Horse Racing

Richard Bevan Amateur Jockey Race Rides 1987/88 National Hunt Racing Season

Richard Bevan National Hunt Rides 1987/88
50 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 20.6 to 1
Completed 42 = 84%
Owners Prize Money (1st Place Only) £7379.10
19 rides in the first 4 places = 38%
4x 1st 8% winners
4x 2nd 8% placed second
6x 3rd 12% placed third
5x 4th 10% placed fourth
fell 2 = 4% / ur 1 = 2% / bd 2 = 4% / co 0 = 0% / ro 0 = 0% / pu 2 = 4% / su 1 = 2%

1987/1988 National Hunt Season

14/8/1987

Teignmouth Amateur Riders Handicap Hurdle

Devon & Exeter Racecourse
Fic Vic
Finished 4th / 8 ran

Result

2/10/1987

Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat Race

Hereford Racecourse
Jay’Ay’Dee
Finished 5th / 16 ran

Result

8/10/1987

Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat Race

Cheltenham Racecourse
Jay’Ay’Dee
(4, 5 & 6YO)
BD/28 ran
Result

14/10/1987

Wetherby National Hunt Flat

Wetherby Racecourse
Don’t Telmag
Finished 22nd / 25 ran
Result

16/10/1987

Southwold Amateur Riders Novices Chase

Market Rasen Racecourse
Eric’s Wish
FELL / 12 ran
Result

26/10/1987

Fisher & Sons Fakenham Ltd Hurdle Gentleman Amateur Riders

Fakenham Racecourse
Eric’s Wish
Finished 7th / 15 ran
Result

27/10/1987

Horse And Hound Challenge Cup Amateur Riders Handicap Hurdle

Plumpton Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 8th / 19 ran
Result

6/11/1987

Mold Handicap Chase

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 5th / 9 ran
Result

7/11/1987

University Of Warwick Turf Club Novices Handicap Hurdle

Warwick Racecourse
Aphrodisiac
Finished 17 / 24 ran
Result

9/11/1987

Racing Post Handicap Hurdle

Wolverhampton Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 4th / 19 ran
Result

23/11/1987

Salt Hill Handicap Chase

Windsor Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 1st / 4 ran
Result

Video – Crowecopper winning at Windsor

Salt Hill Handicap Chase
1 Crowecopper R Bevan
2 Dart Over P Richards
3 Memberson B Powell Snr
F Lanacre Bridge Peter Hobbs

24/11/1987

Aslockton Handicap Hurdle

Southwell Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 5th / 15 ran
Result

28/11/1987

Ideal Homes Thames Handicap Chase

Towcester Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 4th / 7 ran
Result

4/12/1987

Ladderback Selling Hurdle

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Pialuci
Finished 12th / 17 ran
Result

7/12/1987

Cherry Orchard Handicap Hurdle

Worcester Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 5th / 16 ran
Result

19/12/1987

Yellow Collar Handicap Hurdle

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 6th / 11 ran
Result

26/12/1987

Deepfields Novices Chase

Wolverhampton Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 4th / 9 ran
Result

26/12/1987

Harry Brown Challenge Cup (Handicap Chase)

Wolverhampton Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 3rd / 7 ran
Result

16/1/1988

Boston Selling Handicap Hurdle

Market Rasen Racecourse
Thumps
Finished 9th / 22 ran
Result

20/1/1988

Richards Castle Handicap Chase

Ludlow Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 2nd / 13 ran
Result

Video – Crowecopper 2nd at Ludlow

Richards Castle Handicap Chase
1 Kelly’s Boy A Adams
2 Crowecopper R Bevan
3 Pea-Cock-Ade A O’Hagan
4 Holemoor Patrol Peter Hobbs
5 Deep And Even Peter Scudamore
6 Broad Beam J Bryan
7 Stoney Creek P Croucher
8 Megabit K Traylor
PU Kyle Prince R J Beggan
PU Word Of Wisdom R Bellamy
PU Fifth Column B Dowling
PU Juvenile Prince E Buckley
UR Bryma D Tegg

29/1/1988

Hamilton Campbell Challenge Cup Handicap Chase

Ayr Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 3rd / 3 ran
Result

16/2/1988

Manning Hunters Chase Challenge Cup

Towcester Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 3rd / 6 ran
Result

17/2/1988

Astwood Handicap Hurdle

Worcester Racecourse
Thumps
Finished 13th / 18 ran
Result

19/2/1988

Howgate Novices Chase

Edinburgh Racecourse
Annie Ra
UR / 14 ran
Result

19/2/1988

Kilmany Cup (Handicap Chase)

Edinburgh Racecourse
Crowecopper
SU / 7 ran
Result

19/2/1988

100 Pipers Handicap Hurdle

Edinburgh Racecourse
Mitilini
Finished 8th / 17 ran
Result

19/2/1988

Leadburn National Hunt Flat Race (4, 5 & 6YO) (Div I)

Edinburgh Racecourse
Jay’Ay’Dee
Finished 13th / 14 ran
Result

2/3/1988

Mark Five Amateur Riders Handicap Chase

Worcester Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 3rd / 16 ran
Result

2/3/1988 I rode Crowecopper 11/2 in the Mark Five Amateur Riders Handicap Chase at Worcester Racecourse and we Finished 3rd / 16 ran. Henderson’s horse Cumrew ridden by Jamie Railton (the favourite) made the running until it fell 3 from home leaving Crowecopper and myself in front which wasn’t an ideal situation for my horse (as he would think he’d already won)… however, at this point we had to make the best of our way home. Crowecopper jumped the next well but on the run to the last a couple of the others (both big odds) came past us and we finished 3rd, beating Kim Bailey’s runner a short head into 4th place.

2/3/1988

Hoechst Panacur EBF Mares Only Novices Hurdle Qualifier

Worcester Racecourse
Ruby’s Vision
Finished 20th / 25 ran
Result

2/3/1988 I rode Ruby’s Vision 50/1 in the Hoechst Panacur EBF Mares Only Novices Hurdle Qualifier at Worcester Racecourse. Finished 20th / 25 ran.
Ruby’s Vision was quite well bred and was a half sister to St Alezan who finished 2nd in a Mackeson Gold Cup unfortunately Ruby’s Vision was not a racehorse but she did breed a couple of winners. Owners came from Whitchurch.

9/3/1988

Holywell Selling Hurdle (Div II)

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Wood Farm Girl
Finished 2nd / 12 ran
Result

I rode Wood Farm Girl

10/3/1988

Welford Handicap Chase

Stratford Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 4th / 13 ran
Result

25/3/1988

Aston Handicap Chase

Ludlow Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 1st / 9 ran
Result

Baluchi winning at Ludlow Racecourse

Aston Handicap Chase
1 Baluchi R Bevan
2 Outlaw I T Morgan
3 Pan Arctic C Kellett
4 Broad Beam J Bryan
5 Fare Love P Warner
6 Dundalk Bells N Hawke
7 Itsgottabealright Carl Llewellyn
0 Nudge Nudge I M Williams
0 Steel Venture W Hayes

28/3/1988

Arrow Novices Handicap Chase

Hereford Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 7th / 14 ran
Result

4/4/1988

Easter Handicap Chase

Market Rasen Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 1st / 6 ran
Result

Baluchi winning at Market Rasen Racecourse

Easter Handicap Chase
1 Baluchi R Bevan
2 Wild Argosy N Fearn
3 Wise Cracker I Peter Niven
4 Fair Babu S Turner
5 Kevinsfort J Hayes
PU Keycorn M Brennan

9/4/1988

Herefordshire Light Horse Breeding Society Nov Hunter Chase

Hereford Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 2nd / 12 ran
Result

13/4/1988

Duncrievie Handicap Chase

Perth Racecourse
Baluchi
Finished 1st / 6 ran

I won three races out of seven riding Baluchi
… Ludlow, Market Rasen and this race at Perth

I remember the first time we won at Ludlow, as I was being legged up on Baluchi, the trainer says to me “If you don’t win, don’t come f?cking back!”
“That’s nice” I thought

We’d won 3 races on the bounce together then he ran in the Holman Cup at Cheltenham and I was jocked off… Baluchi pulled up

7 rides on Baluchi all over fences
3x 1st
1x 2nd
2x 3rd
1x 4th

Result

Video – Baluchi winning at Perth Racecourse

Baluchi ridden by Richard Bevan winning the Duncrievie Handicap Chase at Perth Racecourse April 1988
1 Baluchi R Bevan
2 Tactico M Hammond
3 Queens Palace Dai Burchell
4 Wise Cracker Peter Niven
5 Music Be Magic C Grant
PU Tumble Jim S Cunningham

14/4/1988

Caputh Amateur Riders Handicap Hurdle

Perth Racecourse
Soldier of Destiny
Finished 7th / 17 ran

Result

15/4/1988

Ryton Novices Hurdle (Div II)

Warwick Racecourse
Ruby’s Vision
PU / 18 ran
Result

23/4/1988

Tom Beckett Amateur Riders Challenge Trophy Handicap Chase

Uttoxeter Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 2nd / 16 ran
Result

28/4/1988

Westgate Insurance Long Distance Handicap Hurdle

Hereford Racecourse
Infinite Star
Finished 14th / 16 ran
Result

28/4/1988

EBF Brockhampton Hunters Chase

Hereford Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 3rd / 6 ran
Result

12/5/1988

EBF Hunters Chase For The Ludlow Gold Challenge Cup

Ludlow Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 3rd / 6 ran
Result

12/5/1988

Needwood Turf Accountants Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle

Uttoxeter Racecourse
Kimacero
Finished 7th / 12 ran
Result

14/5/1988

Tybroughton Selling Handicap Chase

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Dance of Life
Finished 7th / 16 ran
Result

14/5/1988

Dee Novices Hurdle

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Right Formula
PU / 16 ran
Result

14/5/1988

Lees Brewery North Western Area PointToPoint Championship Final Hunters Chase

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Flyback
FELL / 15 ran
Result

I was concussed in this fall

24/5/1988

Oteley Novices Hurdle

Ludlow Racecourse
Walmer Sands
Finished 11th / 13 ran
Result

25/5/1988

Whitbread Trophy Handicap Chase

Cartmel Racecourse
Dance of Life
Finished 6th / 8 ran
Result

25/5/1988

Associated Leisure Hire Handicap Hurdle Amateur Riders

Cartmel Racecourse
Lance of St George
Finished 6th / 15 ran
Result

28/5/1988

South Lakeland Builders Selling Handicap Hurdle

Cartmel Racecourse
Lottie Limejuice
BD / 11 ran
Result

I was concussed in this fall

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Horse Racing

Richard Bevan Amateur Jockey Race Rides 1993/94 National Hunt Racing Season

5 March 199424 May 2024

Richard Bevan National Hunt Race Rides 1993/94
2 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 11 to 1
Completed 2 = 100%
0 rides in the first 4 places = 0%
0x 1st 0% winners
0x 2nd 0% placed second
0x 3rd 0% placed third
0x 4th 0% placed fourth
fell 0 = 0% / ur 0 = 0% / bd 0 = 0% / co 0 = 0% / ro 0 = 0% / pu 0 = 0%

1993/1994 National Hunt Season

18/2/1994

Sandown Open National Hunt Flat

Sandown Park Racecourse
I rode Master Hope in his first ever race
Result
Finished 7th / 22 ran

Master Hope was a horse I looked after at David Nicholson’s Jackdaws Castle racing stable

The Duke let me ride this horse in a couple of bumpers, at Sandown (7th behind Go Ballistic) and 8th at Doncaster

It was very satisfying to get the ride on this horse

“Why?”
When I applied to a “Stable Staff Wanted at Jackdaws Castle” advert in The Sporting Life “The Duke” told me “Richard, you are not coming here to ride in races” which with the help of Master Hope was a statement I proved wrong

Master Hope had his problems, breathing trouble and he also fractured his cannon bone on the gallops at home

He was owned by the same people who owned Waterloo Boy and Another Coral

The horse never won a race and I think I’m right in saying he met with an unfortunate end but when I knew him he was an absolute joy to look after

I loved this horse ❤️

5/3/1994

‘st Ninian’ Open National Hunt Flat

Doncaster Racecourse
Master Hope
Result
Finished 8th / 18 ran

Horse Racing

Lawnswood Miss

28 March 19852 June 2024

Lawnswood Miss I led her up 5 times 4x unplaced and 1x pulled up
2x Cheltenham UNPL
2x Newbury UNPL and PU
1x Liverpool UNPL

The only season I looked after her she was riddled with a virus as were most of The Duke’s horses… besides, Lawnswood Miss was not well handicapped.

The photo is from Liverpool which was her last race, after which she was sent to Lord Northampton’s Stud and got in foal by Broadsword

Lawnswood Miss was a lovely mare to look after and I used to ride her at exercise all the time… she was a little bit funny when I got legged up on her in a morning when she would always put her back up as if she was going to buck but she never did and after about 20 seconds she would settle down again… The Duke would always shout at me “Stand up in the irons, Stand up in the irons…”

Lawnswood Miss stable was near the front gate at Cotswold House, just to the right of the stone steps that went up to the tack room.

She was good to look after and good to lead up… she had a white star on the front of her face and I loved her.

Horse Racing

Richard Bevan Amateur Jockey Race Rides 1986/87 National Hunt Season

23 May 198710 October 2024

Richard Bevan National Hunt Rides 1986/87 Racing Season
12 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 24.25 to 1
Owners Prize Money £1847
Completed 10 = 83.3%
2 rides in the first four 16.6%
1x 1st place 8.3%
1x 4th place 8.3%
fell 0 = 0% / ur 0 = 0% / bd 0 = 0% / co 0 = 0% / ro 0 = 0% / pu 2 = 16.7% / su 0 = 0%

1986/1987 National Hunt Season

23/8/1986

Border Amateur Riders Handicap Hurdle

Hereford Racecourse
Saucy Mop
Finished 9th / 17 ran

4/9/1986

Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat Race (4, 5 & 6-y-o)

Worcester Racecourse
Members Revenge
Finished 7th / 26 ran

3/10/1986

Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat Race
(4, 5 & 6-y-o)

Hereford Racecourse
Right Formula
Finished 4th / 7 ran

9/10/1986

Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat Race (4, 5 & 6-y-o)

Cheltenham Racecourse
Right Formula
Finished 9th / 11 ran

13/12/1986

Hampton Court Handicap Hurdle
(Amateur Riders)

Ascot Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 13th / 22 ran

7/2/1987

Credit Call Cup Hunters Chase

Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
Rimfire
PU / 16 ran

14/3/1987

Flyers National Hunt Flat Race (4, 5 & 6-y-o) (Div I)

Sandown Park Racecourse
Dealers Dream
Finished 14th / 21 ran

A ride on Dealers Dream
The owner was getting the mare fit at home then brought it to Nicholson’s one Sunday morning to give it a gallop with one of The Duke’s with the idea of leaving at the yard if it went well enough… this was late Jan early Feb 1987.
I was working that Sunday morning, we’d been mucking out then leading a few out around The Pound in Condicote after which some were going to be ridden.
Nicholson said to me “Richard, you ride the mare that’s just arrived in a gallop with Selborne Record ridden by Dan (Jones)”… the lady owner was with The Guv’nor when he said this.
They had taken it off the horsebox and put it in one of the stables, after all the owner was intending to leave it in the yard.
I got my tack and went to saddle up… after a minute or two The Duke (now alone) had followed me up the yard and he said “Richard make sure this mare doesn’t work very well, I don’t want the f?cker in the yard” and added “you will be working up the all weather, make sure you lose a few lengths in the dip before the bend” … this was the all weather gallop at Condicote, the one that ran uphill for about 4 furlongs following the outside of the fields/edge of the woods before running into a dip before a right handed bend to continue slightly downhill along the edge of the fields/woods to the finish
It was in the dip I had to lose some ground
I thought blimey but just answered “Ok”
Anyhow, Selborne Record couldn’t have gone quick enough because even though I lost some ground the mare made it up and finished upsides her galloping partner
The Duke and the owner were at the end of the gallop and us two lads took a turn back to the trainer and he said “How was that?”
I just said “She’s done nothing wrong”
They drove off in the Daihatsu and Dan and myself walked back to the yard
There was no getting out of it, the mare was stopping in the yard… Nicholson didn’t say anything to me about the gallop but what he did say was “When that mare runs, you ride!”… while he said those words he was pointing his finger into my chest
That’s how I got the leg up on Dealers Dream and as a result got to ride in the purple colours normally carried by the decent chaser Contradeal

4/4/1987

Chivas Regal Amateur Handicap Hurdle

Aintree Racecourse
Annie Ra
Finished 11th / 17 ran

21/4/1987

Sir Geoffrey Congreve Cup Hunters Chase

Uttoxeter Racecourse
Dynadee
PU / 7 ran

2/5/1987

Tom Beckett Amateur Riders Challenge Trophy Handicap Chase

Uttoxeter Racecourse
Crowecopper
Finished 1st / 9 ran

Crowecopper was my first winner under National Hunt Rules and he was also my friend Roy “RF” Davies final winner

I won three races out of ten on Crowecopper, at Uttoxeter, Windsor and Bangor-on-Dee
10 rides in total on Crowecopper all over fences
3x 1st
2x 2nd
1x 3rd
1x 4th
1x 5th
1x SU
1x UR

Video – Crowecopper winning at Uttoxeter

Tom Beckett

16/5/1987

Lees Brewery Point-to-Point Championship Hunters Chase

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 5th / 10 ran

23/5/1987

Willoughby De Broke Challenge Trophy Novices Hunters Chase

Warwick Racecourse
Rimfire
Finished 7th / 11 ran

Horse Racing

Careers class at Adams School

24 March 19831 June 2024

Careers class at Adams School, I think were maybe added in 3rd/4th year and the teacher(s) that did them sort of doubled up… they taught normal stuff too

We were maybe kept in our forms not streamed classes

ONLY one day in careers stands out in my memory and that was the day the teacher asked each of us what we were going to do when we left school…

The teacher asked the farming kids, some said they were going to breed pigs, some said milk cows, one or two girls said they were going to be a nurse, some said forces and so on and it was all taken as normal

Then I was asked
“What are you going to do when you leave school?”

I answered “I want to be a jockey”

The whole classroom including the teacher erupted into laughter, one lad piped up and said “you’re too fat to be a jockey!” (and because it was that particular kid that’s why I think it was our forms, I didn’t do other lessons with him)

It was embarrassing 😳

I can also remember which classroom it was… at Lowe Hill in the new block opposite the sports hall, on the corner of the top floor the side of the playing fields… I think the teacher was Mr Johnson (Geography/History) not Doctor Johnson (Biology) although it may have been Mr Burrows because he was careers main man but I don’t think he would have allowed the mockery

Fool…

Have more than thou showest

Speak less than thou knowest

Shakespeare, King Lear