John Cleverly
Racecourse manager
JOHN CLEVERLY, who has died at 86, was a stalwart of Beverley racecourse.
Synonymous with the East Yorkshire circuit, he served as manager and clerk of the course between 1973-2000 and remained a director until 2014, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Bridget Guerin.
Mr Cleverly also served as a Beverley steward, and assisted on panels at other tracks as a chalk steward.
In addition to his roles in the East Riding, he acted as clerk of the course at Sedgefield and Redcar, and also clerked at the Middleton Hunt Point-to-Point.
A chartered surveyor by trade, who looked after several estates in East Yorkshire, Mr Cleverly served on the board of the Racecourse Association and was secretary for the Northern Area.
A keen point-to-point jockey in his youth, he also enjoyed considerable success in ownership, having taken out shares with his friends and family in horses with the North Yorkshire trainer, Tim Easterby.
A bar at Beverley racecourse was named in his honour in 2016.
He is survived by his wife, Ann, and three children.