Illtyd Morgan
Illtyd Morgan
Illtyd Morgan
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Illtyd Thomas Morgan rode five winners over jumps in the late 1930s. He had his first ride at Newbury on February 19, 1938 when Robin Wood, owned and trained by Sir David Llewellyn, later to write for the Sporting Life for many years under the pseudonym Jack Logan, was among the also-rans in the Lambourn Selling Hurdle.
Illtyd Thomas Morgan rode five winners over jumps in the late 1930s. He had his first ride at Newbury on February 19, 1938 when Robin Wood, owned and trained by Sir David Llewellyn, later to write for the Sporting Life for many years under the pseudonym Jack Logan, was among the also-rans in the Lambourn Selling Hurdle.
It was at Chepstow on April 16, 1938 that Illtyd had his first win when Grecian Gift, trained by Harry Sharland at Caerphilly, easily won the Monmouth Handicap Hurdle, beating Stymie, the mount of Davy Jones, by 15 lengths.
It was at Chepstow on April 16, 1938 that Illtyd had his first win when Grecian Gift, trained by Harry Sharland at Caerphilly, easily won the Monmouth Handicap Hurdle, beating Stymie, the mount of Davy Jones, by 15 lengths.
Illtyd doubled his score for the season at the Glamorgan Hunt meeting at Cowbridge on May 21, when Bachelor’s Gown, again owned and trained by Sir David Llewellyn, beat two rivals in the Homfray Plate, a handicap chase. The outsider of three, the five-year-old took advantage of the 21lb he was receiving from the runner-up War Vesel, ridden by Bruce Hobbs, fresh from his Grand National triumph on Battleship, to win by five lengths.
Illtyd doubled his score for the season at the Glamorgan Hunt meeting at Cowbridge on May 21, when Bachelor’s Gown, again owned and trained by Sir David Llewellyn, beat two rivals in the Homfray Plate, a handicap chase. The outsider of three, the five-year-old took advantage of the 21lb he was receiving from the runner-up War Vesel, ridden by Bruce Hobbs, fresh from his Grand National triumph on Battleship, to win by five lengths.
His next victory came on November 7, 1938, with Buckbasket having a length and a half to spate at the end of the Welland Park Handicap Hurdle at Colwall Park.
His next victory came on November 7, 1938, with Buckbasket having a length and a half to spate at the end of the Welland Park Handicap Hurdle at Colwall Park.
The seven-year-old Cordite provided Illtyd with his last two wins, first taking the Crossley Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Easter Monday, April 10, 1939, and then landing the Heart of England Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter on May 8, the margin of victory over Dinton Lad being four lengths.
The seven-year-old Cordite provided Illtyd with his last two wins, first taking the Crossley Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Easter Monday, April 10, 1939, and then landing the Heart of England Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter on May 8, the margin of victory over Dinton Lad being four lengths.
Illtyd’s final ride was on Le Petit Savoyard, a faller in the West Sussex Handicap Chase at Fontwell Park on April 24, 1940. He held a Flat jockey’s licence for the 1946 and 1947 seasons but did not manage to ride a winner.
Illtyd’s final ride was on Le Petit Savoyard, a faller in the West Sussex Handicap Chase at Fontwell Park on April 24, 1940. He held a Flat jockey’s licence for the 1946 and 1947 seasons but did not manage to ride a winner.
Cordite, Illtyd Morgan's final winner
Cordite, Illtyd Morgan's final winner