Death of George Williams

THE death has taken place of George Williams, the man who bred the legendary Captain Christy.

Trained by Pat Taaffe and partnered by Bobby Beasley, Captain Christy won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1974.

He was by Christy’s Bow, out of a mare called Mon Capitaine, and first saw the light of day at Williams’ Carrignaveen Stud outside Inniscarra in 1967.