12 Facts About Peter Scudamore

Peter Scudamore was an eight-time Champion Jockey, riding 1,678 winning horses in his career.

Peter Scudamore was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to National Hunt Racing in the 1990 Birthday Honours.

Michael Peter Scudamore won the 1959 Grand National on Oxo, when his son was still a baby.

Peter Scudamore remembers little about his father's career, except for the fall that ended it.

Peter Scudamore has spoken of his father's toughness as a jockey and of wanting to live up to him.

Peter Scudamore benefited particularly from being a stable jockey for the record breaking trainer Martin Pipe and the partnership was an extremely successful one throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

Peter Scudamore won 13 times at the Cheltenham Festival including two Champion Hurdles - Celtic Shot in 1988 and Granville Again in 1993 - and a Queen Mother Champion Chase on Pearlyman.

Peter Scudamore retired on 7 April 1993 with a winning ride on Sweet Duke at Ascot, his 1,678th winner.

Immediately after retirement as a jockey, Peter Scudamore became an assistant trainer to his business partner Nigel Twiston-Davies.

Peter Scudamore later moved to Scotland to live with, and become assistant trainer to, jumps trainer, Lucinda Russell at Arlary House Stables near Milnathort.

Peter Scudamore has pursued a career in media, featuring regularly as a pundit on BBC racing coverage and writing a racing column for the Daily Mail.

Peter Scudamore is involved with his son Michael's yard in Herefordshire and his other son Tom Scudamore is a retired professional jockey.