Pioneering champ Stan Mellor dies, aged 83

Stan Mellor, rode a then record 1,034 National Hunt winners before his retirement in 1972.

Stan Mellor, the first jump jockey to ride 1,000 winners, has died at the age of 83.

Brough Scott led the tributes to a “pioneer and mentor” who did more for jockeys than anyone else ever has or will, recalling a “wonderful man” and “brilliant, brilliant champion jockey” whom he rode against with awe and is proud to have known as a close friend.