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Amateur Gold Cup-winner Jim Wilson, who rode Little Owl to glory in 1981, dies at 72 from cancer

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Amateur Gold Cup-winner Jim Wilson, who rode Little Owl to glory in 1981, dies at 72 from cancer

Jim Wilson has died after a long battle with cancer. He was one of only three amateur jockeys to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1981. Wilson rode Peter Easterby's Little Owl to victory in the feature race.

Jim Wilson has died at 72 after a long battle with cancer. Wilson was one of only three amateur jockeys to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He rode Peter Easterby's Little Owl to glory in the 1981 Gold cup. After his career as a jockey, Wilson became a successful racehorse trainer. He trained Glenbrook D'Or to the 1994 Midlands National. Minzaal is favourite for the Haydock Sprint Cup on Saturday. It's the favourite among 19 runners for that race. The race is taking place at Hay dock. it's on at 1pm.

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