F. Tolton
F. Tolton was a one-hit wonder.
F. Tolton was a one-hit wonder.
Just after World War One, he was apprenticed to Major W. V. Beatty at Newmarket who then sent out horses from the legendary Phantom House Stables at Newmarket.
Just after World War One, he was apprenticed to Major W. V. Beatty at Newmarket who then sent out horses from the legendary Phantom House Stables at Newmarket.
Rides were few and far between: he rode less than twenty times in public, but his day in the sun came at Newmarket on October 30, 1945 in an Apprentices' Nursery Handicap.
Rides were few and far between: he rode less than twenty times in public, but his day in the sun came at Newmarket on October 30, 1945 in an Apprentices' Nursery Handicap.
Riding Under Canvas, he got the 7/1 home by a neck: the one, sweet victory.
Riding Under Canvas, he got the 7/1 home by a neck: the one, sweet victory.
And that, sadly was it.
And that, sadly was it.
He had his last ride for the good Major at Newmarket on Wednesday, 14 April 1948.
He had his last ride for the good Major at Newmarket on Wednesday, 14 April 1948.
He was not seen on a racecourse again.
He was not seen on a racecourse again.
Like so many others - disillusioned, unable to make it pay or put upon - he left the sport.
Like so many others - disillusioned, unable to make it pay or put upon - he left the sport.
There is no record of which road he trod.
There is no record of which road he trod.