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Malcolm Jefferson

1946 – 2018

Horse trainer

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About Malcolm Jefferson

Lived 1946 – 2018 (aged 71). Malcolm Jefferson was a British horse trainer.

Joseph Malcolm Jefferson (1 December 1946 – 2 February 2018) was a British horse trainer who specialized in training horses competing in National Hunt racing.

Jefferson was born in Penrith and worked as travelling head lad to Gordon W. Richards between 1968 and 1981. He began training in 1981 and registered his first winner in a bumper at Perth in September of that year. He continued to train from stables at Norton, North Yorkshire until his death.

Jefferson's most notable successes were gained by Dato Star, who won the Champion Bumper in 1995 and the Christmas Hurdle in 1999. Jefferson also trained winners in Flat racing, winning the Zetland Stakes in 1983 with High Debate.

Jefferson died in February 2018 aged 71. Nicky Henderson described him as "...a lovely man and a very talented trainer. We’d always see him when we went north, and he was always cheerful."

Notable winners

Champion Bumper 1995

Fighting Fifth Hurdle 1998, 1999

Christmas Hurdle 1999

Top Novices' Hurdle 2015

Champion Hurdle Trial 1998, 2000

Pertemps Final 1994, 2012

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle 2012

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Who was Malcolm Jefferson?

horse trainer

When was Malcolm Jefferson born?

Malcolm Jefferson was born on 1 December 1946 in Penrith.

When did Malcolm Jefferson die?

Malcolm Jefferson died on 2 February 2018.

What was Malcolm Jefferson's occupation?

Malcolm Jefferson was a horse trainer.

What nationality was Malcolm Jefferson?

Malcolm Jefferson was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Malcolm Jefferson

· Wikidata: Q47756787

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