Aaron Alan Bates rode his first winner, Shannon Express, at Ripon on September 1, 1990.
Ex-jockey Ian Wardle worked as his agent.
Living at 2, Brockhampton Road, Lambourn, Aaron found rides hard to come by though his average – 8 winners from 40 mounts – was quite decent.
He switched codes and became attached to Seamus Mullins' yard.
Aaron spent seven weeks in plaster with a broken ankle following a last hurdle fall from 33-1 outsider Daytona Beach
Eventually he retrained courtesy of the Injured Jockeys Fund. He took both computer and business training, before opening his own enterprise as a landscaper.
