Louis Pinder
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
Louis Pinder was a successful northern apprentice in the mid-1960s, his victories including the Ripon Rowels and the Zetland Handicap.
Louis Pinder was a successful northern apprentice in the mid-1960s, his victories including the Ripon Rowels and the Zetland Handicap.
Louis Swanny Pinder was born in Pontefract on February 11, 1948. He served his apprenticeship with Ernie Davey at Malton and rode his first winner on Pride of Ennis in the five-furlong Dalton Holme Handicap at Beverley on May 1, 1965.
Louis Swanny Pinder was born in Pontefract on February 11, 1948. He served his apprenticeship with Ernie Davey at Malton and rode his first winner on Pride of Ennis in the five-furlong Dalton Holme Handicap at Beverley on May 1, 1965.
He went on to ride eleven winners that year, the highlight being a short head victory on Sam Hall’s Rayballe in the historic Ripon Rowels Handicap on August Bank Holiday Monday, getting up in the last stride to collar long-time reigning ‘Cock of the North’ Edward Hide on Baranof. (Ripon was once famous for its spurs and spur rowels, after which the race was named, the winning owner traditionally receiving a silver replica of a Ripon spur, once praised by royalty, and by the
He went on to ride eleven winners that year, the highlight being a short head victory on Sam Hall’s Rayballe in the historic Ripon Rowels Handicap on August Bank Holiday Monday, getting up in the last stride to collar long-time reigning ‘Cock of the North’ Edward Hide on Baranof. (Ripon was once famous for its spurs and spur rowels, after which the race was named, the winning owner traditionally receiving a silver replica of a Ripon spur, once praised by royalty, and by the
ancient saying: “As true as Ripon rowels”. It is still run today on Ripon’s August Bank Holiday Monday card.) Incidentally, the date of that race was August 30, with 1965 being the first year that the traditional August Bank Holiday was moved from the first Monday of the month to the last Monday.
ancient saying: “As true as Ripon rowels”. It is still run today on Ripon’s August Bank Holiday Monday card.) Incidentally, the date of that race was August 30, with 1965 being the first year that the traditional August Bank Holiday was moved from the first Monday of the month to the last Monday.
Louis Pinder’s services were very much in demand by northern trainers in 1966, when he rode 16 winners from 221 mounts. They included three high profile victories during the month of May, namely the Sledmere Handicap on Palmabar at York’s Dante Meeting (May 12),
Louis Pinder’s services were very much in demand by northern trainers in 1966, when he rode 16 winners from 221 mounts. They included three high profile victories during the month of May, namely the Sledmere Handicap on Palmabar at York’s Dante Meeting (May 12),
Thirsk’s Rose of England Stakes on Cupola (May 18), both for Beverley trainer Pat Taylor, and Doncaster’s Zetland Handicap (May 30) on Albert Bacon’s 20/1 outsider Bobsbest, on whom he again short-headed a horse ridden by Edward Hide, Candid Picture this time.
Thirsk’s Rose of England Stakes on Cupola (May 18), both for Beverley trainer Pat Taylor, and Doncaster’s Zetland Handicap (May 30) on Albert Bacon’s 20/1 outsider Bobsbest, on whom he again short-headed a horse ridden by Edward Hide, Candid Picture this time.
Louis had a couple of rides at Dublin’s Phoenix Park at the start of the 1967 campaign, winning a two-year-old maiden on Mick Connolly’s colt Hard Core. However, despite that encouraging start, his tally of winners in Britain that year dropped to just six, the last of them being on Ernie Davey’s two-year-old filly Royal Lorna in the Montrose Selling Plate at Edinburgh on September 19, 1967. That proved to be the final winner of his British career.
Louis had a couple of rides at Dublin’s Phoenix Park at the start of the 1967 campaign, winning a two-year-old maiden on Mick Connolly’s colt Hard Core. However, despite that encouraging start, his tally of winners in Britain that year dropped to just six, the last of them being on Ernie Davey’s two-year-old filly Royal Lorna in the Montrose Selling Plate at Edinburgh on September 19, 1967. That proved to be the final winner of his British career.