Ian Jenkinson
1952 - 2018
1952 - 2018
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
Flat jockey Ian Peter Jenkinson was born on August 20, 1952, and was apprenticed to Ron Smyth at Epsom. He rode his first winner on Smyth’s two-year-old Another Fiddler at Windsor on May 8, 1973.
Flat jockey Ian Peter Jenkinson was born on August 20, 1952, and was apprenticed to Ron Smyth at Epsom. He rode his first winner on Smyth’s two-year-old Another Fiddler at Windsor on May 8, 1973.
He then rode three more winners in the space of eight days, all for Smyth and all in apprentice races, on Clocked at Salisbury, Sad And Saucy at Bath, and Maire Rua at Goodwood.
He then rode three more winners in the space of eight days, all for Smyth and all in apprentice races, on Clocked at Salisbury, Sad And Saucy at Bath, and Maire Rua at Goodwood.
He also formed a highly successful association that year with Smyth’s smart juvenile colt Sin Y Sin, winning five times from six starts. Beginning with a Folkestone maiden victory on July 3, they went on to land four nurseries, at Newmarket, Salisbury, Goodwood and culminating in the valuable Tattersall Nursery at Newmarket on October 19.
He also formed a highly successful association that year with Smyth’s smart juvenile colt Sin Y Sin, winning five times from six starts. Beginning with a Folkestone maiden victory on July 3, they went on to land four nurseries, at Newmarket, Salisbury, Goodwood and culminating in the valuable Tattersall Nursery at Newmarket on October 19.
Eight days after that second Newmarket victory, Ian scored his biggest success aboard Only
Eight days after that second Newmarket victory, Ian scored his biggest success aboard Only
For Jo in the Manchester (November) Handicap at Doncaster on October 27, 1973.
For Jo in the Manchester (November) Handicap at Doncaster on October 27, 1973.
It was an excellent first season, yielding 11 winners from 57 rides, but he was unable to replicate that level of success thereafter. Three perfectly respectable years followed, registering eight winners in 1974, seven in 1975, and seven again in 1976, the year in which he came out of his apprenticeship, but afterwards his seasonal totals remained in lower single figures, even though he averaged over 100 rides a year.
It was an excellent first season, yielding 11 winners from 57 rides, but he was unable to replicate that level of success thereafter. Three perfectly respectable years followed, registering eight winners in 1974, seven in 1975, and seven again in 1976, the year in which he came out of his apprenticeship, but afterwards his seasonal totals remained in lower single figures, even though he averaged over 100 rides a year.
Ian Jenkinson was a decent lightweight journeyman jockey, able to go to scale at 7st 7lb, whose services remained in demand until the late 1980s, particularly from Epsom trainers such as his old ‘guvnor’ Ron Smyth and Mick Haynes.
Ian Jenkinson was a decent lightweight journeyman jockey, able to go to scale at 7st 7lb, whose services remained in demand until the late 1980s, particularly from Epsom trainers such as his old ‘guvnor’ Ron Smyth and Mick Haynes.
Ian Jenkinson died on August 24, 2018, aged 66. His funeral service took place at Lincoln Cemetery on October 8.
Ian Jenkinson died on August 24, 2018, aged 66. His funeral service took place at Lincoln Cemetery on October 8.