.
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Cheers Acey.
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Very sad indeed RIP...
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About twenty years ago, there was a thread on here with the title 'Piggott 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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Eric Apter,Clive Eccleston,John Lowe and a good few were light jockeys who were brave as lions round that tight Lanark track…..
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Ray Still, Dennis McKay and David East were very brave lightweight jockeys to ride around The Frying Pan at Ally Pally .
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The camber went the wrong way at Ally Pally, and if you had a shower before racing on the firm ground, it was like an ice rink
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More cracking memories there Acey..
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Giving my age away but i rode work with J.Seagrave.
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I always rated him...
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He was very very good workrider.
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Dad was total Northern trainer follower and uncle did accounts for a few , Hide and Seagrave never got a bad word , nor Edgar Britt - aussie and lived past 100 and initially rode up North .
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Johnny Seagrave was my number one jockey and I had a picture of him on my room wall when at Leeds University. Season after season it was he and Eddie Hide chasing the accolade of '**** of the north' although Hide won more often than not. My first recollection of Seagrave was when he was stable jockey at Pat Rohan's.
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