Kevin Leason, who remembers ?

Yep to a girl,rode for Tommy Craig at Tilton House

Tommy once told me it was a shame to have such a weapon chopped off…..ffs

Appleby has one as well….easy to tell at a glance

Aug 5, 2023 -- 6:51PM, formoftheace wrote:

Yep to a girl,rode for Tommy Craig at Tilton HouseTommy once told me it was a shame to have such a weapon chopped off…..ffs

Blimey

I think he wears the mahogany suit now…..

I know Tommy passed a while back,a very smart dresser and well mannered man….

A good era tho,Leason,Apter,Eccleston,Seagrave,E Hide,Lowe,Bleasdale,Birch,Duffield,the list is endless all brave who rode around Lanark and Musselburgh tight bends in the wet without a moan….

Changed days now,and no pink to click….and p!ss poor prize money…

Blimey,Eric Apter, thats a name from the past.

A good few who could do 7st 7lb with a wet raincoat on…..strong and no fear,no of this snatching up at the first sign of scrimmage

bleasdale was once the future, champion jockey in waiting etc
is **** OF THE NORTH,even a thing anymore ?

Not anymore it’s now Pr!ck of the north,Eddie Hide was top man…..

I think Bleasdale suffered a fit or something like that , and i think it put an end to a very promising career.

Looking at an old Folkestone card  the summer of 1977,
Brian Jago, Dennis Mckay, Ray Still, Harry Ballantine, Taffy Thomas, David Maitland to name just a few.
and Paul Cole, M.Stoute and Prescott all had runners that day,the latter 3 still going strong

Loads of lightweight riders with Carson getting the call on the handicap snips….

Bleasdale had a bad fall I think and struggled after that,Chris Thornton’s rider,Lester being Lester pinched his mount Shotgun in the Derby….think guy reed promised bleasdale a cut of the purse…

After a unique chain of events, the winner of one race finished with a different jockey to the one aboard at the original start of the event.

Swaying Tree set off for the six-furlong Yorkshire Handicap, ridden by Edward Hide, at 4.30pm and was declared the winner an hour later - in the hands of Jimmy Bleasdale.

Was a False start , Half the field were withdrawn Race was ran an Hour later, Edy had received a Kick could not ride in the Re run ,Jimmy took his place

I don't remember it TBH  Some on here will