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I was saddened to read that Dail Mail columnist Nigel Dempster died of ill health recently at the age of 65.
He reitred from his writing duties a few years ago but was a very enthusiastic owner, probably best known for the Charlie Brookes trained Aardwolf.
He wrote for the Daily Mail for as long as I can remember (at least 20 years) and he was someone who was not scared to write what he thought.
Thanks for the memories Nigel, and may you rest in peace.
Mike
Thought I hadn`t noticed him in the press for quite some time. Apart from Aardwolf I seem to recall one of his called Switch, a fair novice hurdler but don`t think it managed to win. Dempster clearly liked the jumpers and hats off to him for supporting the game.
Aardwolf. Not a bad animal by any means, but what greater things he could have gone on to achieve had he not been such a rotten jumper around the bigger tracks – truly a talent not fully realised.
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