This is something very special. It’s Grandstand from November 29th 1997, and Peter O’Sullevan’s final commentary after more than 50 years behind the microphone. It’s all there as we follow the ‘Voice of Racing’ throughout the afternoon, culminating in a magnificent victory for Suny Bay after Graham Bradley had defied all the odds to survive a blunder that would have taken down most other jockeys. There is a wonderful tribute to Sir Peter and although not shown, there was a fairy tale ending to the day with Sounds Fyne triumphing in Sir Peter’s colours in the Fulke Walwyn Chase.
BySteve
Steve Bradley is the man behind this project, an unashamedly nostalgic website dedicated to horse racing’s golden days of the past, featuring vintage racecards, clippings and news stories plucked from the newspapers of the day. A devotee of horse racing’s halcyon days from the 1960s to the 1990s, Steve caught the racing bug as a small boy living near Catterick racecourse, where he was lucky enough to see the great Red Rum in action in the 1970s. He has undertaken private research commissions for various figures within the racing industry. Away from racing he enjoys spending time with his retired greyhound, bar billiards, music, TV, films, reading and travel.