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Barrie Skyrme
Barrie Skyrme
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Barrie Kenneth Vaughan Skyrme had his first ride at Devon & Exeter on September 9, 1959, when Miss Witts finished third in the St. David’s Three-Year-Old Hurdle.
Barrie Kenneth Vaughan Skyrme had his first ride at Devon & Exeter on September 9, 1959, when Miss Witts finished third in the St. David’s Three-Year-Old Hurdle.
It was to be four years before he had his only success, but it finally came at Wincanton on September 26, 1963, when 25-1 outsider Herdswick, trained by former jockey Jack Maguire at Aldbourne, in Wiltshire, beat 21 rivals to land the Chesnit Handicap Hurdle.
It was to be four years before he had his only success, but it finally came at Wincanton on September 26, 1963, when 25-1 outsider Herdswick, trained by former jockey Jack Maguire at Aldbourne, in Wiltshire, beat 21 rivals to land the Chesnit Handicap Hurdle.
Barrie had been the seven-year-old’s regular jockey since December 1960 and they eventually found a winning opportunity, beating the five-year-old Savilla, the mount of Ron Vibert, by a length and a half, with champion jockey Stan Mellor a head further back in third on Bothered.
Barrie had been the seven-year-old’s regular jockey since December 1960 and they eventually found a winning opportunity, beating the five-year-old Savilla, the mount of Ron Vibert, by a length and a half, with champion jockey Stan Mellor a head further back in third on Bothered.
On their next outing, again at Wincanton, Barrie and Herdswick were beaten a neck in the Nailsworth Handicap Hurdle (Division 1) on October 31. Despite two more starts together and another second place at Wincanton on Easter Monday 1964, they were unable to win again.
On their next outing, again at Wincanton, Barrie and Herdswick were beaten a neck in the Nailsworth Handicap Hurdle (Division 1) on October 31. Despite two more starts together and another second place at Wincanton on Easter Monday 1964, they were unable to win again.
Barrie had his final ride at the same course a few weeks later, April 23, when My Fair Boy was pulled up in the Fonthill Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1).
Barrie had his final ride at the same course a few weeks later, April 23, when My Fair Boy was pulled up in the Fonthill Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1).
His son, David Skyrme, also became a jump jockey and was far more successful than his father, riding a total of 97 winners between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s.
His son, David Skyrme, also became a jump jockey and was far more successful than his father, riding a total of 97 winners between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s.
Herdswick, Barrie Skyrme's only winner
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