A group of seven signed Peter Bromley hand coloured and annotated racecards prepared for BBC Radio commentaries, all for major handicaps with Bill Wig

A group of seven signed Peter Bromley hand coloured and annotated racecards prepared for BBC Radio commentaries, all for major handicaps with Bill Wightman trained horses, comprising: Privateer winner of the 1972 Portland; Walk By winner of the 1975 Portland; Import winner of the 1975 Stewards Cup; Queendom runner-up in the Lincoln; Somersway winner of the 1974 Ayr Gold Cup; Flying Nelly runner-up in the Lincoln; and Flying Nelly winner of the 1974 Cambridgeshire Appendix: Property from the Estate of the late Bill Wightman, removed from Ower Farm and Stables, near Upham Lots 647 to 655 Bill Wightman (1914-2009) was Britain's longest standing trainer at the time of his retirement in 1993, having first taken out a licence in 1937. He is best remembered for his outstanding steeplechaser Halloween, who won the King George VI Chase in 1952 and came tantalisingly close to winning a Cheltenham Gold Cup, being placed on no less than four occasions. Although Bill Wightman also won a Welsh Grand National (Oscar Wilde, 1958) he was primarily a flat race trainer and a man to be feared in the major handicaps. Famous wins included Privateer (1972 Portland Handicap ), Somersway (1974 Ayr Gold Cup), Flying Nellie (1974 Cambridgeshire), Import (1975 Stewards Cup & 1976 Wokingham Stakes), Walk By (1975 Portland Handicap), Air Trooper (Magnet Cup, 1977), Charlotte's Choice (Chester Cup, 1979) and King's Ride (Lincoln Handicap, 1980).