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The first jockey my father drew my attention to on the number board on my first trip to the races in 1977, aged 14.
The first jockey I ever saw ride a Classic winner (Julio Mariner) the following year.
And the only jockey I ever wrote a fan letter to – and he sent a lovely reply.
RIP: “The Master Tactician.”
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"A blast from the past. Always seemed like a nice chap, as well as a top jockey. R.I.P.
He wrote 15yo me the most lovely letter and he really didn’t have to do that.
To have him be the very first jockey ever pointed out to me at Beverley, then see him ride the winner of the very first Classic I got to see – and to top it all reply to my letter – meant the absolute world to me at the time and still does to this day.
Wonderful gentleman – and a VERY good jockey who rode multiple Classic winners from limited opportunities.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Saddened to learn that news. I was a bit too young to appreciate him in his prime but I am sure I remember him riding a winner in some sort of veterans race at Newmarket in the early 1990s. He still looked very stylish.
Sympathy to his family and friends.
Cock of the North 16 times, seemed a nice chap, saw him at the Malton Open Days volunteering on the buses in the late 90’s, early 2000’s. Came upstairs for the fares! Also saw Sea Pigeon aged 30 in his stable at one of them. He looked fantastic although of course old.
It sounds like one of those anecdotes that is too good to be true but from Hide’s obituary in the “Daily Telegraph”:
“When Hide got to the paddock, after an arduous train and bus trip from York, Morston’s owner and trainer, Arthur Budgett, told him: ‘This colt must not be whipped if he can’t win.’ Hide gave his snaggle-toothed smile and said: ‘Thanks a lot. I could have ridden five winners at Redcar today instead of this non-trier in the Derby.’”
A thoroughly adept jockey and nice fella
I’ve only attended Leger day twice, the first being when Hide won on Julio Mariner, who was the outsider of the field at 28/1. I was accompanied by my brother who had but a flirting and fleeting interest in racing but had a tenner on despite formbook bore me advising against it
His buck-toothed grin was a familiar and enjoyable sight in the northern circuit’s winners enclosures
His brother was the trainer Tony Hide, and his nephew the perhaps not so thoroughly adept jumps jockey Philip Hide
I only saw Edward Hide’s last years in the saddle, but really enjoyed his riding. Seemed to be less whip happy than most at that time and more honest too.
The first top jockey I can remember retiring and his “Nothing To Hide” was the first racing biography I bought too.Value Is EverythingJust bought a second hand copy of “Nothing to Hide” at Cheltenham today for only £2. Bargain.
I love getting a hold of old racing books , that sounds a bargain , I love gingers bio
I read the opening chapters on the train back to Birmingham. It is well written. Mike Cattermole (who must have been very young at the time) was the ghostwriter and he did a good job.
Would love to hear of some old horses mentioned in the book especially from the 80s CAS.
Some old northern sprint handicappers lost in the mist of time be fantastic .
Great find
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