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Mandy Harrison
Mandy Harrison
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Mandy Rose Harrison rode over jumps for three seasons in the mid-1980s and won four races.
Mandy Rose Harrison rode over jumps for three seasons in the mid-1980s and won four races.
She was a conditional jockey based with Roy Robinson, who trained near Scarborough, and had her first win at Carlisle on October 21, 1983, when the nine-year-old Swift Albany, owned and trained by Robinson, took the lead two fences from home and held on to take the Oxton Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase by a length and a half.
She was a conditional jockey based with Roy Robinson, who trained near Scarborough, and had her first win at Carlisle on October 21, 1983, when the nine-year-old Swift Albany, owned and trained by Robinson, took the lead two fences from home and held on to take the Oxton Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase by a length and a half.
The combination were placed in three of their next four starts before being gifted a walkover at Hexham on December 7 for the Priestpopple Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
The combination were placed in three of their next four starts before being gifted a walkover at Hexham on December 7 for the Priestpopple Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
After finishing fifth of ten starters at Newcastle on December 28, Mandy and Swift Albany recorded their third win of the season when again taking the lead two fences from home and beating Flittermere by three lengths in the Daleside Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase at Nottingham on January 9, 1984.
After finishing fifth of ten starters at Newcastle on December 28, Mandy and Swift Albany recorded their third win of the season when again taking the lead two fences from home and beating Flittermere by three lengths in the Daleside Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase at Nottingham on January 9, 1984.
Despite those three victories, albeit one of them a walkover, senior jockeys Phil Tuck and Seamus O’Neill took over on Swift Albany, but with no success. Mandy was reunited with the horse on November 27, 1984, and won her final race when Swift Albany led all the way and beat Victory Prize by four lengths in the Harrogate Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase. They had one more start together but it ended in anti-climax when Mandy was unseated.
Despite those three victories, albeit one of them a walkover, senior jockeys Phil Tuck and Seamus O’Neill took over on Swift Albany, but with no success. Mandy was reunited with the horse on November 27, 1984, and won her final race when Swift Albany led all the way and beat Victory Prize by four lengths in the Harrogate Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase. They had one more start together but it ended in anti-climax when Mandy was unseated.
Her final ride was on Midge Home, finishing a tailed off last of 24 in the Market Rasen N.H. Flat Race on April 19, 1985.
Her final ride was on Midge Home, finishing a tailed off last of 24 in the Market Rasen N.H. Flat Race on April 19, 1985.
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