Richard Pitman

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Richard Pitman, is a retired British jump jockey who rode 470 winners in his career including Lanzarote in the 1974 Champion Hurdle). He also won the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse twice, the Whitbread Gold Cup once and the Hennessy Gold Cup once. Now owns a horse called Bubbles.

He joined the BBC TV racing team in 1976. As an author he has written seven racing novels and five non-fiction books. He was formerly married to Jenny Pitman, they divorced in 1977.

External links

Grand National guide by Pitman on BBC Online
Daily Mail article

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