Dave Dick (jockey)

David Dick (1924–2001) was a British jockey who competed at the Grand National from 1951–1965, winning the race in 1956 on E.S.B. He was the only jockey ever to win both races of the Lincoln-Grand National Spring Double[1] and he holds the record, nine times, for the number of clear rounds on a notoriously difficult Aintree course. (The Aintree Clear Rounds Award, given for any jockey completing more than five clear rounds, was not instituted until 1986.[2])

References

  1. ↑ Daily Telegraph Obituary: Dave Dick – a man apart By John Oaksey GMT 22 Feb 2001
  2. ↑ Antony Kamm, Claude Poulet Britain And Her People 0862837863 1990 "Jumping a clear round is such an achievement in itself that the Aintree Clear Rounds Award was instituted in 1986 for jockeys who have done this five times. The record is nine times, by David Dick."


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