Richard Bevan Horse Racing
Richard Bevan began work in racing at racehorse trainer David Nicholson’s Cotswold House yard in Condicote near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire straight from school as a 16 years old.
As a stable lad Richard Bevan looked after several good horses, including Charter Party, Viking Flagship and Silver Wisp
Richard Bevan Quick Stats
As a jockey Richard Bevan rode a few National Hunt winners (hurdle racing and steeplechasing). These winners came as both an amateur rider and also a Conditional Jockey.
Professional Conditional Jockey
From 271 rides
11 winners
35 seconds
45 thirds
33 fourths
I finished 94th in the 1989/90 National Hunt Jockeys Championship
National Hunt Racing Amateur Jockey
From 84 rides
5 winners
6 seconds
6 thirds
9 fourths
I finished 19th in the 1987/88 Amateur Riders Championship
Point-to-Point Racing
From 53 rides
5 winners, including one at Aintree.
6 seconds
8 thirds
4 fourths
I won the 1987 North West Area Novice Leading Rider
Flat Racing Amateur Jockey
8 unplaced rides
Racing Highlights
First Winner
My first National Hunt winner came on Midlands Grand National Day at Uttoxeter in 1987 riding Crowecopper. Interestingly, this horse was the last winner ridden by Roy (R. F.) Davies who, that day, was Starter’s Assistant at the course. Roy checked the girths down at the start. To this day, myself and Roy, who lives fairly close by in Hodnet, remain good friends.
Three wins on Baluchi
Baluchi (2nd left, ridden by Richard Bevan) winning at Ludlow
The other jockeys are Willie Hayes, Tom Morgan and John Bryan
LINKS
https://www.racingpost.com/results/34/ludlow/1988-03-25/23175
https://www.racingpost.com/results/35/market-rasen/1988-04-04/23561
https://www.racingpost.com/results/41/perth/1988-04-13/23863
Rimfire and Richard Bevan winning at Uttoxeter
LINK
https://www.racingpost.com/results/84/uttoxeter/1988-10-20/26005
Sayant winning at Southwell over the all-weather hurdles
LINK
https://www.racingpost.com/results/394/southwell-aw/1990-02-02/33205
First Novice Chase of the Season
I also won the first novice chase of the 1989/90 season on a horse called Roy Prince – this race was at Newton Abbot
LINK
https://www.racingpost.com/results/39/newton-abbot/1989-07-29/30763
Winning 4 races on a horse called Hill Beagle (all handicap hurdles) at
Southwell on the all weather
LINKS
https://www.racingpost.com/results/394/southwell-aw/1989-11-22/32024
https://www.racingpost.com/results/394/southwell-aw/1989-12-20/32396
https://www.racingpost.com/results/394/southwell-aw/1990-01-05/32773
https://www.racingpost.com/results/394/southwell-aw/1990-02-12/33401
Last Winner Under Rules
My last National Hunt winner was in 1990 on Ardent Spy at Uttoxeter in the Freddy Dixon Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase.
Ardent Spy and Richard Bevan having just won the Freddy Dixon Memorial
Trophy Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter
I had my claim reduced from 7lb to 5lb after this win
LINK
https://www.racingpost.com/results/84/uttoxeter/1990-05-10/35797