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…
For one season, I trained a couple of point-to-pointers (two places but no winners) I later held a National Hunt Permit for a year. Once again, no winners but I did have a 66-1 second at Towcester in a handicap hurdle with a horse I’d bought for £1,000 at Malvern Sales. The same horse later…
Richard Bevan National Hunt Rides 1999/2000 2 rides… Average Starting Price Odds 62.5 to 1 Completed 1 = 50% 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 =…
Richard Bevan Point to Point Rides I rode point to pointing on and off between 1986 and 2000. I had limited success in Point to Points but did manage to win the North West Point to Point Area Novice Riders Title in 1987 and the following year won a point to point at Aintree Racecourse…
I started working full-time for racehorse trainer David “The Duke” Nicholson (as Nicholson was known) on September 10, 1984… the very first horse I rode out for Nicholson “my 1st lot” was horse called Broadheath (roadwork exercise)… two years later Broadheath won the Hennessy Gold Cup (for David Barons). Horses I Looked After in Racing…
Horses I Led Up at the Races 1995/1996 National Hunt Season 20/12/1995 Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase Ludlow Racecourse Nicklup Result Finished 1st / 7 ran 11/1/1996 Corscombe Novices Handicap Hurdle Wincanton Racecourse Eastern River Result Fell / 17 ran 17/1/1996 Aspley Conditional Jockeys Novices Handicap Hurdle Nottingham Racecourse Eastern River Result Finished 8th / 20…
Charter Party (from 1985 to 1987) who won the Ritz Club Handicap Chase and the Golden Miller Chase … I also led him up in the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup when he fell … the horse had numerous problems 1986/87 such as, following his victory in the Golden Miller he’d had his legs blistered, been…
Horses I Led Up at the Races 1994/1995 National Hunt Season 11/11/1994 Mitsubishi Shogun Handicap Chase Cheltenham Racecourse Wonder Man Result Finished 2nd / 3 ran 18/11/1994 Beginners Juvenile Novices Hurdle Leicester Racecourse Plunder Bay Result Finished 1st / 10 ran 25/11/1994 Oxfordshire Novices Chase Newbury Racecourse Corner Boy Result Finished 4th / 9 ran…
Horses I Led Up at the Races 1994 Flat Racing Season 19/4/1994 Fryston Conditions Stakes Pontefract Racecourse Silver Wisp Result Finished 2nd / 8 ran 29/4/1994 Madagans Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 Newmarket Racecourse Silver Wisp Result Finished 1st / 8 ran 17/6/1994 Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) Royal Ascot Silver Wisp Result Finished 11th /…