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his colours have been about for a fair few years.
whatever happened to Jimmy Bleasdale ????
whatever happened to Jimmy Bleasdale ????
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the article below is old and probably out of date
I did think he was at the Northern racing school and riding out at Ann Duffields latterly ...
Where Are They Now? Jimmy Bleasdale - Northern star who turned his hand to bed and breakfast.
Link/Page Citation
Byline: Colin Russell
Today: Jimmy Bleasdale
Age: 43
Then: Flat jockey from 1975 to 1991. Champion
apprentice in 1977
Now: Runs a bed-and-breakfast establishment with wife Denise; rides out for Ferdy Murphy; part-time race-reader
High: Being champion apprentice; winning the Ebor at
York on Move Off; scoring consecutive victories in the Singapore Derby
Low: Being jocked off Shotgun by Lester Piggott in the 1981 Derby, in which the colt was fourth to Shergar
ANYONE seeking a welcoming base from which to explore the delights of the Yorkshire Dales or enjoy the charms of racing at Catterick, Ripon or Thirsk should remember the name Tatton Lodge, in the North Yorkshire village of Londonderry. It is run by former champion apprentice Jimmy Bleasdale and his wife Denise.
Bleasdale, who exploded onto the northern racing scene in the mid-1970s, says: "The first thing we did when I was invalided out of the sport was to get the house converted so that we could run it as a bed and breakfast. We're in a good position, just south of Catterick and only a mile or so from the A1."
Although he did not have a racing background, Bleasdale, who came from Preston, was always keen on the sport, and on leaving school he joined Sam Hall in Middleham as an apprentice.
His first mount, Croisette at Redcar in April 1975, was a winner, and such was his rise that two years later he was champion apprentice with 67 wins, including the Ebor on Move Off.
When Hall died that same year, Bleasdale remained at Spigot Lodge with the new trainer, Chris Thornton, but despite the fine launch-pad to his career, things did not take off as many expected.
Then, in 1981, he suffered a fall at Haydock.
"The filly I was riding came down, and I was catapulted head first into a concrete post. I couldn't ride again for four months. It was a horrible experience and eventually it was to finish my career," Bleasdale recalls.
"I came back and rode for another 10 years, and before I was forced to finish I'd ridden winners in Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore, as well as around Europe.
"But in 1991 I suffered some epileptic fits. It was the first time I'd had them, and I've been all right since, but they meant my career was over. Once you suffer from epilepsy you're not allowed to race-ride. The doctors told me it was a result of the damage to my brain in that fall 10 years earlier.
"It was a terrible blow, and it was an awful time for both of us," he says.
One slight crumb of comfort for Bleasdale was that he was still allowed to ride out, so, while building up his bed-and-breakfast business, he kept in touch with racing by riding out for Thornton.
Bleasdale adds: "I then spent three years in Qatar teaching apprentices, and when my contract finished I rode out for David Barker, whose great-uncle was Willie Barker, the owner of Move Off. I'd love to have gone back to Chris, but he didn't have enough horses.
"Nowadays I ride out for Ferdy Murphy, but I'm also working part-time for PA News as a race-reader.
"That job isn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Ten years ago it would have been fine, because I knew all the jockeys by their styles, but I hardly know any of the young lads riding now.
"Still, it gets me out and about, even if that means going to Wolverhampton on a Saturday evening. We'll get there eventually," he says, with the same confidence he once displayed in the saddle.
CAPTION(S):
Jimmy Bleasdale Maintains racing links
I did think he was at the Northern racing school and riding out at Ann Duffields latterly ...
Where Are They Now? Jimmy Bleasdale - Northern star who turned his hand to bed and breakfast.
Link/Page Citation
Byline: Colin Russell
Today: Jimmy Bleasdale
Age: 43
Then: Flat jockey from 1975 to 1991. Champion
apprentice in 1977
Now: Runs a bed-and-breakfast establishment with wife Denise; rides out for Ferdy Murphy; part-time race-reader
High: Being champion apprentice; winning the Ebor at
York on Move Off; scoring consecutive victories in the Singapore Derby
Low: Being jocked off Shotgun by Lester Piggott in the 1981 Derby, in which the colt was fourth to Shergar
ANYONE seeking a welcoming base from which to explore the delights of the Yorkshire Dales or enjoy the charms of racing at Catterick, Ripon or Thirsk should remember the name Tatton Lodge, in the North Yorkshire village of Londonderry. It is run by former champion apprentice Jimmy Bleasdale and his wife Denise.
Bleasdale, who exploded onto the northern racing scene in the mid-1970s, says: "The first thing we did when I was invalided out of the sport was to get the house converted so that we could run it as a bed and breakfast. We're in a good position, just south of Catterick and only a mile or so from the A1."
Although he did not have a racing background, Bleasdale, who came from Preston, was always keen on the sport, and on leaving school he joined Sam Hall in Middleham as an apprentice.
His first mount, Croisette at Redcar in April 1975, was a winner, and such was his rise that two years later he was champion apprentice with 67 wins, including the Ebor on Move Off.
When Hall died that same year, Bleasdale remained at Spigot Lodge with the new trainer, Chris Thornton, but despite the fine launch-pad to his career, things did not take off as many expected.
Then, in 1981, he suffered a fall at Haydock.
"The filly I was riding came down, and I was catapulted head first into a concrete post. I couldn't ride again for four months. It was a horrible experience and eventually it was to finish my career," Bleasdale recalls.
"I came back and rode for another 10 years, and before I was forced to finish I'd ridden winners in Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore, as well as around Europe.
"But in 1991 I suffered some epileptic fits. It was the first time I'd had them, and I've been all right since, but they meant my career was over. Once you suffer from epilepsy you're not allowed to race-ride. The doctors told me it was a result of the damage to my brain in that fall 10 years earlier.
"It was a terrible blow, and it was an awful time for both of us," he says.
One slight crumb of comfort for Bleasdale was that he was still allowed to ride out, so, while building up his bed-and-breakfast business, he kept in touch with racing by riding out for Thornton.
Bleasdale adds: "I then spent three years in Qatar teaching apprentices, and when my contract finished I rode out for David Barker, whose great-uncle was Willie Barker, the owner of Move Off. I'd love to have gone back to Chris, but he didn't have enough horses.
"Nowadays I ride out for Ferdy Murphy, but I'm also working part-time for PA News as a race-reader.
"That job isn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Ten years ago it would have been fine, because I knew all the jockeys by their styles, but I hardly know any of the young lads riding now.
"Still, it gets me out and about, even if that means going to Wolverhampton on a Saturday evening. We'll get there eventually," he says, with the same confidence he once displayed in the saddle.
CAPTION(S):
Jimmy Bleasdale Maintains racing links
2011
The British Horseracing Authority has announced the launch of a new coaching and mentoring programme designed to further improve levels of horsemanship and professionalism in the sport.
For the past year, eight jockeys have been training for their UKCC coaching qualification.
John Reid, Mick Fitzgerald, Kevin Darley, Richard Perham, Michael Tebbutt, Graham Lee, Craig Benton and Jimmy Bleasdale have all successfully completed the course which is widely regarded top level sports coaching qualification used across the board in a majority of sports.
The British Horseracing Authority has announced the launch of a new coaching and mentoring programme designed to further improve levels of horsemanship and professionalism in the sport.
For the past year, eight jockeys have been training for their UKCC coaching qualification.
John Reid, Mick Fitzgerald, Kevin Darley, Richard Perham, Michael Tebbutt, Graham Lee, Craig Benton and Jimmy Bleasdale have all successfully completed the course which is widely regarded top level sports coaching qualification used across the board in a majority of sports.
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from jockeypedia
Jimmy Bleasdale was born in Heywood, Peston, on May 11, 1957.
The son of Manchester publican Frank Bleasdale who ran the Summit pub, Bleasdale joined trainer Sam Hall's stables at Spigot Lodge, Middleham, as an apprentice and returned Hall's faith in him when winning on his first ride - Croisette at Redcar on April 24, 1975.
Two years later in 1977, he was champion apprentice with 67 wins; consequently many lucrative offers were made to him by leading Southern trainers. That he turned down all such offers said much for his loyalty to Spigot Lodge, but it was to be fatal to his long term career.
Sam Hall died in 1977, and Chris Thornton took over the stable.
Bleasdale had won the Ebor Handicap in 1977 (Move Off) and great things were forecast for him but the winners quickly dried up as the yard was hit with a virus and Bleasdale took a few bad falls, including one at Haydock in 1981. He was catapulted headfirst into a concrete post as his filly, Maple Queen, came down. The horse was killed. Bleasdale was out of action for four months.
He carried on riding for another ten years and did well abroad, particularly in Singapore when he won their Derby and finished up leading rider.
In 1991, he began suffering epileptic fits which doctors told him was the result of the damage to his brain sustained in the Haydock Park fall.
His career was over.
Desperate to retain a connection with racing, he spent three years in Qatar teaching apprentices, then rode out for David Barker and Ferdy Murphy.
He finished up running a bed and breakfast establishment with his wife Denise. Called Tatton Lodge, it is in the North Yorkshire village of Londonderry, just south of Catterick.
It is a matter of conjecture how his career might have fared had he accepted an offer to go south when the leading apprentice.
Jimmy Bleasdale rode a total of 414 winners
As an apprentice he showed his competitive nature in the ring, winning the apprentice jockeys' championship.
from jockeypedia
Jimmy Bleasdale was born in Heywood, Peston, on May 11, 1957.
The son of Manchester publican Frank Bleasdale who ran the Summit pub, Bleasdale joined trainer Sam Hall's stables at Spigot Lodge, Middleham, as an apprentice and returned Hall's faith in him when winning on his first ride - Croisette at Redcar on April 24, 1975.
Two years later in 1977, he was champion apprentice with 67 wins; consequently many lucrative offers were made to him by leading Southern trainers. That he turned down all such offers said much for his loyalty to Spigot Lodge, but it was to be fatal to his long term career.
Sam Hall died in 1977, and Chris Thornton took over the stable.
Bleasdale had won the Ebor Handicap in 1977 (Move Off) and great things were forecast for him but the winners quickly dried up as the yard was hit with a virus and Bleasdale took a few bad falls, including one at Haydock in 1981. He was catapulted headfirst into a concrete post as his filly, Maple Queen, came down. The horse was killed. Bleasdale was out of action for four months.
He carried on riding for another ten years and did well abroad, particularly in Singapore when he won their Derby and finished up leading rider.
In 1991, he began suffering epileptic fits which doctors told him was the result of the damage to his brain sustained in the Haydock Park fall.
His career was over.
Desperate to retain a connection with racing, he spent three years in Qatar teaching apprentices, then rode out for David Barker and Ferdy Murphy.
He finished up running a bed and breakfast establishment with his wife Denise. Called Tatton Lodge, it is in the North Yorkshire village of Londonderry, just south of Catterick.
It is a matter of conjecture how his career might have fared had he accepted an offer to go south when the leading apprentice.
Jimmy Bleasdale rode a total of 414 winners
As an apprentice he showed his competitive nature in the ring, winning the apprentice jockeys' championship.
dont think he is at Anns anymore
but then again, most have gone
PJ MacDonald
Rowan Scott
John Dance
Clive Buckingham
Red Charmer
Silver Streak
amazing exodus ..
but then again, most have gone
PJ MacDonald
Rowan Scott
John Dance
Clive Buckingham
Red Charmer
Silver Streak
amazing exodus ..
Guy Reed has been dead for 5 years - remember answering a similar thread about him some time ago - May try and find it.
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Meanwhile - Here is a - 'Whatever happened to Jimmy Bleasdale' thread - from 2011
http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28055045/whatever-happened-to-jimmy-bleasdale#flvWelcomeHeader
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Meanwhile - Here is a - 'Whatever happened to Jimmy Bleasdale' thread - from 2011
http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28055045/whatever-happened-to-jimmy-bleasdale#flvWelcomeHeader
found it ...
onlooker 08 Oct 17 14:46
Always remember a documentary, on the BBC I think, around 25/30 years ago that followed him around for a week or so at his Stud Farm, watching horses work in the mornings at the trainer's gallops, and on the Racecourse when he had horses running.
He came across as the gruff Yorkshireman that he was - and one wondered if you would ever enjoy going out for a pint with him.
An abiding memory is that - after yet another of his 'million' juveniles had finished 8th or 9th in an ordinary Maiden race - he half-turned to the camera, and in a disgruntled, grumpy, voice said .... "Bloody two-year-olds"
onlooker 08 Oct 17 14:46
Always remember a documentary, on the BBC I think, around 25/30 years ago that followed him around for a week or so at his Stud Farm, watching horses work in the mornings at the trainer's gallops, and on the Racecourse when he had horses running.
He came across as the gruff Yorkshireman that he was - and one wondered if you would ever enjoy going out for a pint with him.
An abiding memory is that - after yet another of his 'million' juveniles had finished 8th or 9th in an ordinary Maiden race - he half-turned to the camera, and in a disgruntled, grumpy, voice said .... "Bloody two-year-olds"
The girl next door to me-her brother rode for Nesbitt- was shagging Bleasedale for a while. She is now a very blokey lesbian.
amazing scenes
saddo 23 Jul 11 13:31
Jimmy used to sh@g the girl who lived next door to me, she is now a rather blokey lesbian.
saddo 23 Jul 11 13:31
Jimmy used to sh@g the girl who lived next door to me, she is now a rather blokey lesbian.
saddo Joined: 04 Dec 05
Replies: 34828 23 Jul 11 13:47
Deltâ, she once took me to a party but I got so plssed I could not perform.
Replies: 34828 23 Jul 11 13:47
Deltâ, she once took me to a party but I got so plssed I could not perform.
System NOT working - First race Doncaster 
Always thought he was a miserable sod.
Always thought he was a miserable sod.
What was the best horse to carry his colours?
Surely must be Dakota?
Surely must be Dakota?
the mighty mac
I think shotgun finished 4th in the derby think lester rode him
regards
Ronnie.
I think shotgun finished 4th in the derby think lester rode him
regards
Ronnie.
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