![]() ![]() Some sources report his birthplace as the inland town of Lawrenny, but at least two of his obituaries stated his birthplace as the coastal town of Tenby. More than forty of these novels became international best-sellers.įrancis was born in Coedcanlas, Pembrokeshire, Wales. This person always faces great obstacles, often including physical injury. The stories are narrated by the main character, often a jockey, but sometimes a trainer, an owner, a bookie, or someone in a different profession, peripherally linked to racing. Many of his novels deal with crime in the horse-racing world, with some of the criminals being outwardly respectable figures. ![]() Francis retired from the turf and became a journalist and novelist. ![]() He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Richard Stanley Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.Īfter wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. ![]()
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