Lambourn conditional Jeff Kear was born on September 10, 1957, and rode for Marshalla Salaman and Miss A. King.
He rode his first winner, Falcon's Boy, at Hereford in 1977: his best season was in 1978-79 when he rode seven winners.
This included a win on Kirov in Newbury's Chequers Opportunity Handicap Hurdle on November 15.