Walter Swinburn: The Choirboy who never missed a note

His early success on Shergar masked the depth of brilliance through his whole career, writes Colm Greaves.
Walter Swinburn: The Choirboy who never missed a note
Fri, 16 Dec, 2016 - 00:00

Walter Swinburn, jockey who galloped into history with Shergar in 1981, while still just 19 years of age

Shergar had just won the first race of his three-year old career, the classic trial at Sandown Park.

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RacingPlace: Sandown ParkPlace: EpsomPlace: Co OffalyPlace: TipperaryPlace: StaffordshirePlace: NewmarketPerson: Walter SwinburnPerson: ShergarPerson: Colm GreavesPerson: Michael StoutePerson: Richard BaerleinPerson: Walter ‘Choirboy’ SwinburnPerson: Wally SnrPerson: Doreen CashPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Reg HollinsheadPerson: Frenchie NicholsonPerson: StoutePerson: NicholsonPerson: WalterPerson: SwinburnPerson: Christy RingPerson: Padraig HarringtonPerson: HatoofPerson: QueenPerson: LammtarraPerson: PilsudskiPerson: Shareef DancerPerson: ShadeedPerson: ShahrastaniPerson: Greville StarkeyEvent: Epsom DerbyEvent: DerbyEvent: July CupsEvent: Breeders CupsEvent: Derby dayEvent: English DerbyOrganisation: Rockwell College
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