ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

For their help, cups of tea and many kindnesses, I thank the following:

Mr Billy Holden of Kirkby

Mr Don Carroll of Bootle

Ms Sue Bose of Lydiate

Mr M. Moran of Bootle

Mrs Elizabeth Bamber of Retford, Nottinghamshire

Mr Charles Rouane of Walton

Mrs Terri Nairn of Runcorn

Mrs Anne Burton of Bootle

Mrs Veronica Coppin of Runcorn

Mrs M. Kirkland of Halewood

Mrs Eillen Airnsworth of West Derby

Mrs Dora McClelland of Kirkby

Mr Terry ‘Mac’ of Croxteth Park

Mr F. J. Till of Freshfield

Mrs Julia Banks of Norris Green

Mr and Mrs George of Runcorn

Mr Billy Furlong of Liverpool 11

Mrs Josie Murray of Huyton

Mr and Mrs Adlam of Croxteth

Mr and Mrs Tom Atherton of Toxteth

Mr and Mrs John Nelson of Melling

Mrs Bella Moran, address unknown, of Liverpool

Mr Terence Baines of Kirkby, whose story ‘Me Poor Mam’ and rentbooks from 1908 to the 1950s (Kennedy and Baines families, Dryden Street) have been in my possession for twelve months. It was a pleasure and a privilege to read his work and to handle these special documents.

A very special thankyou to Eileen Weir of Crosby, who visited many of the above on my particularly agoraphobic days.

Many thanks to my cousin, Cavan Sexton and his wife, Hazel, of Abbots Ann, Andover, Hampshire. Their very professional knowledge and understanding of horse racing proved extremely valuable.

I must apologize to T. Walls, owner and trainer, also to F. Lane, jockey. These two people were involved with the actual winner of the 1932 Derby. I beg pardon, too, of April the Fifth, the grand horse who did all the really hard work.