Career
Known as "Bill", he was a brother of the renowned trainer John Scott who frequently conditioned horses that he rode. He also rode Sir Tatton Sykes to his ninth victory in the that year"s Saint Leger Stakes. According to the Roger Longrigg book, The History of Horse Racing, Scott reportedly consumed alcohol in excessive quantities which sometimes affected his racing performance.
He is not to be confused with William Harvey Scott (died 1885), trainer and cross-country jockey, notably earning second place finishes in the 1843 and 1844 Grand National.
Bill Scott died at his home at Highfield, Malton in 1848 having ridden almost to the time of his death. He is said to have declared on his deathbed that he "had never pulled a horse in his life, never gone to bed sober and never kissed a lass against her will".