Maury Mattingly
(Posted 24/09/07)

Michael Max advised at Ashfield yesterday that former Tigers captain Maury Mattingly is in hospital in Southampton following a heart attack and we wish him a speedy recovery.

Maury - the 1963 Scottish Open champion - was Tigers captain when Glasgow returned to racing in 1964 at White City after a few years absence. He remained Tigers Captain until 1967, resigning from the post in the May but continuing as a Tigers rider until the end of that season.

He is certainly held in high regard by fans from that era - Dick Barrie in his website names him as one of the riders only just outside his personal top ten.