Born on February 18, 1951, Maurice Allen Barnes served his apprenticeship with his father, Tommy, who was on board Ken Oliver's Wyndburgh when he chased home Fred Winter on Kilmore in the 1962 Grand National.
Maurice's first winner was Proud King at Hexham on September 27, 1969.
Maurice temporarily became a household name when going one better than his father when winning the 1979 National on bottom-weight Rubstic, Scotland's only winner of the Aintree marathon.
Rubstic had been bought by Peter Carver for just 600 guineas. The first prize that day was £40,506 - a handsome profit! Carver had quite an eye for Aintree horses having also 'discovered' National winners Highland Wedding (1969) and Rag Trade (1976).
Before his great victory, Maurice's father said to him; 'Make sure you walk the course!' But he didn't, yet still managed to drive the 10-year-old Rubstic up racing's most famous run-in to beat Zongalero by a length and a half.
Looking back, Maurice said; 'The fences were much bigger in my time. Becher's Brook has now been practically filled in. I steered a course in the middle of the track and it worked well. Rubstic only made one little mistake at the fence before Becher's. I knew we had the race won jumping the last.'
Rubstic, which had its first race on October 2 1972, was trained by John Leadbetter; the horse remained with him throughout his retirement.
When, aged 26, Rubstic died, John buried the old horse at the top of his drive. He said; 'We salute him as we pass by.' John had a plaque made for his headstone, and Kelso named a race after him.
On November 12, 1975, Maurice married Anne Millican. She gave him two children, Stuart Allen and Angela Catherine.
Maurice, riding Quick Reply, was seen to his greatest advantage when winning the 1972 Scottish Grand National. Maurice lost his irons at the final fence yet still managed to force a win at the line.
It was in this year that he also won the Johnnie Walker Hurdle.
After a bad fall at Cartmel, Maurice was advised to retire. He agreed to, but only after one more race.
On the day of the 1995 Grand National, he was one of ten jockeys former Grand National jockeys who took part in a six-furlong charity race. Riding Chinour, his last ride ever, Maurice won.
Hanging up his saddle, Maurice turned to training and operated from Tarnside, Farlam, Brampton in Cumbria.
With his racing days behind him, Maurice - with the help of the Injured Jockeys Fund - gained his HGV licence to work as a lorry driver. Later, he and his wife Anne opened a bed and breakfast in their six-bedroom farmhouse in Penrith. In 1999, the family moved to a 180-acre sheep farm in Cumbria where Maurice opened a stable for 25 horses.
Maurice had just three rides in the National, all on Rubstic.
Biggest winners:
1972: Scottish Grand National - Quick Reply
1972: Eider Chase - Fair Vulgan
1979: Grand National - Rubstic
