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← Sporting Memorabilia 13th & 14th November 2017

A Roy Ullyett original cartoon artwork featuring the 1965 St Leger, signed, pen & ink & blue crayon, the subject set in a pub and featuring a newspape

Hammer Price:
£60
Estimated Price:

£60 - £80

A Roy Ullyett original cartoon artwork featuring the 1965 St Leger, signed, pen & ink & blue crayon, the subject set in a pub and featuring a newspaper headline reading ODDS ON MEADOW COURT BEATEN BY 10 LENGTHS, and a speech bubble reading AND LIKE A FOOL I SAY TO MY MISSUS ''WELL, AFTER THE St. LEGER RESULT THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOUR MOTHER SHOULDN'T WIN THE MISS WORLD BEAUTY CONTEST'' , framed & glazed, 39.5 by 31.5cm. At a rain-soaked Doncaster, Meadow Court, the Irish Derby winner and red hot favourite ridden by Lester Piggot, floundered in the testing going and finished a distant second to the Dick Hern-trained Provoke ridden by Joe Mercer. Provenance: Dick Hern Collection