Former top trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87
Ian Balding (L) and his son Andrew Balding. Pic: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Ian Balding, trainer of the Derby winner Mill Reef, has died at the age of 87.
Balding, who was also a Cheltenham Festival-winning rider in his amateur days, sent out many top-class performers from his Kingsclere yard including Glint Of Gold, Selkirk and Lochsong but the 1971 Derby hero remains the standout name among his Group One victors.
