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Fulke Walwyn

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110:, and had immediate success, training 18 winners before the outbreak of the Second World War. Walwyn attempted to rejoin the forces but was rejected because of his racing injuries. He moved to Saxon House stables in 1944, and became one of the most successful National Hunt trainers of all time. 366: 106:. He rode as a professional after he left the army, but was forced to retire from riding after a fall at Ludlow in 1939 fractured his skull. He bought a stables at Delamere House in 346: 361: 341: 336: 221:
Wray Vamplew, β€˜Walwyn, Fulke Thomas Tyndall (1910–1991)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010
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but resigned his commission in 1935. He was a military policeman for two years in the Second World War, before serving with the
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He died at Saxon House. In all, he achieved over 2000 wins. After his death, the 3-mile Kim Muir Memorial Chase at the
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As a jockey, his most notable victory came as an amateur rider on Reynoldstown in the 1936
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Walwyn became a household name in 1964, when his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner,
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from 1922 to 1931. His mother died when Helen and Fulke were still young.
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between 1946 and 1986, a record which stood until 2012, when beaten by
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His father, Colonel Fulke Walwyn, was an officer in the
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and a Grand National, in 1964 with Team Spirit. He was
25:(8 November 1910 – 18 February 1991) was a British 367:Military personnel from Wrexham County Borough 8: 64:(1933–2017), was also a racehorse trainer. 294:(Supplement). 30 December 1982. p. 4. 347:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order 241: 163:until 1954 and, following the death of 362:British Army personnel of World War II 195:Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 36:, who was particularly successful in 7: 135:British jump racing Champion Trainer 86:, and then became an officer in the 16:British jockey and racehorse trainer 210:Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup 154:Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup 342:9th Queen's Royal Lancers officers 337:People educated at Malvern College 186:, was defending his crown against 14: 206:Cheltenham National Hunt Festival 152:, in the title of the Festival's 84:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 159:Amongst his notable owners were 113:He trained the winners of four 1: 140:He trained 40 winners at the 285:UK & Commonwealth list: 148:. He is commemorated at the 20:Fulke Thomas Tyndall Walwyn 383: 332:British racehorse trainers 327:Sportspeople from Wrexham 276:. www.burkespeerage.com. 233:15 October 2007 at the 177:Queen Alexandra Stakes 54:Helen Johnson Houghton 199:1983 New Year Honours 150:Cheltenham Racecourse 123:King George VI Chases 69:Royal Welch Fusiliers 228:horse racing history 223:accessed 17 Nov 2015 115:Cheltenham Gold Cups 71:, and Master of the 193:He was appointed a 142:Cheltenham Festival 127:Whitbread Gold Cups 78:He was educated at 52:. His twin sister, 48:Walwyn was born in 292:The London Gazette 131:Hennessy Gold Cups 212:, in his honour. 29:and a celebrated 374: 296: 295: 283: 277: 271: 265: 264: 262: 260: 246: 208:was renamed the 169:the Queen Mother 119:Champion Hurdles 60:. Their cousin, 382: 381: 377: 376: 375: 373: 372: 371: 302: 301: 300: 299: 286: 284: 280: 272: 268: 258: 256: 248: 247: 243: 235:Wayback Machine 218: 146:Nicky Henderson 100: 80:Malvern College 73:Monmouth Hounds 46: 17: 12: 11: 5: 380: 378: 370: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 304: 303: 298: 297: 278: 266: 240: 239: 238: 237: 225: 217: 214: 104:Grand National 99: 96: 45: 42: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 379: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 357:British twins 355: 353: 352:Walwyn family 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 322:Welsh jockeys 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 309: 307: 293: 289: 282: 279: 275: 270: 267: 255: 251: 245: 242: 236: 232: 229: 226: 224: 220: 219: 215: 213: 211: 207: 202: 200: 197:(CVO) in the 196: 191: 189: 185: 180: 179:on the Flat. 178: 174: 173:Doncaster Cup 170: 166: 165:Peter Cazalet 162: 161:Dorothy Paget 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 138: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 97: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 65: 63: 59: 55: 51: 43: 41: 39: 38:National Hunt 35: 32: 28: 24: 21: 291: 281: 269: 257:. Retrieved 254:Oxford Index 253: 244: 203: 192: 181: 158: 139: 137:five times. 112: 101: 77: 66: 62:Peter Walwyn 47: 19: 18: 317:1991 deaths 312:1910 births 288:"No. 49212" 259:17 November 94:in France. 92:9th Lancers 88:9th Lancers 58:Jockey Club 306:Categories 216:References 184:Mill House 167:in 1973, 31:racehorse 231:Archived 175:and the 129:, seven 125:, seven 108:Lambourn 82:and the 40:racing. 274:Profile 121:, five 50:Wrexham 34:trainer 117:, two 98:Career 27:jockey 188:Arkle 261:2015 44:Life 23:CVO 308:: 290:. 252:. 201:. 156:. 263:.

Index

CVO
jockey
racehorse
trainer
National Hunt
Wrexham
Helen Johnson Houghton
Jockey Club
Peter Walwyn
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Monmouth Hounds
Malvern College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
9th Lancers
9th Lancers
Grand National
Lambourn
Cheltenham Gold Cups
Champion Hurdles
King George VI Chases
Whitbread Gold Cups
Hennessy Gold Cups
British jump racing Champion Trainer
Cheltenham Festival
Nicky Henderson
Cheltenham Racecourse
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
Dorothy Paget
Peter Cazalet
the Queen Mother

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