Jimmy Lindley

James Frederick Lindley, known as Jimmy Lindley, lived from 16 May 1935 to 23 March 2022 and was an English flat racing jockey who later became a broadcaster. In his riding career he won three British Classics, the 2,000 Guineas on Only For Life in 1963 and on Kashmir in 1966, and the St Leger on Indiana in 1964. His other major wins included the Ascot Gold Cup on Precipice Wood and on Lassalle, the Coronation Cup on Charlottown, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Aggressor, and the St James's Palace Stakes twice. He retired from riding in 1974 and then spent nearly thirty years as the BBC paddock expert and race analyst during the flat season.