British Senior Open Final Rider Statistics

BRITISH INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS

GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL Dave Hemsley 5 2 2 9 Lee Aris 4 4 2 10 Derek Garnett 4 2 4 10 John Watchman 3 4 2 9 K+C26evin Greenhalgh 3 3 2 8 Andy Angell 3 1 4 Paul Heard 3 2 1 6 Mark Boaler 2 1 3 Martyn Hepworth 2 1 3 Vic Hinchliffe 2 1 3 Phil Howells 2 1 3 Jim Varnish 2 1 3 Colin Wheeler 2 1 1 4 Gavin Wheeler 2 1 3 Joshua Brooke 2 4 1 7 Ron Bagley 1 1 Les Bowden 1 1 2 Dave Chivers 1 1 2 Andre Cross 1 1 1 3 Roger Ellis 1 1 1 3 Shaun Ellis 1 1 Martin Gale 1 1 2 Chris Gooch 1 1 2 Lew Grepp 1 1 Myke Grimes 1 1 2 Craig Harcourt 1 1 Denis Hubble 1 1 Rob Hunt 1 1 Sandy McGillivray 1 1 Rod Mills 1 2 3 Brian Moston 1 1 2 Ben Mould 1 1 1 3 Terry Norman 1 1 2 Geoff Patman 1 2 1 4 Zac Payne 1 1 Jack Pennington 1 1 Stuart Potter 1 1 Tom Reed 1 1 Mike Richards 1 1 Pip Serbert 1 1 Tim Snook 1 2 3 Chris Strutt 1 1 Kevin Sutton 1 1 2 Derek Tegg 1 1 Bryan Wood 1 1 Pete Young 1 1 2 Shaun Woodhouse 3 2 5 Andrew Jackson 2 3 5 John Watling 2 2 4 Allan Miller 1 1 2 Lewis Osborne 1 1 2 Jason Pratt 1 1 2 Chris Timms 1 1 2 Tony Birch 1 1 Pete Blackwell 1 1 Mike Cockroft 1 1 John Colbert 1 1 Mick Crawley 1 1 Dixie Dean 1 1 Ewie Edwards 1 1 Malcolm Flood 1 1 Andy Franks 1 1 John Goodyear 1 1 Julian Hardy 1 1 Steve Harris 1 1 Martyn Hollebon 1 1 Ryker Jolly 1 1 Derek Knight 1 1 Derek Lockwood 1 1 Mark Newey 1 1 Les Perrett 1 1 Jackie Pinkerton 1 1 Charlie Rumbold 1 1 John Varnish 1 1 Mark Griffiths 2 2 Phil Pilbrow 2 2 Norman Venson 2 2 Noah Woodhouse 2 2 Lewis Bates 1 1 Lewis Brinkhoff 1 1 Pete Bury 1 1 Dave Butcher 1 1 Mark Carmichael 1 1 Ray Coward 1 1 Wally Dighton 1 1 Pete Fraser 1 1 Gus Garnett 1 1 Terry Greenway 1 1 Alan Harrison 1 1 Clive Hurrell 1 1 Tam Low 1 1 Craig Marchant 1 1 Bill McGuinness 1 1 Mike Parkins 1 1 Bill Powell 1 1 Bill Savage 1 1 Darren Slater 1 1 Malcolm Smith 1 1 Marcus Wadhams 1 1 Jeff Weaver 1 1 John Whiting 1 1

CONSECUTIVE FINALS
18 – Steve Harris (1994-2011)

15 – Lee Aris (1997-2011)

14 – Paul Heard (2010-2019 & 2021-2024), Ben Mould (2010-2019 & 2021-2024)

13 – Norman Venson (1992-2004)

12 – Jason Ashford (1991-2002), Kevin Greenhalgh (1969-1980)

11 – Andy Angell (2008-2018)

10 – Derek Garnett (1959-1968), Dave Hemsley (1989-1998), Mark Boaler (2006-2015)

9 –  Shaun Woodhouse (1999-2006)

8 – Myke Grimes (2014-2019 & 2021-2022), Terry Norman (2003-2010), Geoff Patman (1975-1982), Zac Payne (2014-2019 & 2021-2024), Chris Timms (2011-2018), John Watchman (1973-1980)

7 – Martyn Hepworth (1986-1992), Pip Serbert (1974-1980), Gavin Wheeler (1997-2003)

6 – Les Bowden (1981-1986), Roger Ellis (1976-1981), Dave Hemsley (2000-2005), Ashley Hill (2016-2019 & 2021-2022)Allan Miller (1978-1983)

5 – Craig Harcourt (1991-1995), Ashley Hill (2016-2019 & 2021), Andrew Jackson (1993-1997), Derek Knight (1974-1978), Brian Moston (1959-1963), Mark Newey (1995-1999), Adam Peck (2007-2011), Reece Pollitt (2018=2019 & 2021-2023), John Watling (1961-1965), Colin Wheeler (1975-1979),

4 – Tony Birch (1983-1986), Dave Chivers (1960-1963), Andre Cross (1987-1990), Alan Guest (1978-1981), John Goodyear (1984-1987), Mark Griffiths (1989-1992), Vic Hinchcliffe (1961-1964), Chris Jewkes (2004-2007), Rod Mills (1965-1968), Allan Miller (1985-1988), Phil Pilbrow (1980-1983), Fred Rothwell (1971-1974), Pete Young (1996-1999)

YEARS BETWEEN FINALS

31 – Steve Harris (1986-2017)

28 – Ian Woodhouse (1977-2005)

26 – Lee Aris (1997-2023)

27 – Roger Ellis (1965-1992), Dave Hemsley (1989-2016)

25 – Paul Dyson (1981-2006), Derek Garnett (1954-1979), Gavin Wheeler (1997-2022)

24– Mark Griffiths (1989-2013)

22 – Colin Wheeler  (1962-1984)

21 – Frank Finnigan (1978-1999), Mark Newey (1988-2009)

20 – Geoff Patman (1968-1988)

19 – Terry Norman (1995-2014)

18 – Mark Boaler (2006-2024), Dave Parsons (1969-1987), Ade Gale (1982-2000), Denis Hubble (1985-2003)

17 – Mike Baugh (1975-1992), Andy Franks (1982-1999), Phil Pilbrow (1977-1994), Norman Venson (1987-2004), John Watchman (1967-1984), Craig Marchant (1998-2015), Chris Jewkes (2004-2021)

16 – Josh Brooke (2008-2024),Alan Cox (1980-1996), Mike Parkins (1962-1978), Phil Howells (1995-2011), Chris Timms (2008-2024)

15 – Allan Miller (1973-1988)

14– Lewis Bates (1998-2012), Paul Heard (2010-2024), Clive Hurrell (1965-1979), Ben Mould (2010-2024)

13 – Ian Clark (1983-1996), Kevin Greenhalgh (1967-1980), John Watling (1961-1974), Pete Young (1991-2004), Lewis Osborne (2006-2019), Andy Angell (2008-2021)

12 – Brian Moston (1951-1963), John Whiting (1968-1979)

11 – Jason Ashford (1991-2002), Andre Cross (1987-1998), John Whiting (1968-1979),

10 – Alan Guest (1978-1988), Vic Haines (1966-1976), Adam Peck (2005-2015)

DEBUT WINNERS

Riders who won the title on their first final appearance.

Lew Grepp 1951, Jack Pennington 1954, Ron Bagley 1955, Bryan Wood 1956, Derek Tegg 1957, Sandy McGillivray 1958, Dave Chilvers 1960, Vic Hinchliffe 1961, Mike Richards 1962, Chris Gooch 1966, Stuart Potter 1970, Martin Gale 1988

MAXI-MEN

15 Points

1951 Lew Grepp, 1954 Jack Pennington, 1965 Derek Garnett, 1967 Rod Mills, 1972 Derek Garnett

20 Points

2006 Lee Aris, 2017 Myke Grimes

CLOSEST FINISHES

Title tie-break after riders finished level on points.

Four Rider Tie-Breaks

1974 – Kevin Greenhalgh, Derek Knight, Mike Parkins, Fred Rothwell – 12 points
1992 – Dave Hemsley, Mark Short, Jason Pratt, Julian Hardy – 16 points
2002 – Gavin Wheeler, Lee Aris, Darren Slater, Shaun Woodhouse – 17 points

CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES

5 riders have recorded consecutive victories: Kevin Greenhalgh (1973 & 1974), Dave Hemsley (1994 & 1995), Lee Aris (2006 & 2007), Andy Angell (2011 & 2012), Paul Heard (2022 & 2023)

IGGEST VICTORIES

3 points

Rob Hunt (1952), Vic Hinchliffe (1964), Derek Garnett (1965), Rod Mills (1967), Phil Howells (2003), Lee Aris (2006)

OLDEST WINNERS

2021 Mark Boaler – 36 years, 6 months

2005 Terry Norman – 35 years, 4 months

1972 Derek Garnett –  35 years, 2 months

1979 Colin Wheeler – 35 years, 1 month

1982 John Watchman – 34 years, 0 months

OLDEST FINALISTS

(includes riders who were reserves and were called on to ride)

The criteria for these statistics is from the month when the rider was born to the August of the year of the relevant final

1999 Frank Finnigan – 50 years, 11 months

2017 Steve Harris – 49 years, 3 months

2016 Dave Hemsley – 46 years, 8 months

2013 Mark Griffiths – 46 years, 4 months

1992 Roger Ellis – 45 years, 4 months

2012 Errol Thaw – 45 years, 2 months

2024 Gavin Wheeler – 44 years, 9 months

2006 Paul Dyson – 44 years, 9 months

2003 Denis Hubble -44 years, 5 months

2023 Lee Aris – 44 years, 4 months

2014 Terry Norman – 44 years, 4 months

2005 Ian Woodhouse – 44 years, 3 months

1979 Derek Garnett – 42 years, 1 month

2009 Mark Newey – 41 years, 2 months

YOUNGEST FINALISTS

2023 Ryker Jolly – 15 years, 3 months

1999 Shaun Woodhouse – 15 years, 4 months

2010 Dylan Radcliffe – 15 years, 8 months

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