Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Although he only rode one winner over jumps, Robert John Marshall, known as Bob, did have the distinction of beating one of the greatest post-war jockey in doing so. Earlier he had ridden one winner on the Flat.
Although he only rode one winner over jumps, Robert John Marshall, known as Bob, did have the distinction of beating one of the greatest post-war jockey in doing so. Earlier he had ridden one winner on the Flat.
Apprenticed to Ron Smyth at Epsom, it was for that former champion National Hunt jockey that he had his solitary success on the Flat when Eastern Imp best four rivals to take the Grinling Gibbons Handicap at Hurst Park on July 24, 1954, beating Victor Lee, the mount of Albert Orme, by two lengths. Bob had ridden the four-year-old on his first start of the year when finishing third in the Midland Sprint Handicap at Birmingham on Easter Monday.
Apprenticed to Ron Smyth at Epsom, it was for that former champion National Hunt jockey that he had his solitary success on the Flat when Eastern Imp best four rivals to take the Grinling Gibbons Handicap at Hurst Park on July 24, 1954, beating Victor Lee, the mount of Albert Orme, by two lengths. Bob had ridden the four-year-old on his first start of the year when finishing third in the Midland Sprint Handicap at Birmingham on Easter Monday.
He had his first ride over jumps at Hurst Park when Pappa’s Warning was unplaced in the Maze Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1) on December 17, 1955. However, the same course also saw him register his only success under National Hunt rules when Bright Link landed the Camberley Selling Handicap Hurdle on March 10, 1956, beating Brogan, ridden by former champion jokey Bryan Marshall, by half a length, having overhauled the favourite close home.
He had his first ride over jumps at Hurst Park when Pappa’s Warning was unplaced in the Maze Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1) on December 17, 1955. However, the same course also saw him register his only success under National Hunt rules when Bright Link landed the Camberley Selling Handicap Hurdle on March 10, 1956, beating Brogan, ridden by former champion jokey Bryan Marshall, by half a length, having overhauled the favourite close home.
Bob had two more rides on Bright Link that season but was unseated in the first and finished third in the second. He ended the season with just that one win, three second places and one third from 14 mounts.
Bob had two more rides on Bright Link that season but was unseated in the first and finished third in the second. He ended the season with just that one win, three second places and one third from 14 mounts.
He held a licence the following season, missed the next, then renewed it for 1958/59 and the next two seasons. He also held a licence to ride on the Flat in the mid-1960s but did not add to his total of two wins, one under each code.
He held a licence the following season, missed the next, then renewed it for 1958/59 and the next two seasons. He also held a licence to ride on the Flat in the mid-1960s but did not add to his total of two wins, one under each code.
Bob Marshall's first win came on Eastern Imp at Hurst park on July 24, 1954
Bob's second winner: Bright Link at Hurst Park on March 10, 1956
Bob's second winner: Bright Link at Hurst Park on March 10, 1956