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Ian Garner
Ian Garner
Ian Paul Garner rode under National Hunt rules for two seasons in the 1970s and had one win. Apprenticed to David Jermy, he finished last on his first ride in public aboard Rose Of France in the Whitley Chapel Selling Handicap Hurdle at Hexham on September 6, 1976.
Ian Paul Garner rode under National Hunt rules for two seasons in the 1970s and had one win. Apprenticed to David Jermy, he finished last on his first ride in public aboard Rose Of France in the Whitley Chapel Selling Handicap Hurdle at Hexham on September 6, 1976.
The partnership fared a little better on their next start, finishing fourth, before the more experienced Gerry Faulkner took over for one ride without success. Ian then regained the ride and, following an unplaced effort at Kelso on October 16, finally came good at Hexham four days later, when Rose Of France held off the strong challenge of David Turnbull’s mount Crown Hotel to take the Sunniside Opportunity Selling Hurdle by a short head.
The partnership fared a little better on their next start, finishing fourth, before the more experienced Gerry Faulkner took over for one ride without success. Ian then regained the ride and, following an unplaced effort at Kelso on October 16, finally came good at Hexham four days later, when Rose Of France held off the strong challenge of David Turnbull’s mount Crown Hotel to take the Sunniside Opportunity Selling Hurdle by a short head.
There was no bid for the winner at the post-race auction. Probably the most memorable thing about the contest, other than it being Ian Garner’s sole success, was that it marked the final racecourse appearance in the long career of 17-year-old Adelphi, who started the 33/1 outsider of the field but ran respectably to finish fourth.
There was no bid for the winner at the post-race auction. Probably the most memorable thing about the contest, other than it being Ian Garner’s sole success, was that it marked the final racecourse appearance in the long career of 17-year-old Adelphi, who started the 33/1 outsider of the field but ran respectably to finish fourth.
That one win was as good as it got for Ian. The only time he got his picture in the papers was when unseated from Saint Just as the last flight in the Durham Ranger Novices’ Hurdle at Ascot on January 14, 1978. The first race on Ascot’s Saturday card, it was covered on the BBC’s Grandstand programme. Not only did a photo of Ian being unseated appear in Monday’s Daily Mirror, but there was also a four-frame photo in the Sporting Life showing various stages of him and his mount parting company.
That one win was as good as it got for Ian. The only time he got his picture in the papers was when unseated from Saint Just as the last flight in the Durham Ranger Novices’ Hurdle at Ascot on January 14, 1978. The first race on Ascot’s Saturday card, it was covered on the BBC’s Grandstand programme. Not only did a photo of Ian being unseated appear in Monday’s Daily Mirror, but there was also a four-frame photo in the Sporting Life showing various stages of him and his mount parting company.
It was the fifth time Ian had ridden Saint Just, the only time they had been placed being when trailing home last of three runners, beaten a total of 38 lengths, in the Golden Miller Pattern Hurdle at Leicester five days before the Ascot race.
It was the fifth time Ian had ridden Saint Just, the only time they had been placed being when trailing home last of three runners, beaten a total of 38 lengths, in the Golden Miller Pattern Hurdle at Leicester five days before the Ascot race.
He did not continue for much longer, having his final ride at Stratford on June 2, 1978, when Meads Manor finished fifth of 13 in the Jim Slater Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.
He did not continue for much longer, having his final ride at Stratford on June 2, 1978, when Meads Manor finished fifth of 13 in the Jim Slater Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.
Thanks to Alan Trout for providing the majority of this article.
Thanks to Alan Trout for providing the majority of this article.
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