The 5ft 8in giant whose life was rollicking ride: On turf he gripped millions, not least the Queen - Daily Mail

The Queen's favourite jockey, who died in a Swiss hospital yesterday, was a master on the saddle - but his life off the turf was anything but simple

As the Queens favourite jockey stood in the dock at Ipswich Crown Court in 1987, having admitted to defrauding Her Majestys Revenue & Customs (to use its modern name) out of £3.25 million in unpa… [+21969 chars]

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