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Mark Palmer
Mark Palmer
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Mark Palmer made a promising start to his career over jumps with eight wins in less than 15 months, but that was as far as it went. He had the good fortune to be a conditional jockey with Josh Gifford, one of the most successful jump jockeys/trainers of the last half of the 20th century.
Mark Palmer made a promising start to his career over jumps with eight wins in less than 15 months, but that was as far as it went. He had the good fortune to be a conditional jockey with Josh Gifford, one of the most successful jump jockeys/trainers of the last half of the 20th century.
Mark’s first winner on what might have been his first ride was at Cheltenham on October 6, 1983, when Tudor Jester took the lead four from home and won the Grunwick N. H. Flat Race by three lengths.
Mark’s first winner on what might have been his first ride was at Cheltenham on October 6, 1983, when Tudor Jester took the lead four from home and won the Grunwick N. H. Flat Race by three lengths.
His second victory on March 17, 1984, was to be his biggest. At Lingfield he won the Daily Mirror Conditional Jockeys’ Championship Handicap Chase Final, worth over £4,300 to the winner. His mount was the eight-year-old Bold Yeoman, on whom he took the lead at the last and held the challenge of Fire Drill, the mount of future Grand National-winning jockey Brendan Powell, by half a length.
His second victory on March 17, 1984, was to be his biggest. At Lingfield he won the Daily Mirror Conditional Jockeys’ Championship Handicap Chase Final, worth over £4,300 to the winner. His mount was the eight-year-old Bold Yeoman, on whom he took the lead at the last and held the challenge of Fire Drill, the mount of future Grand National-winning jockey Brendan Powell, by half a length.
Although Mark may have had just three rides during that 1983/84 campaign, winning on two of them, he blossomed the following season with over 40 mounts and six victories, including a double at Wincanton on Boxing Day, the second of which was on Another Duke in the Harry Dufosee Handicap Chase. However, those two wins turned out to be the last of Mark’s career.
Although Mark may have had just three rides during that 1983/84 campaign, winning on two of them, he blossomed the following season with over 40 mounts and six victories, including a double at Wincanton on Boxing Day, the second of which was on Another Duke in the Harry Dufosee Handicap Chase. However, those two wins turned out to be the last of Mark’s career.
His final ride was in one of the season’s biggest races, the Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown on April 27, 1985. His mount, the 12-year-old Shady Deal, was considered good enough to run in the Grand National, where he had unseated Richard Rowe at the third fence. He fared a little better at Sandown, reaching the 18th fence before Mark pulled him up.
His final ride was in one of the season’s biggest races, the Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown on April 27, 1985. His mount, the 12-year-old Shady Deal, was considered good enough to run in the Grand National, where he had unseated Richard Rowe at the third fence. He fared a little better at Sandown, reaching the 18th fence before Mark pulled him up.
Mark Palmer’s winners were, in chronological order:
Mark Palmer’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Tudor Jester, Cheltenham, October 6, 1983
1. Tudor Jester, Cheltenham, October 6, 1983
2. Bold Yeoman, Lingfield Park, March 17, 1984
2. Bold Yeoman, Lingfield Park, March 17, 1984
3. Moon Dreamer, Huntingdon,, September 21, 1984
3. Moon Dreamer, Huntingdon,, September 21, 1984
4. Our Fun, Cheltenham, October 10, 1984
4. Our Fun, Cheltenham, October 10, 1984
5. Lucky Rascal, Sandown Park, November 30, 1984
5. Lucky Rascal, Sandown Park, November 30, 1984
6. Bold Yeoman, Lingfield Park, December 8, 1984
6. Bold Yeoman, Lingfield Park, December 8, 1984
7. Camebelle, Wincanton, December 26, 1984
7. Camebelle, Wincanton, December 26, 1984
8. Another Duke, Wincanton, December 26, 1984
8. Another Duke, Wincanton, December 26, 1984
Mark Palmer's second winner - Bold Yeoman at Lingfield on March 17 1893 - was his biggest.
Mark rode a double at Wincanton on December 26, 1984. Came belle and Another Duke were to be his last two winners, giving him a total of eight victories over the jumps.
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