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In 1972 he finished second in the Grand National on Gay Trip.
In 1972 he finished second in the Grand National on Gay Trip.
He was Champion Jockey in 1965, 1966 and 1969. In the 1964/1965 season, Biddlecombe rode 114 winners, and followed that with 102 the next season. In 1968/1969, he rode 77 winners, which saw him tied with Bob Davies.
One of his finest moments came in the 1967 Cheltenham Gold Cup, when he rode the 100-8 horse Woodland Venture to victory.
Between 1972 and 1974, he rode many times for Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, a well-known supporter of horse racing. In 1974 he appeared on the television programme This is Your Life, and finally retired from competitive racing having posted more than 900 winners.
Biddlecombe married the trainer Henrietta Knight in 1995, having given her the ultimatum "lieutenant"s the bottle or me". In the early 1980s, Terry worked with the actor John Hurt for his role in the 1983 film Champions, the biopic of jockey Bob Champion.
He had remained involved in horse racing until his death on 5 January 2014 following a long illness.