Jon Ware
Successful apprentice jockey Jonathan Paul Ware was born on August 25, 1952. He served his apprenticeship with John Dunlop at Arundel and rode his first winner on Dionysis in a mile and a quarter handicap at Goodwood on May 20, 1970. Dionysis was also his second winner when landing an apprentices’ race at Ascot on September 24.
Successful apprentice jockey Jonathan Paul Ware was born on August 25, 1952. He served his apprenticeship with John Dunlop at Arundel and rode his first winner on Dionysis in a mile and a quarter handicap at Goodwood on May 20, 1970. Dionysis was also his second winner when landing an apprentices’ race at Ascot on September 24.
He won another Ascot apprentices’ contest on October 9, this time on Kerry Blue. The very next day he rode Chinatown to win the valuable Hallmark Coin Equipment Handicap at York, beating Ernie Johnson’s mount Relza by half a length. He rounded off his first season by winning a one-mile handicap at Haydock on Kerry Blue on October 30, to give him a score of five winners from 24 rides.
He won another Ascot apprentices’ contest on October 9, this time on Kerry Blue. The very next day he rode Chinatown to win the valuable Hallmark Coin Equipment Handicap at York, beating Ernie Johnson’s mount Relza by half a length. He rounded off his first season by winning a one-mile handicap at Haydock on Kerry Blue on October 30, to give him a score of five winners from 24 rides.
He rode seven winners from 37 mounts in 1971. Three of those came courtesy of John Dunlop’s chestnut filly Taranto, on whom Jon won at Sandown and Kempton in June and at Newmarket in October. He won twice more on Kerry Blue, at Nottingham and Ascot in July, and landed a Lingfield apprentices’ handicap on another Dunlop-trained horse, Koala.
He rode seven winners from 37 mounts in 1971. Three of those came courtesy of John Dunlop’s chestnut filly Taranto, on whom Jon won at Sandown and Kempton in June and at Newmarket in October. He won twice more on Kerry Blue, at Nottingham and Ascot in July, and landed a Lingfield apprentices’ handicap on another Dunlop-trained horse, Koala.
Jon enjoyed his most successful season in 1972, registering a tally of nine wins from 48 rides. The first two of those came at Nottingham, aboard Malachy in a six-furlong three-year-old maiden on Easter Monday, April 3, and Kerry Blue in an apprentices’ race a fortnight later.
Jon enjoyed his most successful season in 1972, registering a tally of nine wins from 48 rides. The first two of those came at Nottingham, aboard Malachy in a six-furlong three-year-old maiden on Easter Monday, April 3, and Kerry Blue in an apprentices’ race a fortnight later.
He scored a rare win for an ‘outside’ trainer when guiding Gavin Hunter’s two-year-old colt Sagavina to victory at Bath on May 13, his first win for a trainer other than John Dunlop. He enjoyed another Bath winner when Malachy obliged there on the last day of July. He then scored twice in August on Dunlip’s popular seven-year-old gelding Daniel, landing the spoils in a pair of mile and a quarter contests at Folkestone and Windsor.
He scored a rare win for an ‘outside’ trainer when guiding Gavin Hunter’s two-year-old colt Sagavina to victory at Bath on May 13, his first win for a trainer other than John Dunlop. He enjoyed another Bath winner when Malachy obliged there on the last day of July. He then scored twice in August on Dunlip’s popular seven-year-old gelding Daniel, landing the spoils in a pair of mile and a quarter contests at Folkestone and Windsor.
In what proved to be his last winning season, 1973, he rode six winners from 69 mounts. Half of them were gained on Daniel, at Wolverhampton in April and at Newbury and Goodwood in August, the latter two contests being rounds 11 and 12 of the Crown Decorators’ Apprentice Challenge Handicap series.
In what proved to be his last winning season, 1973, he rode six winners from 69 mounts. Half of them were gained on Daniel, at Wolverhampton in April and at Newbury and Goodwood in August, the latter two contests being rounds 11 and 12 of the Crown Decorators’ Apprentice Challenge Handicap series.
John’s 27th and last winner was for Newmarket trainer Jack Clayton, on Rose Bertin in a three-year-old maiden fillies’ race at Wolverhampton on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, 1973. He finished second twice on Daniel at Brighton and Wolverhampton in September but had no further success.
John’s 27th and last winner was for Newmarket trainer Jack Clayton, on Rose Bertin in a three-year-old maiden fillies’ race at Wolverhampton on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, 1973. He finished second twice on Daniel at Brighton and Wolverhampton in September but had no further success.