The saddle used by jockey Tim Hamey when winning the 1932 Grand National at Aintree aboard Forbra, brown leather with canvas underside, good conditio

The saddle used by jockey Tim Hamey when winning the 1932 Grand National at Aintree aboard Forbra, brown leather with canvas underside, good condition, weight 3lb 4oz; sold with a small artist-drawn caricature of Hamey and Forbra (2) The 1932 Grand National winner Fobra was owned by Mr William Parsonage, Mayor of Ludlow and a bookmaker. 'The bay gelding was trained by Tom Rimell at the Kinnersley Stables bear Worcester and ridden by Tim Hamey. The seven-year-old won at odds of 50-1. Tom Rimell was the father of Fred Rimell "Mr Grand National", having trained the winner of the race on four occasions between 1956 and 1976, ESB, Nicolaus Silver, Gay Trip and Rag Trade - also at the Kinnersley Stables.  The winning jockey was born James Henry Hamey in Grantham 17th December 1905. He was only 16 when he had his first mount over jumps, on Castlerobin at Birmingham on 27th November 27 1922, having partnered just two Flat winners, at Leicester and Birmingham. A rapid weight rise forced Hamey to switch full-time to jumping, but his career flourished. 1926 proved the breakthrough year, with his first major triumph, on Koko in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Later that March, Tim made his Grand National debut on the same horse but was brought down at Becher’s  Brook. Koko, one of eight Cheltenham Festival winners for Hamey, was the first of his 12 consecutive National rides, and his place in the Aintree hall-of-fame arrived on 18th March 1932, at the seventh attempt. Provenance: By family descent