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George Oates
George Oates
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Born in 1877, George Albert Oates did have a few rides on the Flat but it was over jumps that he had any success with seven wins between 1902 and 1906.
Born in 1877, George Albert Oates did have a few rides on the Flat but it was over jumps that he had any success with seven wins between 1902 and 1906.
The first of these came on October 13, 1902, when his mount Galopin’s Memoir won the Southwell Selling Hurdle at that course. It was the three-year-old’s first race over obstacles and he beat Aylsham, ridden by Albert Parvin, by three-quarters of a length.
The first of these came on October 13, 1902, when his mount Galopin’s Memoir won the Southwell Selling Hurdle at that course. It was the three-year-old’s first race over obstacles and he beat Aylsham, ridden by Albert Parvin, by three-quarters of a length.
George’s second success did not come until March 4, 1905, when Chronos, owned and trained by the successful amateur rider Jack Rogers, comfortably won the Ledbury Selling Hurdle at Colwall Park by five lengths.
George’s second success did not come until March 4, 1905, when Chronos, owned and trained by the successful amateur rider Jack Rogers, comfortably won the Ledbury Selling Hurdle at Colwall Park by five lengths.
His next winner was More Haste in the Prestbury Park Three-Year-Old Hurdle at Cheltenham on October 4, 1905, beating Willie Gray, the mount of William Taylor, by a neck. His owner, Frank Barling, later to become a successful trainer on the Flat, also supplied George with his third win of the year when Golden Lane prevailed by just a head in the Licensed Victuallers’ Selling Hurdle at Monmouth on November 7. The runner-up, Broken Tackle, ridden by Tom Leader, was receiving 24lb from the winner.
His next winner was More Haste in the Prestbury Park Three-Year-Old Hurdle at Cheltenham on October 4, 1905, beating Willie Gray, the mount of William Taylor, by a neck. His owner, Frank Barling, later to become a successful trainer on the Flat, also supplied George with his third win of the year when Golden Lane prevailed by just a head in the Licensed Victuallers’ Selling Hurdle at Monmouth on November 7. The runner-up, Broken Tackle, ridden by Tom Leader, was receiving 24lb from the winner.
George’s next win did not come until the corresponding Monmouth meeting the following year when Carfax won the same race as Golden Lane in 1905, the winning margin this time being two lengths. The next day George doubled his seasonal score when Less Speed belied his name and took the Monmouthshire Selling Handicap Hurdle by five lengths. The pair repeated their success at Leicester on November 29 in the Town Selling Handicap Hurdle, this time by six lengths.
George’s next win did not come until the corresponding Monmouth meeting the following year when Carfax won the same race as Golden Lane in 1905, the winning margin this time being two lengths. The next day George doubled his seasonal score when Less Speed belied his name and took the Monmouthshire Selling Handicap Hurdle by five lengths. The pair repeated their success at Leicester on November 29 in the Town Selling Handicap Hurdle, this time by six lengths.
George had no further success. His final ride was at Birmingham on January 11, 1909, when More Haste was unplaced in the Stechford Selling Hurdle.
George had no further success. His final ride was at Birmingham on January 11, 1909, when More Haste was unplaced in the Stechford Selling Hurdle.
George Oates’ winners were, in chronological order:
George Oates’ winners were, in chronological order:
1. Galopin’s Memoir, Southwell, October 13, 1902
1. Galopin’s Memoir, Southwell, October 13, 1902
2. Chronos, Colwall Park, March 4, 1905
2. Chronos, Colwall Park, March 4, 1905
3. More Haste, Cheltenham, October 4, 1905
3. More Haste, Cheltenham, October 4, 1905
4. Golden Laner, Monmouth, November 7, 1905
4. Golden Laner, Monmouth, November 7, 1905
5. Carfax, Monmouth, November 2, 1906
5. Carfax, Monmouth, November 2, 1906
6. Less Speed, Monmouth, November 3, 1906
6. Less Speed, Monmouth, November 3, 1906
7. Less Speed, Leicester, November 29, 1906
7. Less Speed, Leicester, November 29, 1906
George Oates' first winner: Galopin’s Memoir, Southwell, October 13, 1902
George Oates' first winner: Galopin’s Memoir, Southwell, October 13, 1902
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