He was tall and thin, with sharp features and heavy, black eyebrows, and was always in demand due to his ability to ride at a boy's weight, despite his height.
That same year, on 14 November, he had his licence temporarily cancelled for having crossed another horse in a Nursery Handicap at Blankney Races, Lincolnshire.
[2] George Barrett on 11/10 favourite La Fleche was a fast-finishing second but opinion was that he had given the filly a terrible ride.
In 1896, he was third on Earwig in the Derby, behind Persimmon, but won a third Goodwood Stakes on Carlton Grange as well as the Manchester Cup on The Docker, and was again third in the jockeys' championship.
In total in his career, he rode 845 winners, and held a jockey's licence until the end of 1904,[1] although his final race was on 10 October 1900.