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Born on May 27, 1950, at Newbury, Philip was apprenticed to Ian Balding for seven years from 1965 during which time he rode his first winner; Aldie, at Bath on July 5, 1969. He became champion apprentice with 59 winners the following year and, a year later, had his best season numerically with 64.
In 1975, left Balding's stable to become first jockey to Henry Candy and excelled on the chestnut Master Willie, winning the 1980 Benson & Hedges, the 1981 Coronation Cup and the 1981 Coral Eclipse. The pair also came second to Henbit in the 1980 Epsom Derby.
Philip won the Cambridgeshire in 1972 on Negus and the 1977 Cesarewitch on Assured.
Then, surprisingly, he turned his back on the secure and successful relationship which he enjoyed with Candy, and signed a lucrative contract to ride the horses of Esal Commodities, trained by Geoff Lewis, Pat Haslam and John Sutcliffe.
Inadvisedly, he gave his opinion on the 2,000 Guineas which was that he thought that the Candy-trained Wind and Wuthering would beat the Sutcliffe-trained Tender King.
Philip was proved correct, but he had angered the wrong people, and he lost the support of John Sutcliffe.
It was uphill from there and, by 1985, his season's total dropped to just 18.
What was to prove particularly galling for Philip was the emergence of the brilliant filly Time Charter at Candy's which, had he not left, he would certainly have ridden.
He hung his boots up in the early nineties and took a job as a starter at Sha Tin racecourse for the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Philip Waldron Died December 4 2925
Philip never sat on a horse until he was 15.
He won 21 races in the royal colours.
Philip married Pauline Hagan on March 3, 1973
He lived at 58, Conifer Crest, Wash Common, Newbury, Berks.
Philip was a keen golfer and - in his younger days - a fine boxer.
Big winners:
1970: King George V Handicap – Clip Joint
1972: Greenham Stakes – Martinmas
1972: Cambridgeshire Handicap – Negus
1975: Goodwood Stakes – Dubrovnik
1977: Cesarewitch Handicap – Assured
1978: Stewards Cup – Ahonoora
1979: Royal Hunt Cup – Pipedreamer
1979: Bunbury Cup – Pipedreamer
1979: Park Hill Stakes – Quay Line
1979: Jockey Club Cup – Nicholas Bill
1980: Geoffrey Freer Stakes – Nicholas Bill
1980: Benson & Hedges Gold Cup – Master Willie
1981: Jockey Club Stakes – Master Willie
1981: Coronation Cup – Master Willie
1981: Richmond Stakes – Tender King
1981: Jockey Club Cup – Centroline
1981: Dewhurst Stakes – Wind And Wuthering
In 1975, left Balding's stable to become first jockey to Henry Candy and excelled on the chestnut Master Willie, winning the 1980 Benson & Hedges, the 1981 Coronation Cup and the 1981 Coral Eclipse. The pair also came second to Henbit in the 1980 Epsom Derby.
Philip won the Cambridgeshire in 1972 on Negus and the 1977 Cesarewitch on Assured.
Then, surprisingly, he turned his back on the secure and successful relationship which he enjoyed with Candy, and signed a lucrative contract to ride the horses of Esal Commodities, trained by Geoff Lewis, Pat Haslam and John Sutcliffe.
Inadvisedly, he gave his opinion on the 2,000 Guineas which was that he thought that the Candy-trained Wind and Wuthering would beat the Sutcliffe-trained Tender King.
Philip was proved correct, but he had angered the wrong people, and he lost the support of John Sutcliffe.
It was uphill from there and, by 1985, his season's total dropped to just 18.
What was to prove particularly galling for Philip was the emergence of the brilliant filly Time Charter at Candy's which, had he not left, he would certainly have ridden.
He hung his boots up in the early nineties and took a job as a starter at Sha Tin racecourse for the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Philip Waldron Died December 4 2925
Philip never sat on a horse until he was 15.
He won 21 races in the royal colours.
Philip married Pauline Hagan on March 3, 1973
He lived at 58, Conifer Crest, Wash Common, Newbury, Berks.
Philip was a keen golfer and - in his younger days - a fine boxer.
Big winners:
1970: King George V Handicap – Clip Joint
1972: Greenham Stakes – Martinmas
1972: Cambridgeshire Handicap – Negus
1975: Goodwood Stakes – Dubrovnik
1977: Cesarewitch Handicap – Assured
1978: Stewards Cup – Ahonoora
1979: Royal Hunt Cup – Pipedreamer
1979: Bunbury Cup – Pipedreamer
1979: Park Hill Stakes – Quay Line
1979: Jockey Club Cup – Nicholas Bill
1980: Geoffrey Freer Stakes – Nicholas Bill
1980: Benson & Hedges Gold Cup – Master Willie
1981: Jockey Club Stakes – Master Willie
1981: Coronation Cup – Master Willie
1981: Richmond Stakes – Tender King
1981: Jockey Club Cup – Centroline
1981: Dewhurst Stakes – Wind And Wuthering
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Sad news a good list of horses master Willie would have been the best.
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Sad news. Waldron/Candy was a fab pairing.
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Can anyone remember the sprinter he rose at Epsom against Raffingora.
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Rode
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Duty Sheet?
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Very good jockey and rode some good ones, shame about fallout as Time Charter would have been a money-spinner for him
RIP Philip |
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Correct Thanks Tiger..
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A top jockey in the 70s, rode some big race and big priced h'cap winners, RIP Philip.
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Thread on Raffingora on here a good while back.Duty Sheets jockey was Peter Madden
according to that.Posted by 'Ged',he's not very often wrong. |
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As soon as I saw Aldie the memory bank worked overtime. It was like reading a bio. of my mug-punting youth. I’m pretty sure his career start was contemporary with Pat Eddery but memory gets things wrong these days.
It always saddens me when I hear tales of people being offended in the manner reported. Just because he thought Sutcliffe’s horse would be beaten by another it didn’t mean he willed it to happen, or that he meant it any ill-will/malice, does it? Thanks for the thread and the listing too. All those Royal winners is an epitaph in itself. R.I.P. Philip and thanks for your involvement in my youth. |
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Was Aldie a Mellon horse ?
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Seven pound claiming apprentice Philip Waldron rode Duty Sheets for D. Marks at Epsom on 5 June 1970. Lester rode Raffingora.
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Thank you Jockeypedia.
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Go on Raffingira!!! That brings back memories.
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Good Knowledge Tiger Tiger.
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Workrider. Yes if I remember correctly Aldie was owned by Paul Mellon.
I maybe have this wrong ( not the first time) but was Aldie not the horse that worked with Mill Reef prior to the 2,000 gns. The story I heard was that both Brigadier Gerrard and Mill Reef each worked with an older horse from their stables. The older horses ran in an apprentice race just before the Classic and Hern's horse won. The story went that the way the two handicappers had been working against the 3y olds was the way the classic turned out. I can't remember Hern's horse. This could be the biggest load of bo77ocks ever.  Balding had another old horse around then Morris Dancer and I could be getting mixed up. |
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If you look at Geoff Lewis' page in Jockeypedia, you will see a photo of Mill Reef and Aldie training together.
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Thanks Jockeypedia.
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I worked for Esal Commodities. In 1983 he fell off Yawa in the Derby and was out injured until August. During his spell on the sidelines Godstone won at Lingfield and the Richmond Stakes with Graham Sexton up.
On August Bank Holiday, I went to watch an Esal horse in a (3yo ?) maiden at Warwick while Philip went to ride our horse(s) at Wolverhampton. Being a BH there were no stalls at Wolverhampton. Philip got a flying start in every race he won and rode either 3 or 4 winners for Geoff (Lewis). They kept that to themselves and made over £10,000 between them betting. If anyone has a formbook,I would love to know the name of Pat Eddery's mount for us at Warwick AND PW's winners at Wolverhampton. Thanks. |