Denis Greene
Denis Greene
Denis Greene
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Denis Joseph Greene rode two winners under National Hunt rules, albeit some nine years apart.
Denis Joseph Greene rode two winners under National Hunt rules, albeit some nine years apart.
He had his first success at Carlisle on Easter Monday, April 7, 1947, when St. Fechin won the Southwaite Handicap Chase. Of the five runners, one took no part, two fell, and Denis’s mount beat Ton Bon, ridden by his owner Mr Adam Calder, by two lengths.
He had his first success at Carlisle on Easter Monday, April 7, 1947, when St. Fechin won the Southwaite Handicap Chase. Of the five runners, one took no part, two fell, and Denis’s mount beat Ton Bon, ridden by his owner Mr Adam Calder, by two lengths.
Denis held a licence for two more seasons before relinquishing it but returned several years later to win a race at the opposite end of the country, the Harville Handicap Chase at Wye on March 5, 1956, aboard the six-year-old mare Blandford Colleen, trained by Frank McInnes Skinner near Norwich and owned by his wife. Denis kept the ride for the remainder of the season and managed one second place from three starts. In fact, those four mounts on Blandford Colleen were the only ones he had all that season.
Denis held a licence for two more seasons before relinquishing it but returned several years later to win a race at the opposite end of the country, the Harville Handicap Chase at Wye on March 5, 1956, aboard the six-year-old mare Blandford Colleen, trained by Frank McInnes Skinner near Norwich and owned by his wife. Denis kept the ride for the remainder of the season and managed one second place from three starts. In fact, those four mounts on Blandford Colleen were the only ones he had all that season.
He rode Blandford Colleen on her first two starts of the next campaign, finishing fifth at Hurst Park on October 22, then refusing at Wye seven days later. He relinquished his licence soon after.
He rode Blandford Colleen on her first two starts of the next campaign, finishing fifth at Hurst Park on October 22, then refusing at Wye seven days later. He relinquished his licence soon after.
Denis's first winner
Denis's first winner
His second winner
His second winner