Now, posting mid-race is unwise, but has this goober nver ridden Fakengham before? The jumps equivalent of Chester, sitting 2-and 3 wide all the way, not a good idea!
May have to eat my ill-chose words directly but still.....
Tom Cannon was a British flat racing jockey. He won 13 British classics as a jockey, becoming champion in 1872. As a trainer, he trained classic winners, as well as winners over jumps, including the 1888 Grand National. He was the father of four jockey sons, including the six-times champion, Morny Cannon, and the great-grandfather of eleven-times champion, Lester Piggott.
What was he doing a lowly Fakenham ? How they mighty must have fallen ...Tom Cannon was a British flat racing jockey. He won 13 British classics as a jockey, becoming champion in 1872. As a trainer, he trained classic winners, as well as winners o