In Memoriam (racing people)

[jinnyj]

|As the old thread got locked I thought there was a new one needed sadly.

Sir Henry Cecil's nephew Ben Cecil has died at 56 from cancer (his father, Henry's twin, too died of cancer). A good trainer in his own right in the US, I briefly knew him over there. Very sad to hear that he has passed away at such a young age.

Trainer Ben Cecil Passes Away at 56

After a years-long long battle with cancer, Southern California-based trainer Ben Cecil has passed at the age of 56. He leaves behind his wife Kirsty, and two children, Francesca and Hugo. A near 30-year training career yielded 325 victories and nearly $25 million in prize money. He conditioned...

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[edgt]

Mike Futter; gambler and owner of Monty's Pass.
Believed to have won £800,000 in bets on the horse's Grand National win, Jimmy Mangan was effusive in his praise of the man at Cork races today.
May he Rest in Peace

 

[notsodancingbrave]

Mike Futter; gambler and owner of Monty's Pass.
Believed to have won £800,000 in bets on the horse's Grand National win, Jimmy Mangan was effusive in his praise of the man at Cork races today.
May he Rest in Peace

Sad to here this, I have great memories of days at Downpatrick watching Mike prowling the ring with every bookie looking to see who he would back and as soon as he made his play each and every book collapsed the price of his pick.
Happier times....

 

[walsworth]

Montys Pass was the only time that I found The National winner.

 

[moehat]

I backed Monty’s Pass thanks to Eddie Fremantle. I’d ignored his main tip the year before, Bindaree, and wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice. I’ve still got that copy of that Observer somewhere. A while later we both fancied Character Building. There’s a bookies in a nearby town that I still drive past on a regular basis ( although it’s now either a vape shop or a nail bar like most high street shops). Every time I pass it I think of the day I went in to place a bet on another horse in a different race only to hear that Character Building had been withdrawn and I still get the same feeling of disappointment in the pit of my stomach.Will never know how he would have fared had he taken part that year although, in subsequent years he didn’t seem to stay the trip ( but did have far more weight).