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Scottish trainer Peter Monteith has been found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
A sad loss to Scottish racing.
Condolences to his friends and family.
I was shocked when I heard this news.
Condolences to family and friends of Mr Monteith.
Very sad. I saw him being interviewed by Gordon Brown on ATR quite recently and he seemed like a quiet,reticent man,quietly spoken and friendly. If the reports are correct then it is another indication of the harsh,stressful world we have created. I long to return to the values of yesteryear when human beings were kind and supporting of one another.Heartfelt codolences to his family and friends.
I was sad to read this today, I met him a few years ago and he was a really friendly and helpful man, a real gentleman. Condolences to all his family and friends, RIP Peter
Just read about this on the racing news.
Absolutely shocked!
Awful news.
Condolences to family and friends.
A capable trainer who came across as a friendly though shy and reflective guy
Sad news indeed
I worked for an owner who thought himself too high and mighty to talk to his trainers, one of whom was Peter, and I did the middle-man stuff for him.
When Peter started out in the 1970s he landed a huge gamble on the flat at Newmarket with a horse owned by his father and ridden by Paul Butler. Someone here might remember the horse.
He usually knew when one of his would win, and he was always polite when contacted.
It’s so difficult to know what drives a man to such measures, but it might have had nothing to do with racing.
He was hard-working and genuine man, and I’ll miss his name on the racecard, although we had fallen out of touch.
Absolutely shocking news. Mr Monteith always appeared a gentle and decent man, as well as a highly competent handler never backward in identifying and giving young, inexperienced talent a try – Ryan Mania, of recent vintage, particularly springs to mind.
Condolences to all who knew and loved him.
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Deepest sympathy to those he left behind.prayers for their effort to carry the burden of his loss.
As for jon69 I understand what you mean but remember ww2 and korea then vietnam,perhaps there never was a good time.Maybe we just did not know about the bad times!Sometimes I don’t bother to keep up with the news,just the horses,then I feel better.I am 77 and the memory of (captain,major or whatever)Foster helps me.You train them and you watch them but that is as involved as you get. He was once told,by his friends in the owner’s and trainer’s bar "You better go down I think your horse is going to win the National and you should be available for the press"! So he headed off.His horse won.He also said that the worst thing about depression(which he sufferer from)is that there is no cure for it.So join the watchers club and enjoy the races.Don’t go see the movie"No country for old men"it will not help.
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