Mark Pitman, Esq

Career: national hunt jockey; debut 1983, professional 1984; trainer 1997-; second yst jockey to complete the National Course 1984, second place Conditional Jockey Championship 1986-87; asst trainer to Mrs Jenny Pitman 1993- (retained jockey 1988-93); career best of 57 winners in a season 1989-90 (incl second place in Cheltenham Gold Cup and won Ritz Club Jockey of the Meeting Aintree), second in Grand National Aintree 1991; maj races won incl: Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup 1991, Welsh Champion Hurdle 1991, The Martell Cup Steeple Chase, The Mumm Club Novices Steeple Chase, The Larchlap Chase, The Midlands Grand National, The EBF Hurdle Final, The Charterhouse Mercantile Chase, The Swish Hurdle, The John Bull Chase, The Sporting Life Weekender HCP Chase, The Old Road Securities Novice Chase, The Souter of Stirling Novices Chase; trainer 1997-2006; trained winners incl: Royal & Sun Alliance Novice Hurdle, Weatherbys Champion Bumper, Hennessy Gold Cup, Charisma Gold Cup, Tolwirth Hurdle, 2nd in Martell Grand National; bloodstock agent 2006-; television and radio presenter 2006-