Terry Mills RIP

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According to the RP, colourful trainer Terry Mills lost his fight with cancer today. Sad to hear - he may not have been everyones cup of tea but he livened things up a bit. I understand his son is taking over the reins.
 
jinnyj said:
According to the RP, colourful trainer Terry Mills lost his fight with cancer today. Sad to hear - he may not have been everyones cup of tea but he livened things up a bit. I understand his son is taking over the reins.
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Sad to hear; certainly a character and didn't mind rocking the boat. Not sure his son is cut from the same cloth at all, though.
 
RIP Terry - His interview after Where Or When got repeatedly hampered in the Celebration Mile was priceless. I guess he's been ill for a while you look at his results over the last couple of years. Really liked Resplendent Glory and he was one of those trainers that you could rely on to introduce a smart newcomer on the all-weather.
 
The first horse I was involved with in this country was with Terry. I learned a lot, very quickly! :lol: He did his best to keep Epsom in the news and loved to land a touch.

He was a character for sure, not everyone got along with him but what you got with him was what you saw. Very loyal guy to those close to him.

I know he found it quite tiresome being ill, he was a proud man and did not like not being able to do all the things he always had done for himself and everyone else. He loved having fun and being busy. Sympathy to all of his family and owners.
 
We've been expecting this for some time on the O/Ts desk, getting updates from his son and friends as they came in. My last good memory of him is at Glorious Goodwood last year, where I went for one day. Sat with Jeff Daniels (GRAYLAMI, BANGKOK PETE), his brother (the eponymous Pete), Mike MacKenzie (a lifelong friend of Jeff's), Terry Mills and his constant companion, Fred. We had a cracking time and a few glasses of wine.

The bloody cancer just wouldn't leave him alone, poor dear. First in the gut, then a huge infection following an operation, then some more, more hospital time, and then at the last, three small brain tumours which the family thought had been dealt with.

One of my Lingfield colleagues has a personal story which shows Terry in a very caring and thoughtful way, concerning someone he didn't even really know. I'm sorry to hear this news, but have been expecting it for some time. We'll send a card from our O/T desk to the family, as he was someone we liked a great deal.
 
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