National Hunt Rides 1990/91
40 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 19.782 to 1
Owners Prize Money £8080
Completed 35 = 87.5%
23 rides in the first 4 places = 57.5%
0x 1st 0% winners
12x 2nd 30% placed second
4x 3rd 10% placed third
7x 4th 17.5% placed fourth
fell 0 = 0% / ur 2 = 5% / bd 0 = 0% / co 0 = 0% / ro 0 = 0% / pu 3 = 7.5%
1990/1991 National Hunt Season
3/8/1990
BBC Radio Wales Novices Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Royal Hunt
Finished 2nd / 11 ran Result
3/8/1990
Bpa Exhibitions Novices Chase
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Hill Beagle
Finished 2nd / 5 ran Result
9/8/1990
Radford Bavarian Novices Chase
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Hill Beagle
Finished 2nd / 2 ran Result
9/8/1990
Queensway China Novices Hurdle
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Royal Hunt
UR / 11 RAN Result
(I needed stitches in my mouth after this)
18/8/1990
Fred Archer Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Hill Beagle
Fnished 2nd / 8 ran Result
27/8/1990
Rose County Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Hill Beagle
Finished 2nd / 7 ran Result
27/8/1990
Hopeful Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Royal Hunt
Finished 2nd / 10 ran Result
29/8/1990
Cooper Callas Bathroom Distributors Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Racecourse
Ardent Spy
PU / 4 ran Result
29/8/1990
Armitage Shanks Forum Shower Enclosure Novices Chase
Newton Abbot Racecourse
Prince Celtic
UR / 7 ran Result
1/9/1990
Hole In Wall Novices Chase
Hereford Racecourse
Hill Beagle
Finished 2nd / 4 ran
Hill Beagle was a funny little horse who could be quite difficult to ride at home… he hung to the left quite a lot
On the track he was a good ride over both hurdles and fences and seemed to be suited by all-weather hurdles
We won 4 handicap hurdles together all at Southwell
He wasn’t very tall in height, I would have have thought under 16 hands but he was well built and strong
Unfortunately he broke down with me when running 2nd in this novice chase at Hereford… he should have won and this was the last time I rode him on the racecourse
24 rides on Hill Beagle over hurdles and fences
4x 1st
5x 2nd
5x 3rd
1x 4th
1x 5th
2x 6th
3x 7th
1x 8th
1x 10th
1x UR
Colonel R. Thompson Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase
1 Tartan Tempest N Doughty
2 Ardent Spy R Bevan
3 Wild Argosy J Railton
4 Border Tinker Graham Bradley
5 Oisins Castle K A Ryan
F Confident Vote Peter Niven
PU Bonnie Artist C Grant
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Royal Hunt Result
Finished 4th / 12 ran
6/11/1990
Lake Conditional Jockeys Selling Hurdle
Nottingham Racecourse
Fine Warrior Result
Finshed 8th / 18 ran
Not jocked up for Fine Warrior (in a Conditional Jockeys race)… Nottingham was the first time I’d ridden this horse, at least I got him round and I did on three other occasions too… it took the horse 17 races over hurdles before he won a race (21 including flat races)… some level of patience…
6/11/1990
Radio Trent Handicap Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Roy Prince Result
Finished 6th / 6 ran
… not jocked up for Roy Prince either, I mean who else in their right mind was going to ride this poor broken down horse apart from me… he hung, run and jumped righthanded so violently he would literally take any horses in his way with him… not being jocked up was all part of the silly games that were going on at that time… let’s put it like this “Blood was thicker than water!”
8/11/1990
Mason Richards Handicap Chase For Tom Curran Memorial Trophy
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Ardent Spy Result
Finished 6th / 11 ran
8/11/1990
Kone Lifts Selling Hurdle
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Royal Hunt Result
Finished 2nd / 13 ran
Richard Bevan Conditional Jockey National Hunt Race Rides 1989/90 Season
This page includes newspaper cuttings, photos, finishing positions, results
151 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 21.24 to 1
Owners Prize Money £30585
Completed 126 = 83.44%
70 rides in the first 4 places = 46.3%
8x 1st 5.3% winners
12x 2nd 7.9% placed second
34x 3rd 22.5% placed third
16x 4th 10.6% placed fourth
fell 4 = 2.65% / ur 4 = 2.65% / bd 0 = 0% / co 0 = 0% / ro 0 = 0% / pu 17 = 11.26%
1989/1990 National Hunt Season
29/7/1989
Dimplex Optiflame Novices Chase
Newton Abbot Racecourse
Roy Prince 6/1 Result
Finished 1st / 7 ran
Dimplex Optiflame Novices Chase
1 Roy Prince R Bevan
2 Baby Sigh D Morris
3 Unityfarm Oltowner Peter Hobbs
4 Al-Amarady B Powell Snr
5 Vision Of Wonder Steve Smith-Eccles
6 Crimson Lady S Earle
PU Dream Merchant D O’Sullivan
Roy Prince – I won the first novice chase of the season on him (89/90)
… not many jockey’s ride the winner of this race – only one a year!
After winning this race he ran several times very quickly on hard ground, eventually breaking down very badly at Bangor-on-Dee and when he came back to racing the following year he was a horrible ride, he would run right handed at every jump and would literally take other runners with him in the process… he hung badly to the right
I rode Roy Prince 15 times all over fences
1x 1st
3x 2nd
5x 3rd
2x 4th
3x 5th
1x 6th
Video – Roy Prince winning at Newton Abbot Racecourse
Leicester Racecourse Result
Sundaysport Scoop 5th / 13 ran
22/1/1990
Stonesby Novices Hurdle
Leicester Racecourse Result
Ocean Rogue PU / 20 ran
24/1/1990
Great Expectations Novices Hurdle Qualifier
Southwell Racecourse Result
Hixon Girl Finished 5th / 12 ran
24/1/1990
Oliver Selling Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
The Berwick PU / 9 ran
26/1/1990
Selby Selling Hurdle
Doncaster Racecourse Result
Sundaysport Scoop Finished 3rd / 6 ran
29/1/1990
Granite Novices Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Ocean Rogue Finished 3rd / 6 ran
29/1/1990
Rock Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Hixon Girl Finished 9th / 15 ran
2/2/1990
Lee Claiming Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Sayant Finished 1st / 8 ran
Sayant… I won this all weather claiming hurdle at Southwell on him, which is sort of a real big deal (not) but it was the relief of winning that gave me satisfaction… in a previous race I’d finished 3rd on Sayant in a seller (also at Southwell) when I got shut in by a loose horse, by the time we got some daylight the race was over… after the race I got the most almighty bollocking by the trainer so getting a win on Sayant was pleasing
5 rides on Sayant all over hurdles
1x 1st
1x 3rd
1x 4th
1x 5th
1x 6th
Lee Claiming Hurdle
1 Sayant R Bevan
2 Basic Fun B McGiff
3 Golden Image I S Woods
4 Jim Bridger S Keightley
5 Stradey Castle S J O’Neill
6 Donosa B Powell Snr
7 Hidden Beauty D J Burchell
PU Dru Ri’s Bru Ri Gary Lyons
5/2/1990
Beckbury Claiming Hurdle
Wolverhampton Racecourse Result
Broken Line Finished 6th / 20 ran
7/2/1990
Monk Juvenile Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Bride for a Day Finished 6th / 10 ran
7/2/1990
‘racing Post’ All Weather Challenge Round 9 Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Hill Beagle Finished 3rd / 6 ran
Perlethorpe Handicap Hurdle
1 Hill Beagle R Bevan
2 Up The Ladder A Carroll
3 Fiery Sun Russ Garritty
4 Forcello (USA) D J Burchell
5 Lake Mission R Dunwoody
6 Balnerino Steve Smith-Eccles
F Super Sol S Turner
PU Quite So J Ryan
PU Danribo B Powell Snr
PU Keep Straight R Fahey
16/2/1990
Kersall Novices Claiming Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Hixon Girl 10/1 Result
Finished 4th / 7 ran
16/2/1990
Halloughton Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Hill Beagle 5/1 Result
Finished 3rd / 9 ran
19/2/1990
Shrewsbury Cup Handicap Chase
Wolverhampton Racecourse
Covent Garden 66/1 Result
Finished 7th / 10 ran
West Tip (1986 Grand National winner) finished 6th
21/2/1990
Farnsfield Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Bride for a Day 16/1 Result
Finished 8th / 12 ran
21/2/1990
East Stoke Novices Hurdle Qualifier
Southwell Racecourse
Prince Celtic 20/1 Result
Finished 6th / 12 ran
21/2/1990
Church Warsop Novices Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Ocean Rogue 10/1 Result
Finished 3rd / 6 ran
21/2/1990
Bathley Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Aceface 5/1 Result
Finished 5th / 12 ran
2/3/1990
New Ollerton Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse Result
Prince Celtic 3rd / 6 ran
2/3/1990 I rode Prince Celtic 6/1 in the New Ollerton Novices Hurdle at Southwell Racecourse and Finished 3rd / 6 ran. Prince Celtic was having his second run on the all weather at Southwell, this time over 2 miles 6 furlongs which was another half a mile more than the first effort.
The horse wore blinkers and I found he didn’t like the sand kicking up in his face, I don’t blame him I didn’t like it much either. As a result we got behind… the horse running as if he was outpaced until he got going a bit in the second half of the race and stayed on into a well beaten 3rd.
Prince Celtic never ran on the all weather again. He was placed several times (over hurdles, all-weather hurdles and fences)… we had a couple of 2nds, four 3rds and 4th in a novice chase at Uttoxeter on Midlands Grand National Day… but the horse never won a race and to this day I don’t know why he wore blinkers.
7/3/1990
Croxton Novices Chase
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Wyvern 100/1
UR/16 Result
7/3/1990
Chirk Novices Hurdle
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Bride for a Day 100/1
Finished 6th / 12 ran Result
10/3/1990
Federation Brewery Legend Bitter Novices Hurdle
Doncaster Racecourse Result
Prince Celtic 12th / 18 ran
10/3/1990
Federation Brewery LCL Pils Lager Handicap Hurdle
Doncaster Racecourse Result
Hill Beagle 7th / 16 ran
16/3/1990
Whiston Four Year Old Fillies Selling Hurdle (Div I)
Wolverhampton Racecourse Result
Bride for a Day 6th / 11 ran
16/3/1990
Wheaton Aston Novices Chase
Wolverhampton Racecourse Result
Wyvern 9th / 12 ran
Uttoxeter Racecourse Result
Prince Celtic 25/1
FELL / 11 ran
I fractured my jaw and was also concussed in this fall … I spent the night in Stafford General Hospital
28/4/1990
Kelly Trucks Novices Chase
Result
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Prince Celtic 4th / 15 ran
28/4/1990
Battle Of Britain Novices Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Racecourse Result
Hellbrunn 6th / 15 ran
28/4/1990
Grand Stand Handicap Hurdle
Worcester Racecourse Result
Hill Beagle 6th / 19 ran
7/5/1990
May Day Maiden Chase
Southwell Racecourse Result
Prince Celtic 3rd / 9 ran
When we won this race Ardent Spy he was 13 years old and it had been 6 years since his previous victory and to put it bluntly, if the horse hadn’t had training problems when he was younger then I would have never got to ride him, he’d of been running at Cheltenham, Ascot and Sandown rather than Uttoxeter, Southwell and Ludlow… the horse’s problems turned into a bit of luck for me!
We won the Freddy Dixon Memorial Chase at Uttoxeter and I think winning a race run in the memory of a jockey who was killed riding in a race is an honour
Freddy Dixon is buried locally to where I live and the words written on his grave stone are something to go and have a read
16 rides on Ardent Spy all over fences
1x 1st
4x 2nd
2x 3rd
3x 4th
1x 6th
3x PU
2x UR
Video – Ardent Spy winning at Uttoxeter Racecourse
Freddy Dixon Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter Racecourse
1 Ardent Spy R Bevan
2 Proverity Norman Williamson
3 Mithras Gary Lyons
4 Alice’s Boy Luke Harvey
5 Wiggburn B Powell Snr
F Green Tops B Storey
Fred Dixon
When You Lay Me To Slumber No Spot You Can Choose
But Will Ring To The Rhythm Of Galloping Shoes
And Under The Daisies No Grave Be So Deep
But The Hoofs Of The Horses Shall Sound In My Sleep
From The Hoofs Of The Horses By William Henry Ogilvie
Ludlow Racecourse
Walmer Sands Result
Finished 4th / 10 ran
3/10/1988
Newark International Antique Fair Handicap Chase
Southwell Racecourse
Rimfire Result
Finished 2nd / 5 ran
8/10/1988
Paymasters Selling Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Walmer Sands Result
Finished 11th / 14 ran
8/10/1988
Staffordshire Yeomanry Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Rimfire Result
Finished 4th / 12 ran
15/10/1988
Cock Bank Novices Hurdle
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Self Raising Result
PU / 18 ran
15/10/1988
Sotheby’s Chester Handicap Chase
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Baluchi Result
Finished 2nd / 3 ran
15/10/1988
Willis Wrightson North Handicap Chase
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Crowecopper Result
Finished 1st / 6 ran
15/10/1988
Fenns Bank Novices Hurdle
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Arenisco Result
Finished 10th / 16 ran
15/10/1988
Marston Border Breweries Novices Chase
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Walmer Sands Result
Finished 5th / 7 ran
20/10/1988
Burton Rubber Company Handicap Chase
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Rambling Wild Result
Finished 4th / 6 ran
20/10/1988
EBF Foston Intermediate Chase
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Rimfire Result
Finished 1st / 6 ran
Rimfire was getting on a bit when I rode him, when we won this Uttoxeter together he was 13 years old… Rimfire was a good jumper and stayed 3 miles+ well… my dad bought Rimfire off Lord Shrewsbury for £400… I wish I’d had more horses like Rimfire to ride!
10 Rides on Rimfire all over fences
1x 1st
3x 2nd
3x 3rd
2x 4th
1x 6th
EBF Foston Intermediate Chase
1 Rimfire R Bevan
2 Oakgrove B Dowling
3 Rath Wonder S J O’Neill
PU Half A Buck M Sharratt
PU Homepath H Davies
PU Some Do J Bryan
22/10/1988
Ratley Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
Snooker Table Result
Finished 14th / 19 ran
27/10/1988
Newark Storage Novices Chase
Southwell Racecourse
Rimfire Result
Finished 6th / 13 ran
3/11/1988
Hawkes Bay Trophy Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
Crowecopper Result
UR / 8 ran
3/11/1988
Warrnambool Trophy Handicap Chase
Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
Rambling Wild Result
UR / 7 ran
18/11/1988
Stour Novices Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Stormguard Result
Finished 2nd / 3 ran
18/11/1988
Radio Trent Handicap Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Ardent Spy Result
Finished 3rd / 5 ran
26/11/1988
Market Rasen Novices Hurdle
Market Rasen Racecourse
Chico Valdez Result
Finished 12th / 20 ran
28/11/1988
Bulwell Handicap Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Aldro Result
Finished 5th / 6 ran
28/11/1988
Woodborough Novices Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Stormguard Result
Finished 5th / 6 ran
29/11/1988
Houghton Selling Hurdle
Huntingdon Racecourse
Your Office Result
PU / 18 ran
2/12/1988
Partridge Novices Handicap Chase
Southwell Racecourse
Annie Ra Result
Finished 4th / 15 ran
2/12/1988
Curlew Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Royal Cracker Result
Finished 14 / 20 ran
3/12/1988
Stan Mellor Handicap Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Covent Garden Result
Finished 4th / 5 ran
5/12/1988
Long Haul Handicap Chase
Worcester Racecourse
Ardent Spy Result
Finished 4th / 9 ran
A mid-race incident with P Scu in this 3 miles 5 furlongs Long Haul Handicap Chase at Worcester
Scu was riding the favourite Ardesee and I was on Ardent Spy
The race was a staying chase, 3 times up the home straight, Scu was out in front but his mount Ardesee kept jumping right handed (each time Scu would track back over to the rails), I was a couple of lengths behind, on the rail (2nd/3rd) and I was thinking “If he keeps jumping right-handed I’m going to jump up Scudamore’s inside” it was just deciding when
Going down the back, approaching the water jump I thought “This is it” and Ardent Spy jumped it like a stag and true to form Ardesee went right handed… for a short time we were in front which must of pissed Scudamore off a bit because he scrubbed Ardesee along, got him back in front and over his left shoulder he shouted back at me “You F?cking Crazy C?nt Richard”
Neither of us won, he was 3rd, I was 4th… nothing was said in the weighing room
At the end of the day Champion Jockey’s don’t pay your wages!
8/12/1988
Norbury Chase
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Spartan Native Result
Finished 5th / 13 ran
10/12/1988
Sheila’s Cottage Handicap Chase
Doncaster Racecourse
Covent Garden Result
FELL / 4 ran
Warwick Racecourse
Golfers Sunrise Result
Finished 5th / 20 ran
14/12/1988
Holly And Ivy Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
Worcester Racecourse
Modern Music Result
PU / 11 ran
14/12/1988
Tattersalls Mares Only Novices Chase Qualifier
Worcester Racecourse
Annie Ra Result
Finished 5th / 15 ran
15/12/1988
Christmas Tree Handicap Chase
Southwell Racecourse
Aldro Result
FELL/13
I broke my collar bone in this fall and was also concussed
5/1/1989
Highland Spring/ROA Handicap Chase
Nottingham Racecourse
Covent Garden Result
Finished 5th / 9 ran
7/1/1989
Horncastle Novices Chase
Market Rasen Racecourse
Annie Ra Result
Finished 1st / 10 ran
Annie Ra… I’m glad I won on her because I don’t think she was the easiest to ride… she could start slowly, would always carry her head very high and also pulled quite hard… but at least she jumped
Apart from her being a tricky ride a certain trainers son once said to me that his father thought Annie Ra would be best with me not riding her and that he was looking forward to another jockey riding her in races (a jockey who interestingly enough, also had the Christian name Richard)… It’s something which still sticks in my side but at least I had the satisfaction of this win!
16 rides on Annie Ra over hurdles and fences
1x 1st
1x 3rd
5x 4th
4x 5th
1x 6th
1x 7th
1x 8th
1x SU
1x UR
Horncastle Novices Chase
1 Annie Ra R Bevan
2 Barn Brae Mr J Barton
3 Ringmore Derek Byrne
4 Oxford Place M Pepper
5 Super Sue P A Farrell
6 Boreham Down G ‘Old’ Martin
F Ballyshannon Run J Bryan
PU Vagabundo J McLaughlin
PU Sagart Aroon M Brennan
PU Picadilly Prince S Turner
9/1/1989
Bridgnorth Novices Hurdle (Div I)
Wolverhampton Racecourse
Golfers Sunrise Result
Finished 8th / 16 ran
9/1/1989
Cement City Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
Wolverhampton Racecourse
Ardent Spy Result
Finished 2nd / 7 ran
Ardent Spy finishing 2nd at Wolverhampton Racecourse
Cement City Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
1 Travel Over R J Beggan
2 Ardent Spy R Bevan
3 Crowecopper Peter Scudamore
4 Scale Model J Bryan
5 Way Under M Perrett
6 Foxbury Gee Armytage
7 Funchen View J D Doyle
12/1/1989
South Muskham Novices Hurdle
Southwell Racecourse
Prince Celtic Result
Finished 3rd / 14 ran
17/1/1989
Bransford Novices Hurdle (Div II)
Worcester Racecourse
The Berwick Result
PU / 24 ran
17/1/1989
Sale Green Novices Handicap Chase
Worcester Racecourse
Annie Ra Result
Finished 5th / 16 ran
Katabatic (1991 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner) won this race
18/1/1989
Church Stretton Conditional Jockeys Selling Hurdle
Ludlow Racecourse
Resha Result
Finished 17th / 19 ran
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Roy Prince Result
Finished 2nd / 4 ran
28/3/1989
Levy Board National Hunt Flat
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Amdaja Result
Finished 9th / 12 ran
A spare ride for Herefordshire trainer Paul James. The owner was Jerry Wright who later owned a horse called Now Your Talkin who David Nicholson trained to win a few races. The interesting runner in this race was Miinnehoma trained by Owen Brennan and owned by comedian Freddie Starr. Miinnehoma was having its first race but won quite easily at 25/1. Miinnehoma went on to win the `Sun Alliance’ Chase at the 1992 Cheltenham Festival and also the 1994 Martell Grand National Chase at Aintree.
Freddie Starr was at the races and I remember seeing him before the race having a joke with some racegoers
Starr had got a Hawaiian type shirt on that was unbuttoned well down from the collar (and his chest hair was showing) and over the top of that he’d got a leather jacket with a zip
The joke was he pretended he was so cold he’d got to do his jacket up and then to play the fool he made out he’d caught his chest hair in the zip which was making several people laugh
A typical Freddie Starr trick and something I saw before getting legged up to ride Amdaja in the race
29/3/1989
Newland Handicap Chase
Worcester Racecourse
Aldro 20/1 Result
Finished 5th / 5 ran
Aldro… by the time I get on him he was an old timer who’s engine had gone
I wouldn’t have minded riding him 7 years earlier but I would have needed time off school to do that!
Bangor on Dee Racecourse
Resha Result
Finished 3rd / 6 ran
Not much of a race and Resha was not much of a racehorse.
As I remember he was a decent sized horse… he was also tubed…
Tubing involves the insertion of a metal tube in the trachea below the larynx to allow air to bypass a breathing obstruction and can be recognised by a hole at the front of a horse’s lower neck (Free Library).
This was the second time I rode Resha and he ran quite well to finish 3rd… the closest he ever finished to the front 7½ lengths behind the winner
He was a good ride and jumped ok
He only ran once more (at Warwick and finished well beaten 6th/14) when I couldn’t ride because I was riding at Hereford
13/4/1989
Sotheby’s Handicap Chase For The H R Attwood Memorial Trophy
When You Lay Me To Slumber No Spot You Can Choose
