Horse racing The Observer Lizzie Kelly pays moving tribute to ‘great man’ Richard Woollacott • Kelly wins at Cheltenham but focuses on memories of late trainer• ‘We’re all heartbroken. I learned a lot from him,’ says jockey Lizzie Kelly (purple and yellow colours) and Agrapart clear the last flight and go on to win the Cleeve Hurdle from Wholestone at Cheltenham. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/ObserverThere was no fairytale success here for Beer Goggles, from the small yard in Devon grieving the death on Monday of the trainer Richard Woollacott, but the man himself was remembered with great warmth by Lizzie Kelly, who rode Agrapart to land the Cleeve Hurdle. Do you know, it was the only outside winner I ever had, riding for Richard Woollacott in a ladies race at Huntingdon. “I had this nice horse that looked like Mum had bought it so Lizzie could go pointing, like all the other trainers’ daughters ... We had a circuit to go and I was travelling really well, thinking: ‘Right, here we go,’ and I heard him go: ‘Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie!

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2018 18:09 UTC