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He used to be my favourite jockey.
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Just read on Wiki. My thoughts go out to the guy. I loved his riding. He was superb. RIP Greville.
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There is a road named after him in Newmarket ,I think the Queen wasn’t offended when he stuck two fingers up in front of her.
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Mr Starkey was the pilot for the big races. He was very reliable, and seldom not deliver; Mr Harwood (this bloke owns a mega Range Rover franchise) stoody by him (those were the days where loyalty was a premium) post Mr Starkey's misjudgement at Epsom.
Mr Starkey on Cataldi (Lincoln); Warning; Lear Fan; Phardante; Cacoethes; Dancing Brave. These were the horses I remember him on. |
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I still remember his last ride, after which he got drenched by his weighing room colleagues, I think it was the November Handicap but NOT at Doncaster. Can't remember where, somewhere in Yorkshire. Was on C4 1989
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Starkers was riding Osric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCd55eKc3DI for another good racing man Mick Ryan (katies and Tel ramsden and all that) |
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Passed a few years back,top man.I think his daughter has an important roll in racing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EwebaTdR4
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Impossible
Do you not remember the rivalry between edderry and starkey in 81 tou agori mou and kings lake ? |
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As he was weaving through the field if he was going well he would bark like a dog to let them know he was coming through to win.
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'jimnast', unfortunately no. I was still a full-time dedicated student then and only watched horseracing at the weekend on a black/white (my own) tv. Also, no access to video just bookies ticker-tape usually made-up commentary.
But, I did go to Goodwood post Epsom to watch Dancing Brave winning in a canter; racegoers were (sarcastically) clapping Mr Starkey 2f to winning line. |
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Funny you mention that goodwood race impossible what happened then that has never happened since ?
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No odds were returned on the Brave
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Shirley Heights nailed the shoe on the line….superb race
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Well done Cardinal no sp returned
Back then there was a rule if you couldn’t win you couldn’t lose and with betting tax that would have been the case That old rule seemed to have disappeared when the new style bookmakers/exchanges came along. |
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Hawiann sound form one of sangsters.
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Frankie Dettori may have played a part in Starkers retirement
LET ME EXPLAIN Luca Cumani was going to replace Ray Cochrane as stable jocky with Frankie, Guy Harwood snapped up Ray Cochrane as stable jocky (not Abdullah nags, Eddery was already in place) |
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My Harwood was know to Grev and the rest as Mr Gud: a strange, but believeable mixture for Guy Harwood as good and God.
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Remainder man trained in the north I think was 3rd also placed in the 2000 Guineas
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I thought Dancing brave was 1/8 at the start. I was there and did not notice N no sp returned.
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It was a race put on for him in his preparation for Paris called the select stakes the race continued after that year
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Might be wrong that it was the first running of the race but either way no sp returned
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Hard to believe it was that long ago ffs.
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Impossible are you thinking of Mtoto 2 years later? that nag would have been about 1/8
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Wasn't there a Tote return on Dancing Brave for that race at Goodwood - assuming it was the warm up race for the Arc ? I was there and remember passing comment to a mate at the time.
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The grand sire of denman is mtoto should have won the arc
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I have Starkeys last 3 rides in celebrity races won by bill smith,Eddie hide and Brough Scott.
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The owner of Mtoto had a winner at Newcastle tonight, he must be getting on.
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Tcat I would imagine the tote has to return £1.10 not 100% on that
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Only 64 cardinal
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jimnast I believe that was the case; DB won by a street - I recall it was cracking flags on the day so underfoot conditions wouldn't have been similar to what would have been expected in Paris.
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'Cardinal Scott', no I just watched the race (Select Stakes). He was 1/8. I knew Mr Starkey was onboard (I was there), but wiki reckoned Eddery rode the horse every time post Epsom.
Mtoto was one of my favourite horses; Muis Roberts onboard. |
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The founder of emirates aerospace
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Impossible your wrong about the sp
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Maybe youtube was wrong. The 1986 Select Stakes; the last sp was 1/8f Dancing Brave.
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Could've opened up 1/8.
Maybe no s/p if he went 1/10. |
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Yes that’s possible penzance but definitely no sp returned
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