by Blitzkid » Mon May 30, 2022 3:46 pm
Lester Piggot
1948 --12 years old winner 1950 champion apprentice. I had won a nice sum of money at Cheltenham, I let the crowd drift away, if I was attacked i wanted to see by whom, the crowd had almost drifted home , when a man and boy entered the racecourse, Lester and his dad, what the hell was he doing at a jumps course, I watched mistyfied, his father pointing things out to the young Lester at certain hurdles. Next day racing went ahead when the jockey board announced a switch of Jockeys, Lester Pigggot was to replace another Jockey, the price ten to one, I backed as much as I dare, Lester lay in second place for most of the way at the last hurdle he let the reigns out a little, and won hands down. I collected my money, Lester was retained by J A Rank, but he died in 1952, Lester was an in and out for me, won and lost me sums of money, but he was a joy to watch, his cheeky
style did not go down with the stewards..