Horse Racing: David Chapman, former trainer passes away in the stables, at the age of 77
It was a sad day for the racing industry to lose one of its champion former trainer, David Chapman.
It has been reported that the 77-year-old trainer collapsed in the evening while in the stables and was never able to come round from the blackout that proved to be fatal.
It has been revealed that his license was taken over by his granddaughter, Ruth Carr, at his Stillington yard, situated near Easingwold, North Yorkshire, back in 2008.
While talking to correspondents on Tuesday, she was reported as saying, “David had been out doing the evening feed and had some sort of blackout and never really regained consciousness. He was taken to York District Hospital where he died between 10 pm and
10.30 pm last night”.
It has been reported that the former trainer started his training career by working with jumpers and later on became famous for his technical handling of sprinters. The most notable of his trainees include Soba, Chaplins Club, Quito and Glenfort.
After David retired from the sport, his granddaughter went on to continue the family tradition and has so far saddled three champion colts. Her stable is in excellent form and she gives a great deal of credit to David. She said that he was her assistant
trainer when she stepped into the sport.
Quito was owned by Chapman in partnership with former steward, Michael Hill. Hill was reported as saying, “David was a lovely man, very modest and really kind, and his death is a terrible loss. I had horses with him for around 35 and we had a great deal
of fun. He was a master of the business of getting horses that perhaps hadn’t shown as much promise as other trainers had expected, and turning them into frequent winners”.
After the death of the former trainer, a minute’s silence was observed at the Newcastle racecourse before the start of the first race, in Chapman’s respect.
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