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Anthony Shrive, 76, won the Stewards Cup at Goodwood in 1954 and the South African Derby in 1960.
A former top jockey died after being struck by a car as he apparently dashed across a busy Black Country road to catch a bus, an inquest heard.
Anthony Shrive, 76, suffered serious head injuries after being hurled 10ft into the air in the collision on the A41 Wergs Road in Tettenhall on February 10 last year.
Mr Shrive, of Regis Road, Wolverhampton, had enjoyed a victorious horse-racing career in his younger days.
He won the 1954 Stewards Cup at Goodwood on unfancied 50/1 outsider Ashurst Wonder – and also triumphed in the 1960 South African Derby.
At the age of 25, he moved to Malaya in 1961 to ride for trainer AP Lim, having also enjoyed success in horse races in Italy and India. At the inquest, witness Timothy Vickers said he was driving towards Wolverhampton city centre as the collision took place between Mr Shrive and a BMW, being driven by Mark Morris, of West Bromwich.
Mr Vickers said he saw the pensioner, who appeared unsteady on his feet, come down steps from Tettenhall Green on his right and steady himself.
He said: “I could almost see what was going to happen.
“He got to the edge of the pavement and literally made one big dash for it.
“The car was within two feet of him – he didn’t stand a chance of stopping.
“I could actually see the gentleman in the air, what looked to be a good 10ft in the air, upside down. He came down head first onto the road.”
There was a bus 200 yards away, Mr Vickers said. “I assumed he was running to catch the bus,” he added.
As Mr Vickers cradled Mr Shrive’s head, waiting for paramedics to arrive, he noticed that the stricken pensioner, who was still able to talk, ‘absolutely stank’ of alcohol.
When a police officer arrived, and said he was going to breathalyse the driver, Mr Shrive was heard to say: “There’s no need, it’s my fault – I’ve run out in front of the car.”
He died 13 days later at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, having developed aspiration pneumonia as a result of his severe injuries.
Ruling that death was due to a road traffic collision, Black Country coroner Robin Balmain said it was ‘quite remarkable’ that Mr Shrive had survived for so long.
The coroner added: “It seems to me quite clear that he had been drinking, possibly quite a lot.”
Anthony Shrive, 76, won the Stewards Cup at Goodwood in 1954 and the South African Derby in 1960.
A former top jockey died after being struck by a car as he apparently dashed across a busy Black Country road to catch a bus, an inquest heard.
Anthony Shrive, 76, suffered serious head injuries after being hurled 10ft into the air in the collision on the A41 Wergs Road in Tettenhall on February 10 last year.
Mr Shrive, of Regis Road, Wolverhampton, had enjoyed a victorious horse-racing career in his younger days.
He won the 1954 Stewards Cup at Goodwood on unfancied 50/1 outsider Ashurst Wonder – and also triumphed in the 1960 South African Derby.
At the age of 25, he moved to Malaya in 1961 to ride for trainer AP Lim, having also enjoyed success in horse races in Italy and India. At the inquest, witness Timothy Vickers said he was driving towards Wolverhampton city centre as the collision took place between Mr Shrive and a BMW, being driven by Mark Morris, of West Bromwich.
Mr Vickers said he saw the pensioner, who appeared unsteady on his feet, come down steps from Tettenhall Green on his right and steady himself.
He said: “I could almost see what was going to happen.
“He got to the edge of the pavement and literally made one big dash for it.
“The car was within two feet of him – he didn’t stand a chance of stopping.
“I could actually see the gentleman in the air, what looked to be a good 10ft in the air, upside down. He came down head first onto the road.”
There was a bus 200 yards away, Mr Vickers said. “I assumed he was running to catch the bus,” he added.
As Mr Vickers cradled Mr Shrive’s head, waiting for paramedics to arrive, he noticed that the stricken pensioner, who was still able to talk, ‘absolutely stank’ of alcohol.
When a police officer arrived, and said he was going to breathalyse the driver, Mr Shrive was heard to say: “There’s no need, it’s my fault – I’ve run out in front of the car.”
He died 13 days later at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, having developed aspiration pneumonia as a result of his severe injuries.
Ruling that death was due to a road traffic collision, Black Country coroner Robin Balmain said it was ‘quite remarkable’ that Mr Shrive had survived for so long.
The coroner added: “It seems to me quite clear that he had been drinking, possibly quite a lot.”
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Wolverhampton will pull em in, wd.
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I go back to 63 and I don't remember him at all.
Sad though. |
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Why has it taken 14 months to have an inquest into a traffic accident ?
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salmon, I remember him well, he was a very much in demand lightweight, similar era
as reader, millbanks and durr, perhaps a little younger. |
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I remember those 3 alright miprix,but not Shrive. If he went to Malaysia in 1961 I wouldn't remember before and if he came back he can't have got many rides here.
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salmon, cant say for how long but his star shone bright for some little while, have
a feeling he was one of the top apprentices of his time. |
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I can't recall the jockey but seem to remember the horse for some unknown reason.
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A previous incumbent knew how to get one ready for a coup
Bolton followed the late Richmond Charters Sturdy, who was the son of the Duke of Richmond. Sturdy knew how to get one ready for a coup, though it was a very young David Elsworth, sometimes assisted by Colin Brown, who actually set things up. Years before, Sturdy had a decent sprinter called Ashurst Wonder who was being readied for something down the line but suddenly moved to Les Hall (Jeremy knows the details better than I). Les promptly won the Stewards’ Cup with him at 50 to 1. It was said the wind blew Ashurst Wonder down the Goodwood hill. Just about everyone in Southampton backed him because Hall, Winchester based, was something of a local hero. The Shrewton/Southampton connection does not end there because Mick Channon, born in the neighbouring village of Orcheston, was playing for Shrewton Town when signing apprentice forms at The Dell. |
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sparrow he was known as Tony Shrive, funny thing about memory mine is mostly shot
but this Lad's name is still crystal clear in my memory bank probably done me a good turn or two in the saddle. Best of luck today. Bye the way my new strategy showed 110% profit from the start of the year until 31st March not as well as I had hoped for but acceptable, great if you can avoid laying winners. |
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Apprentice Tony Shrive wins on the 50/1 shot Ashurst Wonder http://theapprenticejockey.blogspot.ie/2012/02/1954-stewards-cup.html
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sparrow Les Hall in the late 50s had the greatest touch ever landed at a York
meeting his horse Fair Reward backed down from 33s to 9-4 won the seller by 5 lenghths, I was on. Hall afterwards was much feared and when one of his was heavily backed they more often than not obliged. |
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Heres another pic, (scrool down just below Tommy Gosling and before Geoff Lewis) http://theapprenticejockey.blogspot.ie/2011/08/medley-of-jockeys-3.html
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miprix, well done on the new strategy. Personally struggling this year so far, but I should hopefully improve when the flat season gets going properly. Jump racing has long since ceased to be of any use to me!
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Here's a newspaper from India announcing the arrival of the jockey Tony Shrive
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19610118-1.2.115.3.aspx |
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miprix, Les Hall certainly knew the time of day, both him, Towser Gosden and George Todd were greatly feared by the books.
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sparrow, Towser trained my favourite horse a handicapper who went
by the name of Tintinabulam a grand horse who won a stack of races, in my younger days he got me in the money when I had a fifty bob each way double him and the winner of the Lingfield derby trial, a horse named Induna they obliged at 10s and 8s a lovely bet in those days. |