by Dick Francis
Sheikh Mohammed
H Cecil
9/4F
12 July
Newmarket
Rusty Law
4,131
6
S S Niarchos
H Cecil
15/8F
14 July
Lingfield
Doulab (USA)
Williams de Broe
5,384
6
M Al Maktoum
H B T Jones
EvF
14 July
Lingfield
Condrillac
Marley Roof Tiles
12,213
7
P Burrell
H Cecil
7/4F
17 July
Ayr
Mr Jay-zee
3,993
6
J Swim
N Callaghan
8/10F
17 July
Leicester
Homo Sapien
3,319
6
S S Niarchos
H Cecil
8/15F
18 July
Kempton
North Queen
3,463
7
Elisha Holdings
G Lewis
4/1F
19 July
Yarmouth
Lanfranco
826
7
C A B St George
H Cecil
1/4F
19 July
Yarmouth
Taimisha
640
6
Swinton Holdings
M J Hinchcliffe
5/1
24 July
Pontefract
Call of the Wild
2,215
5
Count d'Alessio
H Cecil
8/11F
25 July
Yarmouth
Nigel's Girl
633
5
V Coomaraswamy
P Haslam
1/2F
28 July
Ascot
Teenoso (USA)
King George & Queen Eliz
141,247
12
E B Moller
G Wragg
13/2
31 July
Goodwood
Commanche Run
Gordon
19,566
12
I Allan
L Cumani
7/2
2 Aug
Goodwood
Anitas Prince
King George
16,416
5
Mrs A Quinn
R Lister
2/1F
4 Aug
Newmarket
Lanfranco
Exeter
5,198
7
C A B St George
H Cecil
1/5F
4 Aug
Newmarket
Hadeer
Colman's of Norwich Nati
8,376
6
M Al Maktoum
M Stoute
EvF
6 Aug
Wolver'ton
Rusty Law
1,130
7
S S Niarchos
H Cecil
4/9F
1 Sept
Sandown
Oh So Sharp
Solario
11,283
7
Sheikh Mohammed
H Cecil
6/4F
7 Sept
Kempton
One Way Street
Twickenham
7,322
10
L Freedman
H Cecil
7/4
10 Sept
Windsor
Record Gift
1,561
5
S T Wong
B Hanbury
8/1
10 Sept
Windsor
Alleging (USA)
3,980
10
Elisha Holdings
H Cecil
5/4
10 Sept
Windsor
Tamino
762
11
Lord Howard de Walden
H Cecil
10/11F
12 Sept
Windsor
Prince Reymo
Scarbrough
9,052
5
R L Emmitt
R Armstrong
9/2
13 Sept
Doncaster
Ever Genial
May Hill
18,063
8
L Freedman
H Cecil
10/11F
14 Sept
Doncaster
Braka (USA)
3,200
12
C A B St George
H Cecil
7/2
15 Sept
Doncaster
Commanche Run
Holsten Pils St
110,700
14
I Allan
L Cumani
7/4F
17 Sept
Goodwood
Bobo Ema
Leger
3,183
6
C A B St George
P Kelleway
5/1
18 Sept
Yarmouth
Field Conquerer
1,120
14
M Fustok
H Cecil
9/2
18 Sept
Yarmouth
That's Your Lot
Jack Leader Memorial
6,054
7
L Freedman
H Cecil
7/1
19 Sept
Yarmouth
Make Strides (USA)
2,402
6
Sheikh Mohammed
H Cecil
13/8F
20 Sept
Yarmouth
Dawn Star
1,296
10
Windflower Overseas Hold
J Dunlop
6/4F
22 Sept
Newbury
Miss Saint-Cloud
Peter Hastings
7,830
10
J L C Pearce
M Stoute
10/3
24 Sept
Leicester
Master Wit (USA)
3,107
10
S S Niarchos
H Cecil
4/1F
24 Sept
Sandown
Tom Boat
3,649
7
J F C Bryce
R Armstrong
10/1
27 Sept
Ascot
Prince Crow (USA)
Gordon Carter Hcp
5,444
16
Sir G White
M Stoute
3/lF
27 Sept
Ascot
Oh So Sharp
Hoover Mile
21,498
8
Sheikh Alohammed
H Cecil
6/5F
12 Oct
Ascot
Capricorn Belle
Marlborough House
6,284
8
I Allan
L Cumani
6/4F
13 Oct
Ascot
One Way Street
Princess Royal
14,728
12
L Freedman
H Cecil
10/1
15 Oct
Sandown
Concorde Affair (USA)
2,964
8
Mrs T Scheumann
H Cecil
4/1
22 Oct
Leicester
Mary Davies
1,145
7
C A B St George
H Cecil
8/1
27 Oct
Doncaster
Roman Beach
Bedford Trucks Trophy
5,120
8
R C Graham
W Musson
5/1
27 Oct
Doncaster
Lanfranco
Wm Hill Futurity
41,798
8
C A B St George
H Cecil
10/3
6 Nov
Leicester
Lysander
1,477
8
Lord Howard de Walden
H Cecil
4/6F
13 Nov
Newmarket
Jamesmead
2,627
12
L Becker
D Elsworth
7/2F
1984: 100 wins; 79 2nds; 72 3rds; 491 rides
1985
19 Apl
Newbury
Great Northern
3,204
8
A J Struthers
J Dunlop
8/11
20 Apl
Newbury
Bairn (USA)
Clerical Medical Greenha
19,998
7
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
11/10F
4 May
Newmarket
Shadeed (USA)
General Accident 2000 gn
94,689
8
M Al Maktoum
M Stoute
4/5F
6 May
Kempton
Highland Image
2,721
7
Mrs A Reid
R W Armstrong
7/1
14 May
York
New Edition
3,505
5
R J McAuley
B Hanbury
2/5F
Match (with J Francome)
Walton Hall Duel of Champions
18 May
Warwick
The Liquidator
14
R Wheatley
M C Pipe
1/2F
27 May
Sandown
Commanche Run
Brigadier Gerard
6,168
10
I Allan
L Cumani
11/10F
1 June
Newmarket
Perkin Warbeck (USA)
908
8
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
13/8F
15 June
York
Top Ruler
Duchess of Kent
5,790
6
G Tong
R Armstrong
7/4F
18 June
Royal Ascot
Bairn (USA)
St James's Palace
31,138
8
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
6/4F
21 June
Royal Ascot
Jupiter Island
Hardwicke
28,006
12
Marquess of Tavistock
C Brittain
85/40
21 June
Royal Ascot
Never So Bold
King's Stand
44,060
5
E D Kessly
R Armstrong
4/1
28 June
Doncaster
Khaki Nartak
1,053
7
R Tikkoo
B Hanbury
13/8F
28 June
Doncaster
Perkin Warbeck (USA)
920
8
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
1/5F
6 July
Doncaster
Black Hunter
4,006
11
Sheikh Mohammed
M Stoute
6/4F
20 Aug
York
Commanche Run
Benson and Hedges Gold
93,600
10
I Allan
L Cumani
5/1
6 Sept
Kempton
Bambolona
Bonus Print Sirenia
7727
6
D O Mclntyre
R Sheather
25/1
11 Sept
Doncaster
Eastern Mystic
Unipart Hcp
18,455
14
Maj R W Harden
L Cumani
12/1
11 Sept
Doncaster
Storm Warning
Scarbrough
9,505
5
K H Fischer
W Hastings-Bass
2/1
11 Sept
Doncaster
I Want To Be (USA)
Park Hill
21,360
14
Sheikh Mohammed
J Dunlop
6/5F
12 Sept
Doncaster
Midway Lady (USA)
May Hill
15,423
8
H H Ranier
B Hanbury
11/2
14 Sept
Doncaster
Green Desert (USA)
Brian Swift Flying Childer
15,702
5
M Al Maktoum
M Stoute
EvF
14 Sept
Doncaster
MacArthurs Head Battle of Britain
15,401
8
A J Struthers
J Dunlop
13/2
14 Sept
Doncaster
Perkin Warbeck (USA)
Hoist Diat Pils Final
10,791
10
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
6/5F
20 Sept
Ayr
Vienna Belle (USA)
1,571
7
Mrs R S Rittenberry
J Dunlop
11/8F
21 Sept
Newbury
Eastern Mystic
1,026
13
Maj R W Harden
L Cumani
11/2
21 Sept
Newbury
Cyrano de Bergerac
4,006
5
J L C Pearce
W Hastings-Bass
11/2F
27 Sept
Ascot
Fish'n Chips
Geranium Hcp
7,921
10
Dr M Boffa
L Cumani
7/4F
3 Oct
Newmarket
Cyrano de
Bloodstock and General I
5,881
5
J L C Pearce
W Hastings-Bass
2/1F
3 Oct
Newmarket
Perkin Warbeck (USA)
Choke Jade
19,292
12
Sheikh Mohammed
L Cumani
2/1
4 Oct
Newmarket
Illumineux
4,191
7
M Al Maktoum
M H Albina
5/1
17 Oct
Newmarket
Cyrano de Bergerac
A R Dennis Nursery Hcp
5,290
6
J L C Pearce
W Hastings-Bass
13/8F
19 Oct
Newmarket
Tralthee (USA)
Chevington Stud Rockfel
12,271
7
A Clore
L Cumani
9/1
29 Oct
Nottingham
Full Choke
Willington
1,389
18
Lady Macdonald-Buchanan
J Dunlop
15/8F
1985: 34 wins; 32 2nds; 30 3rds; 257 rides
Total British Wins on the Flat 4,349
Lester Piggott – Hurdle Wins
Race
Value
Dist
Date
Course
Horse
Race
£
Mile
Owner
Trainer
S/P
1953/4
26 Dec
Wincanton
Eldoret
Dartmouth Hcp Hurdle
170
2m7f
T G Johnson
W Payne
EvF
24 Feb
Ludlow
Strokes
Clee Selling Hurdk
186
2
J E Sutcliffe
K Piggott
4/5F
24 Feb
Ludlow
Deux Points
Stokesay Stayers Hurdle
170
3
H K Jones
K Piggott
3/lF
1 Mar
Worcester
Carola Pride
Astwood Hurdle
136
2
A W MacNamara
K Piggott
15/8
2 Mar
Cheltenham
Mull Sack
Birdlip Selling Hurdle
462
2
J E Sutcliffe
K Piggott
10/1
6 Mar
Hurst Park
Prince Charlemagne
Triumph Hurdle (4-yr-ol
1,370
2
L Lipton
T H Carey
11/4
8 Mar
Wolver'ton
Carola Pride
Gorsebrook National Hu
204