Llewellyn Jones

Llewellyn Jones

Article by Alan Trout

Llewellyn Jones rode two winners under National Hunt rules, although they were 11 years apart, and he only got one of those victories in the stewards’ room. 

At Hexham on October 16, 1930, Dredger, ridden by Paddy Powell, finished first past the post in the Petrel Handicap Hurdle, beating Llewellyn on Peardrop by half a length. The owner of the runner-up objected on the grounds that the winner had run at an unauthorised meeting. The local stewards believed there was insufficient evidence to overturn the result, but the stewards of the National Hunt Committee thought differently and duly disqualified Dredger. Peardrop thereby won his first race at his fourth attempt, while Llewellyn had his win over jumps. 

He held a licence until the 1932/33 season but returned several years later to land the Boston Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby on November 29, 1941 aboard Slip In. Trained by Billy Hammett at Beverley, Slip In beat Kilnaglory, ridden by the good amateur Peter Vaux, by five lengths. There were three more outings for the pairing, including two placed efforts, before National Hunt racing was halted in March 1942 for the duration of the war.

Llewellyn renewed his licence when jumping resumed in January 1945 and kept it until the 1946/47 season but rode no more winners.