Scottish jockey dies in accident.

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Scottish jockey dies in accident.

12 years 11 months ago
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Tragic news coming through on Twitter is that promising young Scottish Jump Jockey Campbell Gillies has lost his life in a accident whilst on holiday, the details are still unclear but this is terribly sad news..

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CAMPBELL GILLIES, who secured the biggest win of his racing career on Brindisi Breeze in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival this year, has died while on holiday.

Jump jockey Gillies, who rode over 50 winners for Lucinda Russell, including Brindisi Breeze, had ridden as recently as Sunday at Hexham before going on holiday to Kavos, Greece, on Monday where the tragedy occurred.

Winner of 131 races under rules in Britain, Gillies enjoyed his best ever campaign in 2011-12 with 38 winners, and had ridden four winners so far this season.

Tributes have been flooding in on Twitter, with Alexander Voy among his weighing-room colleagues to express their sadness.

He said: "I can't believe it. You only have one best friend and now he's gone. I'll never forget you.
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12 years 11 months ago
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Sad,was a very promising jock

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It was a swimming pool accident

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12 years 11 months ago
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more sad news RIP

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Replay of Cambells greatest hour

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12 years 11 months ago
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never did here of him, rip

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