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Trevor Richard Wall, of 62, Severn Way, Cressage, Shrewsbury, was born on October 11, 1956, and served a five-year apprenticeship with Freddie Maxwell, the Lambourn trainer, who sent out Pandofell to win three Gold Cups in 1961.
He had five rides on the Flat and rode one winner, Wickwell at Leicester on September 20, 1976. However, he soon became too heavy for the Flat and turned to jumping. He rode his first winner over hurdles on Appin at Market Rasen on Easter Monday, April 16, 1979.
One of his best wins came on Cashew King in the 1987 Victor Ludorum (left) run at Haydock Park on Saturday, March 7.
The 1988 Cheltenham Festival ended on a triumphant note for Trevor when he guided the same horse to victory in the highly competitive County Hurdle.
He had another very good ride when coming third on Jer in the Scottish Grand National.
But it wasn't all good news.
Trevor fell from his mount, Piaffsky, at Southwell on November 24, 1986, and was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.
Then, on November 7, 1988, punters besieged the Wolverhampton weighing room demanding that the first race should be declared void after nine of the eleven runners took the wrong course.
Trevor, who had eventually finished third after realizing his mistake, was fined £100 for failing to acquaint himself with the course layout.
The most winners he rode in a season was 14 in 1983-84.
In 1994, Trevor began training, sending out horses from his yard, Harton Manor, at Harton in Shropshire.
He met with very limited success.
On July 2, 1983, he married Jennifer Ann.
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