Amateur Gold Cup-winner Jim Wilson, who rode Little Owl to glory in 1981, dies at 72 from cancer
Jim Wilson, one of only three amateur jockeys to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 72.
Wilson partnered Peter Easterby-trained Little Owl, which he owned jointly with his brother Robin, to win the 1981 Gold Cup.
But Wilson's massive association with jump racing's biggest meeting extended way beyond…
