Thomas Green
Thomas Green
Thomas Green
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Northern-based National Hunt jockey Thomas Green rode 22 winners over jumps between 1901 and 1903.
Northern-based National Hunt jockey Thomas Green rode 22 winners over jumps between 1901 and 1903.
He had his first success when Whiteboy II won the Yorkshire Chase at Catterick Bridge by ten lengths on April 11, 1901. Leading northern amateur Bob Harper, who rode the runner-up, Dobbie, objected to the winner on the grounds that ‘he went on the wrong side of a post’ but this was overruled.
He had his first success when Whiteboy II won the Yorkshire Chase at Catterick Bridge by ten lengths on April 11, 1901. Leading northern amateur Bob Harper, who rode the runner-up, Dobbie, objected to the winner on the grounds that ‘he went on the wrong side of a post’ but this was overruled.
Over the course of the next 30 months, Thomas enjoyed plenty of success on northern courses, twice riding a double at Cartmel’s traditional Whit Monday fixture. He completed the course, albeit a distant fifth and last, on Coolgardie in the 1903 Scottish Grand National at Bogside. His last victory was on Killerby, an eight-length winner of the Durham Chase at Shincliffe on October 14, 1903.
Over the course of the next 30 months, Thomas enjoyed plenty of success on northern courses, twice riding a double at Cartmel’s traditional Whit Monday fixture. He completed the course, albeit a distant fifth and last, on Coolgardie in the 1903 Scottish Grand National at Bogside. His last victory was on Killerby, an eight-length winner of the Durham Chase at Shincliffe on October 14, 1903.
All bar his final success was achieved on just six horses, and it was one of those, the chaser Thurifer, that he had his last ride when unplaced in the Haydock Park Handicap Chase at that course on December 18, 1903.
All bar his final success was achieved on just six horses, and it was one of those, the chaser Thurifer, that he had his last ride when unplaced in the Haydock Park Handicap Chase at that course on December 18, 1903.
Thomas Green’s winners were, in chronological order:
Thomas Green’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Whiteboy II, Catterick Bridge, April 11, 1901
1. Whiteboy II, Catterick Bridge, April 11, 1901
2. Whiteboy II, Hexham, May 1, 1901
2. Whiteboy II, Hexham, May 1, 1901
3. Coolgardie, Catterick Bridge, April 3, 1902
3. Coolgardie, Catterick Bridge, April 3, 1902
4. Bloomer, Hexham, April 30, 1902
4. Bloomer, Hexham, April 30, 1902
5. Bloomer, Southwell, May 12, 1902
5. Bloomer, Southwell, May 12, 1902
6. Coolgardie, Southwell, May 13, 1902
6. Coolgardie, Southwell, May 13, 1902
7. Merry Shields, Cartmel, May 19, 1902
7. Merry Shields, Cartmel, May 19, 1902
8. Bloomer, Cartmel, May 19, 1902
8. Bloomer, Cartmel, May 19, 1902
9. Merry Shields, Nottingham, May 26, 1902
9. Merry Shields, Nottingham, May 26, 1902
10. Cockenhaugh, Haydock Park, December 17, 1902
10. Cockenhaugh, Haydock Park, December 17, 1902
11. Thurifer, Hamilton Park, January 2, 1903
11. Thurifer, Hamilton Park, January 2, 1903
12. Merry Shields, Nottingham, February 2, 1903
12. Merry Shields, Nottingham, February 2, 1903
13. Thurifer, Nottingham, February 3, 1903
13. Thurifer, Nottingham, February 3, 1903
14. Coolgardie, Doncaster, February 9, 1903
14. Coolgardie, Doncaster, February 9, 1903
15. Merry Shields, Doncaster, February 10, 1903
15. Merry Shields, Doncaster, February 10, 1903
16. Coolgardie, Derby, March 16, 1903
16. Coolgardie, Derby, March 16, 1903
17. Thurifer, Shincliffe, March 18, 1903
17. Thurifer, Shincliffe, March 18, 1903
18. Thurifer, Grindon Hunt, April 8, 1903
18. Thurifer, Grindon Hunt, April 8, 1903
19. Cockenhaugh, Wetherby, April 13, 1903
19. Cockenhaugh, Wetherby, April 13, 1903
20. Cockenhaugh, Cartmel, June 1, 1903
20. Cockenhaugh, Cartmel, June 1, 1903
21. Thurifer, Cartmel, June 1, 1903
21. Thurifer, Cartmel, June 1, 1903
22. Killerby, Shincliffe, October 14, 1903
22. Killerby, Shincliffe, October 14, 1903
Thomas Green's first win: Whiteboy II, Catterick Bridge, April 11, 1901
Thomas Green's first win: Whiteboy II, Catterick Bridge, April 11, 1901