Barry Wills
South-west National Hunt jockey Barry James Wills first went into racing in 1963 when he joined Les Kennard’s Lower Slade yard at Honiton, Devon, having previously worked in a hunting stable.
South-west National Hunt jockey Barry James Wills first went into racing in 1963 when he joined Les Kennard’s Lower Slade yard at Honiton, Devon, having previously worked in a hunting stable.
He went out of racing in 1968 but returned in July 1972 and joined Newton Abbot trainer Billy Williams. He achieved his sole success on In Disguise, trained by Williams, in a novice riders’ selling handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot on October 10, 1972.
He went out of racing in 1968 but returned in July 1972 and joined Newton Abbot trainer Billy Williams. He achieved his sole success on In Disguise, trained by Williams, in a novice riders’ selling handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot on October 10, 1972.
The following month, on November 10, 1972 he suffered serious head injuries in a fall from juvenile hurdler Je Dit, who came down at the second last flight at Cheltenham. He died of his injuries six days later, November 16, in a Bristol hospital. He was 26 years old.
The following month, on November 10, 1972 he suffered serious head injuries in a fall from juvenile hurdler Je Dit, who came down at the second last flight at Cheltenham. He died of his injuries six days later, November 16, in a Bristol hospital. He was 26 years old.
