Anthony. Ivor

Ivor won the 1904 National Hunt Chase on Timothy Titus and was the leading amateur that year.

Turning professional, he became Champion Jockey in 1912. In 1906, he rode five winners at Pembroke. After a bad fall from Tedney at Ludlow in 1924, he was compelled to retire.

A confirmed bachelor, always neat, precise and punctual, he became assistant trainer to the Hon. Aubrey Hastings at Wroughton, near Swindon, taking over the licence in 1929 when Hastings died.

He then proceeded to win two Grand Nationals (Royal Mail and Kellsboro' Jack), the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Morse Code, the Champion Hurdle (Chenango), three Welsh Grand Nationals, the Champion Chase and the Scottish Grand National. He also trained Brown Jack, who won the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot an incredible six times, from 1929 to 1934. Brown Jack had a passion for cheese sandwiches.

Ivor also trained the mare Blue Vision, who won the Northumberland Plate in 1934 and the Chester Cup in 1934.

Ivor continued training until 1953, when he handed over to Peter Hastings-Bass, Aubrey's son.

He always considered Kellsboro' Jack the greatest Aintree jumper he had ever known. When, after WW2 and attending Saratoga races, Ivor would visit the horse's grave in the Adirondack Hills.