Richard Pitman
Richard Thomas Pitman. He won the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse twice, the Whitbread Gold Cup once and the Hennessy Gold Cup once.
Pitman is probably best remembered for just being second in the 1973 Grand National on Crisp to Red Rum ridden by Brian Fletcher.
He joined the BBC TV racing team in 1975. As an author he has written seven racing novels and five non-fiction books. He was married to Jenny Pitman; they divorced in 1977. Their son, Mark Pitman, was also a jockey and trainer.
