Handy All the Way - Hardcover

Peter-walwyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1900512998 ISBN 13: 9781900512992

Publisher: Metro Books, London, 2000

Synopsis

Peter Walwyn was for more than thirty-five years one of the country's foremost racehorse trainers - and about the only trainer for whom racegoers and racing professionals alike have a deep and genuine affection. He was the first flat racing trainer to send out more than 100 winners in a season, was champion trainer and trained the great Derby winner Grundy. But the appeal of the book lies less in Peter Walwyn's achievements on the track, great though they may be, but in the nature of the man - one of the last great traditionalists of the turf. His lanky physique and eccentric behaviour led to him being nicknamed "Basil Fawlty"; he is a man with strong and outspoken opinions on every aspect of the racing game. He is also a fund of marvellous racing stories: in his long career, he has encountered scores of legendary racing personalities, from Lester Piggott to Frankie Dettori, and describes them with humorous relish. This book is not a conventional autobiography, more a collection of anecdotes by one of racing's best-loved characters.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Walwyn, who retired from training in November 1999, started training in Lambourn in the early 1960s; he was champion trainer twice and has won many classics, including the Derby with Grundy in 1975. He also trained Grundy to win an epic duel with Bustino in the 1975 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stakes, in a race hailed as the 'Race of the Century'.

Review:

'Trainers come and trainers go, but some, like Peter Walwyn become an institution... one of the great trainers of our time.' - Robin Oakley, Spectator

About this edition

• Publisher: Metro Books, London
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1900512998
• ISBN 13: 9781900512992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 275