Terry Redmond
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
Terence William Redmond was born in Ireland but served his apprenticeship in England with Ron Smyth at Epsom. He went on to ride 39 winners over jumps between 1955 and 1966.
Terence William Redmond was born in Ireland but served his apprenticeship in England with Ron Smyth at Epsom. He went on to ride 39 winners over jumps between 1955 and 1966.
His first winner came in a dead-heat on Ron Smyth’s Harrowful in the Motspur Long Distance Handicap Hurdle at Hurst Park on February 5, 1955, sharing the spoils with Fulke Walwyn’s Orphan Boy, the mount of Johnnie Gilbert.
His first winner came in a dead-heat on Ron Smyth’s Harrowful in the Motspur Long Distance Handicap Hurdle at Hurst Park on February 5, 1955, sharing the spoils with Fulke Walwyn’s Orphan Boy, the mount of Johnnie Gilbert.
Terry rode five winners in each of the next three season, then upped his score to six in 1958/59, including two on Ron Smyth’s grey novice hurdler Mazurka and two on handicap hurdler Welcome Tidings.
Terry rode five winners in each of the next three season, then upped his score to six in 1958/59, including two on Ron Smyth’s grey novice hurdler Mazurka and two on handicap hurdler Welcome Tidings.
He also won a Wye novices’ chase on Miss Popsi-Wopsi for Epsom owner-trainer Victor Morley Lawson.
He also won a Wye novices’ chase on Miss Popsi-Wopsi for Epsom owner-trainer Victor Morley Lawson.
He equalled that score in 1962/63, beginning with Vic Smyth’s Cagey Countess at Fontwell in August, followed by a pair of juvenile hurdle victories on John Benstead’s Battle On at Fontwell and Folkestone in September. He won on two more juvenile hurdlers, Benstead’s Hard Hit in November and Dick Thrale’s Silver Line in
He equalled that score in 1962/63, beginning with Vic Smyth’s Cagey Countess at Fontwell in August, followed by a pair of juvenile hurdle victories on John Benstead’s Battle On at Fontwell and Folkestone in September. He won on two more juvenile hurdlers, Benstead’s Hard Hit in November and Dick Thrale’s Silver Line in
December, both at Windsor, and finished off by landing a novices’ hurdle on the Arthur Jones-trained Port o’ Christo at Worcester on March 30, when all the ‘big name’ jockeys were up at Aintree, taking part in the 1963 Grand National.
December, both at Windsor, and finished off by landing a novices’ hurdle on the Arthur Jones-trained Port o’ Christo at Worcester on March 30, when all the ‘big name’ jockeys were up at Aintree, taking part in the 1963 Grand National.
Terry kicked off the 1963/64 campaign by winning a Stratford novices’ hurdle aboard the evens favourite Camilla’s Pupil on the last day of August. He rode a couple of winners over fences, namely King Riff at Wye in October for Jim Wibberley and Irish Deal for Alan Oughton at Lingfield in December, but that was all for the season.
Terry kicked off the 1963/64 campaign by winning a Stratford novices’ hurdle aboard the evens favourite Camilla’s Pupil on the last day of August. He rode a couple of winners over fences, namely King Riff at Wye in October for Jim Wibberley and Irish Deal for Alan Oughton at Lingfield in December, but that was all for the season.
He failed to ride a winner in the 1964/65 season. Typical of how things go when your luck’s out, the only time his photo appeared on the front page of the Sporting Life was when being unseated in a Plumpton novices’ chase on February 10, 1965 by a horse named Telepathist. He obviously didn’t see that one coming!
He failed to ride a winner in the 1964/65 season. Typical of how things go when your luck’s out, the only time his photo appeared on the front page of the Sporting Life was when being unseated in a Plumpton novices’ chase on February 10, 1965 by a horse named Telepathist. He obviously didn’t see that one coming!
Terry rode two winners the following term, the last of them on Boggy Whelan’s novice chaser Skeedalagh at Fontwell Park on Whit Monday, May 30, 1966. He retired in 1967.
Terry rode two winners the following term, the last of them on Boggy Whelan’s novice chaser Skeedalagh at Fontwell Park on Whit Monday, May 30, 1966. He retired in 1967.