Tebbutt, Michael

Born at Chester-Le-Street, Co Durham, on January 30, 1966, Michael John Tebbutt was apprenticed to Chris Thornton.Michael - height 5ft 9ins - started life as a jumps jockey: his first winner was Platinum Blond at Cartmel in 1984.

In 2007, he suffered a serious shoulder injury after a fall from Cockney Rebel at Geoff Huffer's Newmarket yard on February 17, which forced him to retire.

He rode over 500 winners worldwide including Tomba in the 1998 Cork & Orrery  Stakes.

Article courtesy Chas Hammond

Colour photo, right, courtesy Chris Pitt