Elmer Lloyd
Elmer Lloyd
Elmer Lloyd
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Elmer Lloyd rode four winners in the Flat in the 1920s before going on to have one success over jumps.
Elmer Lloyd rode four winners in the Flat in the 1920s before going on to have one success over jumps.
Apprenticed to former champion steeplechase jockey Percy Woodland, Elmer’s first win may well have also been his first ride on the Flat. This was at Birmingham on Easter Monday, March 28, 1921, when Regent’s Park landed the Decker Hill Maiden Plate, beating the odds-on favourite Stavropol, the mount of Edgar Crickmere, by a length and a half.
Apprenticed to former champion steeplechase jockey Percy Woodland, Elmer’s first win may well have also been his first ride on the Flat. This was at Birmingham on Easter Monday, March 28, 1921, when Regent’s Park landed the Decker Hill Maiden Plate, beating the odds-on favourite Stavropol, the mount of Edgar Crickmere, by a length and a half.
His second win came on August 2 of the following year, when 7-1 chance Turbit, trained by Percy Woodland, won the Apprentices’ Plate at Brighton, beating three rivals, despite carrying 2lb overweight at 5st 13lb. The seven-year-old was running on the Flat for the first time since October 1919 and beat Jim Dandy, ridden by Herbert Bryan, by five lengths. The runner-up carried 5st 6lb, the third-placed horse 5st 3lb, while the horse that finished last of the four runners shouldered topweight of 6st 4lb.
His second win came on August 2 of the following year, when 7-1 chance Turbit, trained by Percy Woodland, won the Apprentices’ Plate at Brighton, beating three rivals, despite carrying 2lb overweight at 5st 13lb. The seven-year-old was running on the Flat for the first time since October 1919 and beat Jim Dandy, ridden by Herbert Bryan, by five lengths. The runner-up carried 5st 6lb, the third-placed horse 5st 3lb, while the horse that finished last of the four runners shouldered topweight of 6st 4lb.
Elmer won his third race when four-year-old Warrain took the Ford Manor Welter Handicap at Lingfield Park on May 25, 1923, beating top jockey Charlie Elliott on Bucksie by a length.
Elmer won his third race when four-year-old Warrain took the Ford Manor Welter Handicap at Lingfield Park on May 25, 1923, beating top jockey Charlie Elliott on Bucksie by a length.
His last win on the Flat came three months later when another four-year-old, appropriately named Flat, landed the Bath Summer Handicap at that course on August 22. It was the winner’s first run of the season and the first time Elmer had ridden her.
His last win on the Flat came three months later when another four-year-old, appropriately named Flat, landed the Bath Summer Handicap at that course on August 22. It was the winner’s first run of the season and the first time Elmer had ridden her.
Just eight days later, he showed his versatility when winning his only race under National Hunt rules on Turbit. Having finished fourth with Elmer on board in an apprentices’ handicap on the Flat at Lewes in June, Turbit showed that he retained plenty of ability over jumps by taking the Kennford Selling Hurdle at Devon & Exeter, backing up a victory at Leicester earlier in the year under hurdle race specialist George Duller. Turbit was sold after the race to Captain Pigot-Moodie for 95 guineas.
Just eight days later, he showed his versatility when winning his only race under National Hunt rules on Turbit. Having finished fourth with Elmer on board in an apprentices’ handicap on the Flat at Lewes in June, Turbit showed that he retained plenty of ability over jumps by taking the Kennford Selling Hurdle at Devon & Exeter, backing up a victory at Leicester earlier in the year under hurdle race specialist George Duller. Turbit was sold after the race to Captain Pigot-Moodie for 95 guineas.
Sadly, Elmer failed to add to his five-winner tally. His final ride was on King’s Counsel, who finished unplaced in the Redstone Maiden Hurdle at Hawthorn Hill on March 19, 1929. He trained briefly after the war, based at Overton Hill Stables, Petworth, in Sussex, with a small string of half a dozen horses.
Sadly, Elmer failed to add to his five-winner tally. His final ride was on King’s Counsel, who finished unplaced in the Redstone Maiden Hurdle at Hawthorn Hill on March 19, 1929. He trained briefly after the war, based at Overton Hill Stables, Petworth, in Sussex, with a small string of half a dozen horses.
Elmer Lloyd’s winners were, in chronological order:
Elmer Lloyd’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Regent’s Park, Birmingham, March 28, 1921
1. Regent’s Park, Birmingham, March 28, 1921
2. Turbit, Brighton, August 2, 1922
2. Turbit, Brighton, August 2, 1922
3. Warrain, Lingfield Park, May 25, 1923
3. Warrain, Lingfield Park, May 25, 1923
4. Flat, Bath, August 22, 1923
4. Flat, Bath, August 22, 1923
5. Turbit, Devon & Exeter, August 30, 1923
5. Turbit, Devon & Exeter, August 30, 1923
Elmer Lloyd's first winner: Regent's Park, Birmingham, March 28 1921
Elmer's only win over jumps at Devon & Exeter on 30 August 1923.
Elmer's only win over jumps at Devon & Exeter on 30 August 1923.