Brown was the jack of all trades

Graham Buddry is back for part two as he looks back at the career of the legendary Brown Jack

We left Brown Jack a few months back after a stellar, if short, career over hurdles where in his final race over timber he won the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle. Now, a few months later, he is set to embark on a new career racing on the flat.
His first race under rules for Aubrey Hastings and Ivor Anthony, the trainer and assistant trainer, came at Hurst Park on May 5, 1928 where although he was unplaced, connections were happy with the run and the jockey, Steve Donoghue, insisted Brown Jack would win...

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