Campbell Gillies (27 June 1990 - 26 June 2012) was a ScottishNational Huntjockey most notable for his victory on Brindisi Breeze in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.[1][2] In total, he rode 131 winners in his career, mainly for top Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell and was widely considered by pundits and fans alike as one of the leading young jockeys in the UK.
Gillies had his first ride aged 15, riding for trainer Willie Amos in Hawick.[3] His first winner was for Amos on Gunson Hight at Hexham Racecourse on 12 May 2007.[4] Later that year, after leaving school, he moved to be conditional jockey with Lucinda Russell in Kinross-shire. In his first full season he went on to record 11 wins from 55 runners.[3]
While at Russell's yard, he came under the tutelage of former British jump racing Champion Jockey, Peter Scudamore and the stable's number one jockey Peter Buchanan.[4] Scudamore himself believed Gillies to be a 'genius in a race', and he was widely considered to be one of the rising stars of jumps racing.[5][6]
His first major victory was in 2009 at the Grand National meeting at Aintree racecourse, when he won the John Smith's Handicap Hurdle on the Russell-trained 66-1 outsider Culcabock. He went on to ride over 50 winners for Russell and it was with another horse of hers, the novice hurdler Brindisi Breeze, that he had his biggest victory - the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.[7] This festival success capped his best ever season, which he finished with 38 winners from 300 rides.[8] Gillies was posthumously recognised at the 2013 Lester Award ceremony with the Jump Jockey Special Recognition Award for 2012.[9]
DeathEdit
Gillies was found dead in a swimming pool at the Corfu holiday apartments where he was staying with fellow jockeys Henry Brooke, Nathan Moscrop, Harry Haynes and Mark Ellwood.[7][10] The friends had returned from an evening out and had gone for a morning swim at around 8am local time. Gillies went under the water and failed to resurface.[11] A Greek coroner recorded his death was caused by drowning and a police spokesman revealed that toxicological reports revealed he had been drinking.[12]
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^ abcHannan, Martin (30 June 2012). "Obituary - Campbell Gillies". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ abBirch, Richard (27 June 2012). "Death of Campbell Gillies". Racing Post. London. p. 4.
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^ abHayler, Will (26 June 2012). "Swimming pool accident claims life of popular jockey Campbell Gillies". Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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^Brown, Craig (27 June 2012). "Jockey Campbell Gillies drowned in swimming pool, coroner reports". Scotsman. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^"Obituaries - Campbell Gillies". Independent. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^Mottershead, Lee (5 July 2012). "Remembering Campbell Gillies". Racing Post. London. p. 6.
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campbell, gillies, june, 1990, june, 2012, scottish, national, hunt, jockey, most, notable, victory, brindisi, breeze, albert, bartlett, novices, hurdle, 2012, cheltenham, festival, total, rode, winners, career, mainly, scottish, trainer, lucinda, russell, wid. Campbell Gillies 27 June 1990 26 June 2012 was a Scottish National Hunt jockey most notable for his victory on Brindisi Breeze in the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival 1 2 In total he rode 131 winners in his career mainly for top Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell and was widely considered by pundits and fans alike as one of the leading young jockeys in the UK Campbell GilliesBorn 1990 06 27 27 June 1990Haddington East Lothian ScotlandDied26 June 2012 2012 06 26 aged 21 Corfu GreeceNationalityBritishOccupationJockey Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 4 1 Notable race wins 4 2 Seasonal totals of winners 5 ReferencesCareer EditGillies had his first ride aged 15 riding for trainer Willie Amos in Hawick 3 His first winner was for Amos on Gunson Hight at Hexham Racecourse on 12 May 2007 4 Later that year after leaving school he moved to be conditional jockey with Lucinda Russell in Kinross shire In his first full season he went on to record 11 wins from 55 runners 3 While at Russell s yard he came under the tutelage of former British jump racing Champion Jockey Peter Scudamore and the stable s number one jockey Peter Buchanan 4 Scudamore himself believed Gillies to be a genius in a race and he was widely considered to be one of the rising stars of jumps racing 5 6 His first major victory was in 2009 at the Grand National meeting at Aintree racecourse when he won the John Smith s Handicap Hurdle on the Russell trained 66 1 outsider Culcabock He went on to ride over 50 winners for Russell and it was with another horse of hers the novice hurdler Brindisi Breeze that he had his biggest victory the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival 7 This festival success capped his best ever season which he finished with 38 winners from 300 rides 8 Gillies was posthumously recognised at the 2013 Lester Award ceremony with the Jump Jockey Special Recognition Award for 2012 9 Death EditGillies was found dead in a swimming pool at the Corfu holiday apartments where he was staying with fellow jockeys Henry Brooke Nathan Moscrop Harry Haynes and Mark Ellwood 7 10 The friends had returned from an evening out and had gone for a morning swim at around 8am local time Gillies went under the water and failed to resurface 11 A Greek coroner recorded his death was caused by drowning and a police spokesman revealed that toxicological reports revealed he had been drinking 12 Personal life EditGillies was educated at Knox Academy in Haddington and was also a graduate of the British Racing School 3 His brother is the Glasgow Warriors hooker Finlay Gillies 13 He was voted Britain s Best Looking Jockey by female racegoers at Hexham racecourse s ladies day in 2011 5 14 Career statistics EditNotable race wins Edit John Smith s Handicap Hurdle Aintree Culcabock 2009 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Brindisi Breeze 2012Seasonal totals of winners Edit 2007 08 11 2008 09 27 2009 10 22 2010 11 29 2011 12 38 2012 13 4 Career Flat winners 2References Edit Cheltenham 2012 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle YouTube Retrieved 27 June 2012 Campbell Gillies interview Racing UK Retrieved 5 July 2012 a b c Hannan Martin 30 June 2012 Obituary Campbell Gillies Herald Scotland Retrieved 4 July 2012 a b Birch Richard 27 June 2012 Death of Campbell Gillies Racing Post London p 4 a b Ladies Day 2011 Hexham Racecourse Retrieved 5 July 2012 Gillies dies in holiday tragedy Sporting Life Retrieved 5 July 2012 a b Hayler Will 26 June 2012 Swimming pool accident claims life of popular jockey Campbell Gillies Guardian Retrieved 27 June 2012 2011 12 Jumps Jockeys Championship Table Professional Jockeys Association Archived from the original on 17 June 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2012 Lucy Alexander and Amy Ryan awarded Lesters for 2012 bbc co uk Retrieved 31 March 2013 Birthday holiday for jockey Campbell Gillies ends in tragedy as he drowns in hotel pool Daily Record 27 June 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2012 Birch Richard 27 June 2012 Racing Post London p 1 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Brown Craig 27 June 2012 Jockey Campbell Gillies drowned in swimming pool coroner reports Scotsman Retrieved 27 June 2012 Obituaries Campbell Gillies Independent 27 June 2012 Retrieved 4 July 2012 Mottershead Lee 5 July 2012 Remembering Campbell Gillies Racing Post London p 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Campbell Gillies amp oldid 1082654409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
