Lester Piggott a horse called "The Chase" at Haydock Park. Piggott is known for his quiet demeanour. He describes his mother as wisely downplaying his success, while his father rarely gave advice unless there had been a particular mistake. By his teens a sensation in the racing world, he rode his first winner of The Derby on Never Say Die in 1954 aged 18 years and went on to win eight more, on Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983). He was stable jockey to Noel Murless and later
Andy Piggott to 2005. In 2005, he was appointed the Archdeacon of Bath in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. He has been a member of the General Synod of the Church of England since 2009. He retired as archdeacon effective 30 June 2017. Andy Piggott Andrew John "Andy" Piggott (born 27 September 1951) is a British Anglican priest. From 2005 to 2017, he was the Archdeacon of Bath in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Piggott was educated at Queen Mary College, London and St John's College, Nottingham. He was a teacher before his call to ministry. He was ordained deacon