Simon Packe-Drury-Lowe
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
When I was a lad in the early 1960s I began thinking up tipping systems. I’d seen all the newspaper tipsters’ adverts but they all looked the same. I wanted something that was different. Then I came up with an idea which, at the time, seemed perfectly logical.
When I was a lad in the early 1960s I began thinking up tipping systems. I’d seen all the newspaper tipsters’ adverts but they all looked the same. I wanted something that was different. Then I came up with an idea which, at the time, seemed perfectly logical.
I focussed on amateur riders. It occurred to me that those with double-barrelled names must be posher. Therefore, they’d have more money. Therefore, they’d be able to afford better horses to ride. Therefore, they’d win more races. There was a certain logic to that, I think you’ll agree.
I focussed on amateur riders. It occurred to me that those with double-barrelled names must be posher. Therefore, they’d have more money. Therefore, they’d be able to afford better horses to ride. Therefore, they’d win more races. There was a certain logic to that, I think you’ll agree.
Unfortunately, the system didn’t work as well as I’d hoped. The likes of Sub-Lt J. A. S. Mackenzie-Grieve, Mr P. A. T. Harrison-Sleap, and Captain C. J. Clendon-Haycraft did not ride many winners. None in fact.
Unfortunately, the system didn’t work as well as I’d hoped. The likes of Sub-Lt J. A. S. Mackenzie-Grieve, Mr P. A. T. Harrison-Sleap, and Captain C. J. Clendon-Haycraft did not ride many winners. None in fact.
One who did was Mr S. J. P. Drury-Lowe. He won three races, all of them on a horse called Tiger Tim, owned and trained by W. R. Wallwin (not to be confused with Walwyn) somewhere near Peterborough.
One who did was Mr S. J. P. Drury-Lowe. He won three races, all of them on a horse called Tiger Tim, owned and trained by W. R. Wallwin (not to be confused with Walwyn) somewhere near Peterborough.
His full name, I later discovered, was Simon Jasper Packe-Drury-Lowe. It was actually a triple-barrelled name, thereby providing even greater resonance for being on the ‘posh’ list. However, the form book and the newspapers just listed him as ‘Mr S. Drury-Lowe’. He appeared under his full name in the 1963 edition of Directory of the Turf as a permit trainer, based at Home Farm, Prestwold, Loughborough, in Leicestershire.
His full name, I later discovered, was Simon Jasper Packe-Drury-Lowe. It was actually a triple-barrelled name, thereby providing even greater resonance for being on the ‘posh’ list. However, the form book and the newspapers just listed him as ‘Mr S. Drury-Lowe’. He appeared under his full name in the 1963 edition of Directory of the Turf as a permit trainer, based at Home Farm, Prestwold, Loughborough, in Leicestershire.
Simon was born on May 10, 1938, the second son of John Drury Boteler Packe-Drury-Lowe (1905-60) and his second wife, the former Penelope Mary Packe, daughter of Sir Edward Hussey Packe, KBE.
Simon was born on May 10, 1938, the second son of John Drury Boteler Packe-Drury-Lowe (1905-60) and his second wife, the former Penelope Mary Packe, daughter of Sir Edward Hussey Packe, KBE.
Prestwold Hall was the historical seat of the Packe family. After the death of Major Robert Packe, one-time aide-de-camp to King George III, in the Battle of Waterloo, the hall passed to his nephew George Hussey Packe, who held the hall until his death in 1874. It eventually passed to the Drury-Lowe family in 1936 when Penelope Packe married John Drury-Lowe. John duly adopted the additional surname of Packe, hence the triple-barrelled surname.
Prestwold Hall was the historical seat of the Packe family. After the death of Major Robert Packe, one-time aide-de-camp to King George III, in the Battle of Waterloo, the hall passed to his nephew George Hussey Packe, who held the hall until his death in 1874. It eventually passed to the Drury-Lowe family in 1936 when Penelope Packe married John Drury-Lowe. John duly adopted the additional surname of Packe, hence the triple-barrelled surname.
Simon achieved his first win on Tiger Tim in the Litcham Novices’ Chase at West Norfolk Hunt (now called Fakenham) on Whit Monday 1960. The form book refers to him on that occasion as plain ‘S. Lowe’. They won for the second time at Southwell in September 1960 and for the third and final time at Market Rasen in October 1961.
Simon achieved his first win on Tiger Tim in the Litcham Novices’ Chase at West Norfolk Hunt (now called Fakenham) on Whit Monday 1960. The form book refers to him on that occasion as plain ‘S. Lowe’. They won for the second time at Southwell in September 1960 and for the third and final time at Market Rasen in October 1961.
On June 23, 1962, Simon married Laura Julietta Maddocks Wright, elder daughter of Captain Leonard Arthur Herbert Wright, RN. He continued to have the occasional race ride and partnered Tiger Tim for the last time in public when bringing up the rear at Nottingham on February 4, 1964.
On June 23, 1962, Simon married Laura Julietta Maddocks Wright, elder daughter of Captain Leonard Arthur Herbert Wright, RN. He continued to have the occasional race ride and partnered Tiger Tim for the last time in public when bringing up the rear at Nottingham on February 4, 1964.
Simon Packe-Drury-Lowe died on May 15, 2015, aged 77. His funeral took place at St Andrew’s Church, Prestwold, 13 days later.
Simon Packe-Drury-Lowe died on May 15, 2015, aged 77. His funeral took place at St Andrew’s Church, Prestwold, 13 days later.
In remembrance, I belatedly tip my hat to him for adding a degree of credibility to my first betting ‘system’, predating the arrival of the more successful double-barrel named riders such as Jeremy Speid-Soote and, much, much later, Gold Cup-winning Sam Waley-Cohen.
In remembrance, I belatedly tip my hat to him for adding a degree of credibility to my first betting ‘system’, predating the arrival of the more successful double-barrel named riders such as Jeremy Speid-Soote and, much, much later, Gold Cup-winning Sam Waley-Cohen.
Simon Jasper Packe-Drury-Lowe, who died 15 May, 2015, aged 77, was a scion of the Drury-Lowe landed family of Locko Park, Derby. He was born 10 Feb, 1938, second son of John Drury Boteler Packe-Drury-Lowe, of Locko Park, co Derby (1905-60), by his second wife the former Penelope Mary Packe, daughter of Sir Edward Hussey Packe, KBE; married (i) 23 Jun 1962, Laura Julietta Maddocks Wright, elder daughter of the late Capt Leonard Arthur Herbert Wright, RN, of Saxelbye Park, Melton Mowbray, co Leicester; married (ii) Rita; he leaves issue, a daughter Alice Mary (from his 1st marriage), who was b 1963, and a son, Edward.
Simon Jasper Packe-Drury-Lowe, who died 15 May, 2015, aged 77, was a scion of the Drury-Lowe landed family of Locko Park, Derby. He was born 10 Feb, 1938, second son of John Drury Boteler Packe-Drury-Lowe, of Locko Park, co Derby (1905-60), by his second wife the former Penelope Mary Packe, daughter of Sir Edward Hussey Packe, KBE; married (i) 23 Jun 1962, Laura Julietta Maddocks Wright, elder daughter of the late Capt Leonard Arthur Herbert Wright, RN, of Saxelbye Park, Melton Mowbray, co Leicester; married (ii) Rita; he leaves issue, a daughter Alice Mary (from his 1st marriage), who was b 1963, and a son, Edward.
Simon Packe-Drury-Lowe’s three wins on Tiger Tim were:
Simon Packe-Drury-Lowe’s three wins on Tiger Tim were:
1. West Norfolk Hunt (Fakenham) May 28, 1960
1. West Norfolk Hunt (Fakenham) May 28, 1960
2. Southwell, September 5, 1960
2. Southwell, September 5, 1960
3. Market Rasen, October 14, 1961
3. Market Rasen, October 14, 1961
Horse-owner Simon often ran them at Cottenham. Here, in March 1964, his The Doc
Horse-owner Simon often ran them at Cottenham. Here, in March 1964, his The Doc
leads the field at the first fence of the open race
leads the field at the first fence of the open race
of the Cambridge University United Hunt's Club point-to-point meeting.
of the Cambridge University United Hunt's Club point-to-point meeting.