Holt dies aged 67

Thursday 05 October 1995 23:02 BST

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Jack Holt, who recently announced his intention to retire from training at the end of the season due to ill health, has died at the age of 67.

Holt, who held a training licence for 46 years and saddled 207 winners, was a master at training sprinters and his biggest successes came with Sweet Monday, in the 1980 Mill Reef Stakes, and Argentum, who was officially rated Britain's joint top juvenile after winning the Cornwallis Stakes in 1989.

One of his ambitions was to win Goodwood's Stewards' Cup and he twice saddled runners-up in Coppermill Lad and Duplicity. He also won the George Duller Hurdle at the 1967 Cheltenham Festival with Stepherion.

Obituary, page 22

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