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It was not on the racecourse that this gallant cavalier died from a broken neck, but whilst out schooling a hunter near his home in October 23, 1986. He was 58.
Bill left a wife, Jane, and four children. He had married Jane (Glazebrook) in October, 1953.
William Anthony Tellwight, born 13 February, 1928, had retired in triumph just three years earlier when winning the North Staffs members' race on Rathlek.On the racecourse proper, his greatest wins had come in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup (Trunk Hall, 1966) and, when riding Nicolaus Silver, (left) the 1961 Kim Muir at Cheltenham.
In the 1962 running of the Royal Artillery, Bill - riding Condor - was much inconvenienced by a broken collar bone sustained ten days earlier at the Military meeting when riding Blue Marlin. He still finished second, beaten just three quarters of a length by Pax Vobis.
Bill, in the words of John Oaksey, was 'tough, cheerfully resolute and extremely difficult to dislodge'.
His first winner had come at Birmingham in 1950 when riding Bright Daw.
In the 1956/57 season, Bill rode nine winners, a very acceptable number for an amateur.
After his untimely death, a race was named after him in his honour (left).
His passion was horses - when asked, he gave his main recreation as 'hunting'.
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