Racing world says goodbye to Fitzgerald

The village of Malton came to a standstill today as the historic racing centre paid its respects to Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Jimmy FitzGerald, who died last week following a long illness, aged 69.

Around 800 mourners gathered at St Mary’s Priory Church in Old Malton for the funeral of the man who sent out over 1,200 winners from his Norton Grange stables in the town.