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Remembering the controversial building magnate who owned a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner - yet missed it to ride in a bumper

Remembering the controversial building magnate who owned a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner - yet missed it to ride in a bumper

'He was a remarkable man' - popular Newmarket figure mourned by Kirsten Rausing and Jane Chapple-Hyam after death at 86

'He was a remarkable man' - popular Newmarket figure mourned by Kirsten Rausing and Jane Chapple-Hyam after death at 86

'He knew everybody, had a minute for everybody' - remembering the late trainer I knew as the most brilliant mentor

'He knew everybody, had a minute for everybody' - remembering the late trainer I knew as the most brilliant mentor

He was the 'best judge of all of us' according to Willie Carson - before his career was cruelly cut short in his prime

He was the 'best judge of all of us' according to Willie Carson - before his career was cruelly cut short in his prime

'He was a completely extraordinary person' - the acclaimed racing writer who became an invaluable friend to the stars

'He was a completely extraordinary person' - the acclaimed racing writer who became an invaluable friend to the stars

'He kept me in one piece' - Jonjo O'Neill forever grateful to the surgeon who saved his leg and his career

'He kept me in one piece' - Jonjo O'Neill forever grateful to the surgeon who saved his leg and his career

The world's most unlikely jockey - how a 'jumbo' journalist found moderation, lost 5st and achieved his life's dream

The world's most unlikely jockey - how a 'jumbo' journalist found moderation, lost 5st and achieved his life's dream

Remembering Nicholas Coral - a maths whizz who became a giant of the gambling industry

Remembering Nicholas Coral - a maths whizz who became a giant of the gambling industry

‘People thought I was off my rocker’ - remembering a TV legend who courted controversy while owning a leading Cheltenham hope

‘People thought I was off my rocker’ - remembering a TV legend who courted controversy while owning a leading Cheltenham hope

‘He made me who I am’ - Rae Guest pays tribute to his Classic-winning uncle following his death at 93

‘He made me who I am’ - Rae Guest pays tribute to his Classic-winning uncle following his death at 93

‘He was a lifelong friend’ - John Francome pays tribute to an unsung jump jockey who became a Group 1-winning trainer

‘He was a lifelong friend’ - John Francome pays tribute to an unsung jump jockey who became a Group 1-winning trainer

'By and large she left me to it, and that was why she was lucky. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did'

'By and large she left me to it, and that was why she was lucky. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did'

'She loved everything about racing' - owner-breeder Sarah Clifford remembered as 'the boss' in Cheltenham Festival-winning operation

'She loved everything about racing' - owner-breeder Sarah Clifford remembered as 'the boss' in Cheltenham Festival-winning operation

The 'good old-fashioned stable lad' who always kept a bit of info back for himself - however hard John Gosden tried

The 'good old-fashioned stable lad' who always kept a bit of info back for himself - however hard John Gosden tried

'It was never about the money for him but the welfare of the horses' - Glamorous owner-breeder mourned

'It was never about the money for him but the welfare of the horses' - Glamorous owner-breeder mourned

'He was a good guy and he liked the job being done right' - successful trainer Albert Ennis mourned

'He was a good guy and he liked the job being done right' - successful trainer Albert Ennis mourned

'She enjoyed the sport, the chat and the craic' - remembering a novelist and TV scriptwriter who had a passion for racing

'She enjoyed the sport, the chat and the craic' - remembering a novelist and TV scriptwriter who had a passion for racing

'Two of the sales circuit's best-loved participants' - Sir Mark Prescott on the loss of a pair of dear friends from the bloodstock world

'Two of the sales circuit's best-loved participants' - Sir Mark Prescott on the loss of a pair of dear friends from the bloodstock world

'They don't make them like him any more' - West Country legend Grant Cann mourned

'They don't make them like him any more' - West Country legend Grant Cann mourned

'He was my dad, but he was also my best friend and he made me who I am in the horse world'

'He was my dad, but he was also my best friend and he made me who I am in the horse world'

'Like all powerful businessmen, he liked to be in the winner's enclosure - and that's the type of owner any trainer wants!'

'Like all powerful businessmen, he liked to be in the winner's enclosure - and that's the type of owner any trainer wants!'

'An astute judge and an excellent investigative journalist' - fond recollections of John Garnsey of the Daily Express

'An astute judge and an excellent investigative journalist' - fond recollections of John Garnsey of the Daily Express

'He loved racing and the job he did - and he was very good at it' - Timeform writer Geoff Greetham fondly remembered

'He loved racing and the job he did - and he was very good at it' - Timeform writer Geoff Greetham fondly remembered

Sir Mark Prescott remembers his friend after death aged 88 - a much-loved amateur jockey who was a true daredevil

Sir Mark Prescott remembers his friend after death aged 88 - a much-loved amateur jockey who was a true daredevil

Remembering the controversial building magnate who owned a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner - yet missed it to ride in a bumper

Remembering the controversial building magnate who owned a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner - yet missed it to ride in a bumper

'He was a remarkable man' - popular Newmarket figure mourned by Kirsten Rausing and Jane Chapple-Hyam after death at 86

'He was a remarkable man' - popular Newmarket figure mourned by Kirsten Rausing and Jane Chapple-Hyam after death at 86

'He knew everybody, had a minute for everybody' - remembering the late trainer I knew as the most brilliant mentor

He was the 'best judge of all of us' according to Willie Carson - before his career was cruelly cut short in his prime

'He knew everybody, had a minute for everybody' - remembering the late trainer I knew as the most brilliant mentor

He was the 'best judge of all of us' according to Willie Carson - before his career was cruelly cut short in his prime

'He was a completely extraordinary person' - the acclaimed racing writer who became an invaluable friend to the stars

'He was a completely extraordinary person' - the acclaimed racing writer who became an invaluable friend to the stars

'He kept me in one piece' - Jonjo O'Neill forever grateful to the surgeon who saved his leg and his career

'He kept me in one piece' - Jonjo O'Neill forever grateful to the surgeon who saved his leg and his career

The world's most unlikely jockey - how a 'jumbo' journalist found moderation, lost 5st and achieved his life's dream

The world's most unlikely jockey - how a 'jumbo' journalist found moderation, lost 5st and achieved his life's dream

Remembering Nicholas Coral - a maths whizz who became a giant of the gambling industry

Remembering Nicholas Coral - a maths whizz who became a giant of the gambling industry

‘People thought I was off my rocker’ - remembering a TV legend who courted controversy while owning a leading Cheltenham hope

‘People thought I was off my rocker’ - remembering a TV legend who courted controversy while owning a leading Cheltenham hope

‘He made me who I am’ - Rae Guest pays tribute to his Classic-winning uncle following his death at 93

‘He made me who I am’ - Rae Guest pays tribute to his Classic-winning uncle following his death at 93

‘He was a lifelong friend’ - John Francome pays tribute to an unsung jump jockey who became a Group 1-winning trainer

‘He was a lifelong friend’ - John Francome pays tribute to an unsung jump jockey who became a Group 1-winning trainer

'By and large she left me to it, and that was why she was lucky. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did'

'By and large she left me to it, and that was why she was lucky. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did'

'She loved everything about racing' - owner-breeder Sarah Clifford remembered as 'the boss' in Cheltenham Festival-winning operation

'She loved everything about racing' - owner-breeder Sarah Clifford remembered as 'the boss' in Cheltenham Festival-winning operation

The 'good old-fashioned stable lad' who always kept a bit of info back for himself - however hard John Gosden tried

The 'good old-fashioned stable lad' who always kept a bit of info back for himself - however hard John Gosden tried

'It was never about the money for him but the welfare of the horses' - Glamorous owner-breeder mourned

'It was never about the money for him but the welfare of the horses' - Glamorous owner-breeder mourned

'He was a good guy and he liked the job being done right' - successful trainer Albert Ennis mourned

'He was a good guy and he liked the job being done right' - successful trainer Albert Ennis mourned

'She enjoyed the sport, the chat and the craic' - remembering a novelist and TV scriptwriter who had a passion for racing

'She enjoyed the sport, the chat and the craic' - remembering a novelist and TV scriptwriter who had a passion for racing

'Two of the sales circuit's best-loved participants' - Sir Mark Prescott on the loss of a pair of dear friends from the bloodstock world

'Two of the sales circuit's best-loved participants' - Sir Mark Prescott on the loss of a pair of dear friends from the bloodstock world

'They don't make them like him any more' - West Country legend Grant Cann mourned

'They don't make them like him any more' - West Country legend Grant Cann mourned

'He was my dad, but he was also my best friend and he made me who I am in the horse world'

'He was my dad, but he was also my best friend and he made me who I am in the horse world'

'Like all powerful businessmen, he liked to be in the winner's enclosure - and that's the type of owner any trainer wants!'

'Like all powerful businessmen, he liked to be in the winner's enclosure - and that's the type of owner any trainer wants!'

'An astute judge and an excellent investigative journalist' - fond recollections of John Garnsey of the Daily Express

'An astute judge and an excellent investigative journalist' - fond recollections of John Garnsey of the Daily Express

'He loved racing and the job he did - and he was very good at it' - Timeform writer Geoff Greetham fondly remembered

'He loved racing and the job he did - and he was very good at it' - Timeform writer Geoff Greetham fondly remembered

Sir Mark Prescott remembers his friend after death aged 88 - a much-loved amateur jockey who was a true daredevil

Sir Mark Prescott remembers his friend after death aged 88 - a much-loved amateur jockey who was a true daredevil

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