Former jockey and trainer dies aged 83

Herbert Jones, who rode Signification to win the Ebor Handicap in 1952 and went on to become a successful trainer in Malton, died on Tuesday aged 83.

Jones was born in Norton-on-Tees in 1933 and his first winner was Flannery at Pontefract in 1949. His first big win came two years later when as a 3lb claimer he partnered Companion Way for professional gambler Alex Bird to win the Carlisle Bell.

His best season as a rider came in 1952 when he rode 17 winners, including the Ebor Handicap on Signification and the Ayr Gold Cup on Vatellus, both of whom were owned by Bird.