Jeff Kear

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.