Peter Wafford
National Hunt jockey Peter Henry Wafford held a licence between 1964 and 1970 and rode six winners.
National Hunt jockey Peter Henry Wafford held a licence between 1964 and 1970 and rode six winners.
He rode for Norfolk trainer Jack Bloom early in his career, when one of his few mounts was Crisp Piece, who unseated him in the Fakenham Novices’ Hurdle on Easter Monday 1966. Later, he injured his neck when Priory King fell in division two of the Maiden Hurdle at Leicester on February 14, 1967.
He rode for Norfolk trainer Jack Bloom early in his career, when one of his few mounts was Crisp Piece, who unseated him in the Fakenham Novices’ Hurdle on Easter Monday 1966. Later, he injured his neck when Priory King fell in division two of the Maiden Hurdle at Leicester on February 14, 1967.
His luck changed for the better when he joined Sparsholt trainer Pat Upton, for whom he rode his first winner on Mountain View in a Lingfield novices’ chase on March 22, 1968.
His luck changed for the better when he joined Sparsholt trainer Pat Upton, for whom he rode his first winner on Mountain View in a Lingfield novices’ chase on March 22, 1968.
It was over a year before his second winner, Pat Upton’s novice chaser Khemis at Leicester on April 12, 1969, but then he rode four more within a month, all on horses trained by Upton. The last of them was Bespoke Boy in the “Double Dahlia” Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell on May 7, 1969.
It was over a year before his second winner, Pat Upton’s novice chaser Khemis at Leicester on April 12, 1969, but then he rode four more within a month, all on horses trained by Upton. The last of them was Bespoke Boy in the “Double Dahlia” Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell on May 7, 1969.
Peter rode for one more season but had no further winners, relinquishing his licence in 1970.
Peter rode for one more season but had no further winners, relinquishing his licence in 1970.
Peter Wafford’s winners were, in chronological order:
Peter Wafford’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Mountain View, Lingfield Park, March 22, 1968
1. Mountain View, Lingfield Park, March 22, 1968
2. Khemis, Leicester, April 12, 1969
2. Khemis, Leicester, April 12, 1969
3. Cling Close, Towcester, April 26, 1969
3. Cling Close, Towcester, April 26, 1969
4. Khemis, Taunton, May 1, 1969
4. Khemis, Taunton, May 1, 1969
5. Khemis, Plumpton, May 5, 1969
5. Khemis, Plumpton, May 5, 1969
6. Bespoke Boy, above, Fontwell Park, May 7, 1969
6. Bespoke Boy, above, Fontwell Park, May 7, 1969