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Pat Eddery soared to the top as a jockey from an early age and stayed there for the next three decades. Today, we recognise his wonderful career by posthumously inducting him into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame.

Eddery was champion 11 times between 1974 and 1996, and accumulated more than 6,000 winners in his career with 4,633 of them being achieved in Britain – a figure exceeded only by the legendary Sir Gordon Richards, who finished with 4,870.

His riding style in tight finishes made him instantly recognisable, as he would often bounce in the saddle when requiring more from his mounts. It was unbelievably effective, with his phenomenal achievements speaking for themselves. “His style certainly can’t be replicated, that unusual bounce he did as he pushed a horse out, but it’s what made him so unique,” says his daughter, Natasha Eddery, herself an accomplished showjumper.

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