Former top trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87

Ian Balding retired from training in 2002, handing his licence to his son Andrew

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.