Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence was born on October 16, 1934 and was apprenticed to Bill Wightman.

His first winner was Royal Tournament at Wincanton on March 20, 1958.

Brian finished 16th in the 1963 Grand National on Blonde Warrior, his only ride in the race. 

His two best wins came in 1958 on The Bell in the Fred Withington Chase and on Oscar Wilde in the Welsh Grand National.

Brian had four brothers and four sisters and attended Woolston Secondary Modern School (opened 1957, closed 2012), Southampton.