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John Pinyoun
John Pinyoun
1881-1920
1881-1920
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
After several years of riding the occasional winner, National Hunt jockey John Pinyoun’s career appeared to have turned a corner, with nine in 1904 and four in the early part of 1905, but that was all he managed, ending with a score of 17.
After several years of riding the occasional winner, National Hunt jockey John Pinyoun’s career appeared to have turned a corner, with nine in 1904 and four in the early part of 1905, but that was all he managed, ending with a score of 17.
Born in 1881, he was apprenticed to William Downes and rode for at least four years on the Flat without success, having his final mount in 1900, but by that time he had already opened his account over jumps.
Born in 1881, he was apprenticed to William Downes and rode for at least four years on the Flat without success, having his final mount in 1900, but by that time he had already opened his account over jumps.
It was at Hawthorn Hill on November 11, 1898 that he entered the winner’s enclosure for the first time, after Zoto had landed the Bracknell Selling Handicap Chase, beating Richard Woodland’s mount Crosspatrick by six lengths.
It was at Hawthorn Hill on November 11, 1898 that he entered the winner’s enclosure for the first time, after Zoto had landed the Bracknell Selling Handicap Chase, beating Richard Woodland’s mount Crosspatrick by six lengths.
John did not ride more than one winner in a year, drawing blanks in 1900 and 1902, until 1904 when recording a score of nine. When he continued his success with a double at Gatwick on March 15, 1905, it did seem that he would go on to better things, but those two victories, on George Fordham, named after the famous 19th century jockey, in the Burstow Chase and Mimist in the Tyro Selling Hurdle, were his last.
John did not ride more than one winner in a year, drawing blanks in 1900 and 1902, until 1904 when recording a score of nine. When he continued his success with a double at Gatwick on March 15, 1905, it did seem that he would go on to better things, but those two victories, on George Fordham, named after the famous 19th century jockey, in the Burstow Chase and Mimist in the Tyro Selling Hurdle, were his last.
His final ride was on Campfire, unplaced in the Cobham Hurdle at Lingfield Park on February 22, 1908.
His final ride was on Campfire, unplaced in the Cobham Hurdle at Lingfield Park on February 22, 1908.
John Pinyoun died in 1920.
John Pinyoun died in 1920.
His winners were, in chronological order:
His winners were, in chronological order:
1. Zoto, Hawthorn Hill, November 11, 1898
1. Zoto, Hawthorn Hill, November 11, 1898
2. Celladema, Plumpton, January 13, 1899
2. Celladema, Plumpton, January 13, 1899
3. Eye Lees, Plumpton, December 11, 1901
3. Eye Lees, Plumpton, December 11, 1901
4. Ballycoura, Wye, December 3, 1903
4. Ballycoura, Wye, December 3, 1903
5. George Fordham, Folkestone, February 8, 1904
5. George Fordham, Folkestone, February 8, 1904
6. Chuck-a-Luck, Hurst Park, February 27, 1904
6. Chuck-a-Luck, Hurst Park, February 27, 1904
7. Prince Chalcis, Leicester, March 9, 1904
7. Prince Chalcis, Leicester, March 9, 1904
8. Long Tom, Wye, March 14, 1904
8. Long Tom, Wye, March 14, 1904
9. Long Tom, Gatwick, March 16, 1904
9. Long Tom, Gatwick, March 16, 1904
10. Sheerness, Nottingham, March 28, 1904
10. Sheerness, Nottingham, March 28, 1904
11. Prince Chalcis, Cheltenham, April 14, 1904
11. Prince Chalcis, Cheltenham, April 14, 1904
12. Lye Lees, Lingfield Park, December 17, 1904
12. Lye Lees, Lingfield Park, December 17, 1904
13. Lye lees, Plumpton, December 23, 1904
13. Lye lees, Plumpton, December 23, 1904
14. Ivan, Plumpton, January 14, 1905
14. Ivan, Plumpton, January 14, 1905
15. George Fordham, Plumpton, February 28, 1905
15. George Fordham, Plumpton, February 28, 1905
16. George Fordham, Gatwick, March 15, 1905
16. George Fordham, Gatwick, March 15, 1905
17. Mimist, Gatwick, March 15, 1905
17. Mimist, Gatwick, March 15, 1905
John Pinyoun's final two winners: George Fordham and Mimist, at Gatwick, March 15, 1905
John Pinyoun's final two winners: George Fordham and Mimist, at Gatwick, March 15, 1905
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