Brough Scott

Brough Scott

John Brough Scott (born 12 December 1942) is a British horse racing journalist, radio and television presenter, and former jockey. He is also the grandson [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p11730.htm#i117295 Burke’s Details] ] and biographer [“Galloper Jack” Scott,J.B: London, Macmillan 2004 ISBN 0-333-98938-4] of the noted Great War soldier “Galloping Jack Seely [J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO,TD ,M.P. PC – “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X”.] . He was educated at Radley School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he read History. [‘SCOTT, (John) Brough’, Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U34149, accessed 26 March 2008] ] His riding career saw him ride over 100 winners including the "Imperial Cup" and "Mandarin Chase" [Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) ISBN 1870520092] . He joined ITV in 1971, and was regularly seen and heard on The ITV Seven and later Channel 4 Racing. He was also racing correspondent for The Sunday Times and wrote for the Racing Post, The Independent on Sunday and The Sunday Telegraph. He now co-presents Saturday Live on BBC Radio Four [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/saturdaylive/2007/03/brough_scott.html Programme details] ] . There is a Brough Scott appreciation society on Facebook.

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