Geoff Rowe
Article by Alan Trout
Geoffrey Thomas Rowe enjoyed some success over jumps during the first half of the 1990s with 16 wins spread over four seasons. .
Geoffrey Thomas Rowe enjoyed some success over jumps during the first half of the 1990s with 16 wins spread over four seasons. .
He had the good fortune to be a conditional with top trainer Josh Gifford, for whom his cousin, Richard Rowe, was stable jockey. It was on the Gifford-trained Bradbury Star that he had his first winner when the four-year-old led from the eighth flight to land the November Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Sandown Park by a length and a half. Bradbury Star went on to win several good races including the 1994 Mackeson Gold Cup.
He had the good fortune to be a conditional with top trainer Josh Gifford, for whom his cousin, Richard Rowe, was stable jockey. It was on the Gifford-trained Bradbury Star that he had his first winner when the four-year-old led from the eighth flight to land the November Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Sandown Park by a length and a half. Bradbury Star went on to win several good races including the 1994 Mackeson Gold Cup.
Among other leading trainers to use Geoff in the next few years were Jenny Pitman and Tim Thomson Jones, his wins including a double at Lingfield Park in February 1991.
Among other leading trainers to use Geoff in the next few years were Jenny Pitman and Tim Thomson Jones, his wins including a double at Lingfield Park in February 1991.
He won three races on the Thomson Jones-trained Pember Priory including the Alex Featherstonhaugh Challenge Cup at Towcester on Easter Monday 1993. That was Geoff’s penultimate win, with the next race on that Towcester card being his last, when Singing Gold beat Ruby Look by eight lengths to take the Duncote Hurdle. He rode for one more season but without further success.
He won three races on the Thomson Jones-trained Pember Priory including the Alex Featherstonhaugh Challenge Cup at Towcester on Easter Monday 1993. That was Geoff’s penultimate win, with the next race on that Towcester card being his last, when Singing Gold beat Ruby Look by eight lengths to take the Duncote Hurdle. He rode for one more season but without further success.
Geoff Rowe’s winners were, in chronological order:
Geoff Rowe’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Bradbury Star, Sandown Park, November 4, 1989
1. Bradbury Star, Sandown Park, November 4, 1989
2. Bollinger, Ascot, April 11, 1990
2. Bollinger, Ascot, April 11, 1990
3. Pennethorne Place, Worcester, October 6, 1990
3. Pennethorne Place, Worcester, October 6, 1990
4. Eddie Kybo, Plumpton, October 20, 1990
4. Eddie Kybo, Plumpton, October 20, 1990
5.Champagne Lad, Lingfield Park, February 25, 1991
5.Champagne Lad, Lingfield Park, February 25, 1991
6. Bronze Final, Lingfield Park, February 25, 1991
6. Bronze Final, Lingfield Park, February 25, 1991
7. Eddie Kybo, Fontwell Park, March 19, 1991
7. Eddie Kybo, Fontwell Park, March 19, 1991
8. Pinata, Stratford-on-Avon, November 26, 1991
8. Pinata, Stratford-on-Avon, November 26, 1991
9., Alreef, Lingfield Park, February 6, 1992
9., Alreef, Lingfield Park, February 6, 1992
10. Pember Priory, Devon & Exeter, March 19, 1992
10. Pember Priory, Devon & Exeter, March 19, 1992
11. Carrikins, Plumpton, October 20, 1992
11. Carrikins, Plumpton, October 20, 1992
12. Glebelands Girl, Fontwell Park, October 28, 1992
12. Glebelands Girl, Fontwell Park, October 28, 1992
13. Pember Priory, Folkestone, November 23, 1992
13. Pember Priory, Folkestone, November 23, 1992
14. Howareyadoon, Newbury, January 4, 1993
14. Howareyadoon, Newbury, January 4, 1993
15. Pember Priory, Towcester, April 12, 1993
15. Pember Priory, Towcester, April 12, 1993
16. Singing Gold, Towcester, April 12, 1993
16. Singing Gold, Towcester, April 12, 1993
