Richard Percival
Manchester-born Richard Percival was apprenticed to Harry Hall and scored his biggest success in the 1881 Ebor Handicap on Mother Shipton.
Manchester-born Richard Percival was apprenticed to Harry Hall and scored his biggest success in the 1881 Ebor Handicap on Mother Shipton.
In 1892 he was jailed for three months for petty theft in Manchester. His life went downhill from then on, including a failed marriage.
In 1892 he was jailed for three months for petty theft in Manchester. His life went downhill from then on, including a failed marriage.
He died in March 1914 at the Crumpsall Workhouse Hospital, aged 52 (some sources say 50) and was buried in Philips Park Cemetery in Manchester on March 17, 1914.
He died in March 1914 at the Crumpsall Workhouse Hospital, aged 52 (some sources say 50) and was buried in Philips Park Cemetery in Manchester on March 17, 1914.
Richard also won the following year's Doncaster Spring Handicap.
Richard also won the following year's Doncaster Spring Handicap.