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Thursday September 22, 1960
After her excellent performance when second to Lilanje at Wolverhampton a week earlier, Tyne Star was well backed for the Stamford Selling Handicap at Lincoln (below).
The confidence was not misplaced for Tyne Star got up in practically the last stride to snatch a short head victory.
After Zip Goes A Million had set the pace for half a mile, Bobby Belcher went on, but inside the final furlong John Maloney brought Tyne Star with a perfectly timed run to hold off the renewed challenge of Piggott and Grand Jury.
Tyne Star was bought privately from his breeder, Mr Barnet, by E. Duffy, and was then sold on for 150 guineas to Mr J. H. Georgeson, a Liverpool garage proprietor and the horse has now won six times for him.
Tyne Star was beautifully handled by John Maloney, a 20-year-old apprentice from Glasgow who is attached to E. Davey's Malton stable.
This was John's seventeenth winner since he took up riding two years ago.
John's first mount (according to my database) was on 100-8 shot Gledhill Boy for Ernie Davey at Beverley (the Hornsea Apprentice Plate) on Wednesday 13 August, 1958. He finished a very respectable second to Broken Brea (R. Boynston).
John enjoyed another good win when riding Night o'Love to victory at Ripon on Wednesday October 19, 1960.
On Saturday September 23, 1961, John rode Curtain Time for T. Robson in the Srathclyde Handicap Stakes at Hamilton Park.
John, whose nickname was Timmy, rode 22 winners in total. He was best man at the wedding of fellow jockey and best pal Brian Hedley.
After leaving racing he joined the merchant navy and ended up living in Canada where he has been for the past 30 years.
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