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John Sewell
John Sewell
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
John James Sewell had one win on the Flat but fared better under National Hunt rules with 19 between 1897 and 1913, although he was warned off for a time.
John James Sewell had one win on the Flat but fared better under National Hunt rules with 19 between 1897 and 1913, although he was warned off for a time.
Born in 1876, his sole success on the Flat came at Lanark on November 24, 1895, when steering Little Wilbraham to a three-length victory in the Abington Plate. He had a few more rides on the Flat before turning his attention to the jumps, gaining his first win at Cartmel on the four-year-old Chitwood in the Ulverston Chase on Whit Monday, June 7, 1897. He had three wins in 1898 but then disappeared from the racing scene for a few years.
Born in 1876, his sole success on the Flat came at Lanark on November 24, 1895, when steering Little Wilbraham to a three-length victory in the Abington Plate. He had a few more rides on the Flat before turning his attention to the jumps, gaining his first win at Cartmel on the four-year-old Chitwood in the Ulverston Chase on Whit Monday, June 7, 1897. He had three wins in 1898 but then disappeared from the racing scene for a few years.
He returned in 1904 and recorded two wins in each of the next three years, mainly riding for one of the leading owners on the Flat, Charles Bower Ismay. He also had a ride in the 1906 Scottish Grand National at Bogside but his mount, Handley, was a faller.
He returned in 1904 and recorded two wins in each of the next three years, mainly riding for one of the leading owners on the Flat, Charles Bower Ismay. He also had a ride in the 1906 Scottish Grand National at Bogside but his mount, Handley, was a faller.
Having ridden ten winners over jumps he was unable to claim the allowance that had just been introduced, but he persevered and enjoyed his best year in 1909 with six victories, including a double at Picton. He had four wins on Tynefield, three of them over fences, the last at Catterick Bridge on New Year’s Eve, and when he won on Mysterious Mick there the following day it looked as though he would be in for another good year.
Having ridden ten winners over jumps he was unable to claim the allowance that had just been introduced, but he persevered and enjoyed his best year in 1909 with six victories, including a double at Picton. He had four wins on Tynefield, three of them over fences, the last at Catterick Bridge on New Year’s Eve, and when he won on Mysterious Mick there the following day it looked as though he would be in for another good year.
However, when partnering Mysterious Mick at Picton on March 1 in a match for the Picton Selling Chase, things did not go so well. Arthur Taylor’s mount, the 9/4 on favourite The Czar, won it by two lengths. It seemed a perfectly normal result but the stewards were not satisfied with John’s riding and suspended him. The matter was then elevated to the stewards of the National Hunt Committee who warned him off all courses.
However, when partnering Mysterious Mick at Picton on March 1 in a match for the Picton Selling Chase, things did not go so well. Arthur Taylor’s mount, the 9/4 on favourite The Czar, won it by two lengths. It seemed a perfectly normal result but the stewards were not satisfied with John’s riding and suspended him. The matter was then elevated to the stewards of the National Hunt Committee who warned him off all courses.
He returned from his ban at the corresponding Picton meeting in 1913 and had his final winner on April 9 that year when Little Burdon landed the Sands Selling Handicap Chase at Sedgefield.
He returned from his ban at the corresponding Picton meeting in 1913 and had his final winner on April 9 that year when Little Burdon landed the Sands Selling Handicap Chase at Sedgefield.
His last mount, Sir Guy, was pulled up in the Tally-Ho Hurdle at Wetherby on Whit Monday, June 1, 1914.
His last mount, Sir Guy, was pulled up in the Tally-Ho Hurdle at Wetherby on Whit Monday, June 1, 1914.
John Sewell’s winners were, in chronological order:
John Sewell’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Little Wilbraham, Lanark, September 24, 1895
1. Little Wilbraham, Lanark, September 24, 1895
2. Chitwood, Cartmel, June 7, 1897
2. Chitwood, Cartmel, June 7, 1897
3. Dunbar, Catterick Bridge, April 14, 1898
3. Dunbar, Catterick Bridge, April 14, 1898
4. Dunbar, Shincliffe, May 14, 1898
4. Dunbar, Shincliffe, May 14, 1898
5. Helme Chase, Cartmel, May 30, 1898
5. Helme Chase, Cartmel, May 30, 1898
6. Fairy Gem, Leicester, March 8, 1904
6. Fairy Gem, Leicester, March 8, 1904
7. Fairy Gem, Catterick Bridge, April 7, 1904
7. Fairy Gem, Catterick Bridge, April 7, 1904
8. Valentine Fox, Southwell, October 17, 1905
8. Valentine Fox, Southwell, October 17, 1905
9. Handley, Birmingham, December 4, 1905
9. Handley, Birmingham, December 4, 1905
10. Handley, Haydock Park, February 23, 1906
10. Handley, Haydock Park, February 23, 1906
11. Handley, Ludlow, March 7, 1906
11. Handley, Ludlow, March 7, 1906
12. Tynefield, Sedgefield, March 30, 1909
12. Tynefield, Sedgefield, March 30, 1909
13. Mysterious Mick, Cartmel, May 31, 1909
13. Mysterious Mick, Cartmel, May 31, 1909
14. Tynefield, Wetherby, November 1, 1909
14. Tynefield, Wetherby, November 1, 1909
15. Tynefield, Picton, November 22, 1909
15. Tynefield, Picton, November 22, 1909
16. Scarborough, Picton, November 22, 1909
16. Scarborough, Picton, November 22, 1909
17. Tynefield, Catterick Bridge, December 31, 1909
17. Tynefield, Catterick Bridge, December 31, 1909
18. Mysterious mick, Catterick Bridge, January 1, 1910
18. Mysterious mick, Catterick Bridge, January 1, 1910
19. Little Burdon, Wetherby, March 25, 1913
19. Little Burdon, Wetherby, March 25, 1913
20. Little Burdon, Sedgefield, April 9, 1913
20. Little Burdon, Sedgefield, April 9, 1913
John Sewell's double at Picton, Tynefield and Scarborough
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