Lester Pigott was described as ‘a man whose affinity to the horse was unparalleled, with unrivalled skill as a jockey’ as some of the biggest names from racing past and present gathered at a memorial service in London for the 11-time champion jockey, who died in May at the age of 86.
Delivering the eulogy at St Luke’s Church in Chelsea, Derby-winning trainer William Haggas, who is married to Piggott’s eldest daughter Maureen, also described Piggott as ‘a man revered in all parts of the world and one of the few invariably known by their Christian name’.