Percy Tomlin
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
Percy Tomlin was born in Doncaster and started working life as a messenger boy before becoming apprenticed to Harvey Leader at Newmarket. Even at the comparatively advanced age (for an apprentice) of 21 he weighed just 6st 5lb.
Percy Tomlin was born in Doncaster and started working life as a messenger boy before becoming apprenticed to Harvey Leader at Newmarket. Even at the comparatively advanced age (for an apprentice) of 21 he weighed just 6st 5lb.
It did not take him long to ride his first dozen winners. He subsequently impressed many seasoned observers with his handling of the flighty Deniken when winning a pair of Newmarket nurseries n September and October 1949, two of six winners he rode that year.
It did not take him long to ride his first dozen winners. He subsequently impressed many seasoned observers with his handling of the flighty Deniken when winning a pair of Newmarket nurseries n September and October 1949, two of six winners he rode that year.
He rode five winners in 1950, his last season as an apprentice, and then had moderate success as a fully-fledged jockey with scores of nine 1952 and five in 1953.
He rode five winners in 1950, his last season as an apprentice, and then had moderate success as a fully-fledged jockey with scores of nine 1952 and five in 1953.
His final three winners in Britain were achieved in 1954, the last two being on the Charlie Hall-trained gelding Architona in five-furlong handicaps at Carlisle on July 2 and Stockton on August 14.
His final three winners in Britain were achieved in 1954, the last two being on the Charlie Hall-trained gelding Architona in five-furlong handicaps at Carlisle on July 2 and Stockton on August 14.
He last held a licence in Britain in 1955.
He last held a licence in Britain in 1955.