Born in 1899, Jack Pearce had three wins under National Hunt rules during the 1920s.
His first ride at Wincanton on October 7, 1922, did not go well, for his mount Royal Venturer fell in the Somerset Selling Hurdle. At least Jasck was in good company, for the four-year-old had also fallen on his previous start when partnered by Grand National-winning jockey Bryan Bletsoe.
Just six days later Jack had his first victory when Blue Ball landed the Juvenile Selling Hurdle at Ludlow, beating the odds-on favourite Rosemount, partnered by Arthur Smith, by three lengths.
Despite this success, Jack had to wait almost three years for his next winner. Finally, at the Isle of Wight meeting on September 23, 1925, he landed the Brightstone Juvenile Hurdle by a distance on St Di. They only had two opponents; one ran out, while the other, Firecracker, fell but was remounted by Monty Rayson to finish second.
Jack ended that day with a fall, but 24 hours later he was back in the Isle of Wight’s winner’s enclosure courtesy of 11-year-old Nothing On in the Carisbrooke Selling Chase. Again, they faced just two rivals but this time they both finished without mishap, with Nothing On beasting The Star by four lengths.
Jack had been placed on both on Nothing On’s last two starts but the gelding was sold after the race and he did not get chance to ride him again.
He was reunited with St Di for what proved to be his final ride, when unplaced in the Cardiff Juvenile Hurdle at that course on October 7, 1925.