It's party time: many happy returns to these racing names

Jean Bishop (left) with her beloved Cue Card: turns 83 todayCredit: Edward Whitaker

Barclay Tagg 79
Trainer of Funny Cide & Showing Up

Scarlett Knipe 74
Joint-owner of Cobhall Court Stud

Jean Bishop 83
Owner of Mount Oscar & Cue Card

Debby Oxley 65
Joint-owner of Beautiful Pleasure & Monarchos

John Poynton 72
Owner of Browne’s Gazette & Landing Light

Jim Goldie 61
Trainer of Orientor & Hawkeyethenoo

Christopher Foster 70
Former Jockey Club executive director

Neil Mackenzie Ross 43
Clerk of the course in Bahrain

Steve Fisher 72
Joint-founder of Stan James bookmakers 1973

Colin Williams 70
Trainer of Sharp Reminder

Jedd O’Keeffe 48
Trainer of Shared Equity

Richard Russell 69
Chairman of the BHA licensing committee

Nick Skelton 59
Owner of Certainly Strong

Jason Ward 47
Middleham trainer

Malcolm Edwards 65
Former apprentice with John Prendergast

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Published on 29 December 2016inNews

Last updated 12:48, 29 December 2016

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