Racing plate worn by Ambiguity when winning the 1953 Oaks at Epsom, trained by Jack Colling, George Colling's brother, and ridden by Joe Mercer then
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Racing plate worn by Ambiguity when winning the 1953 Oaks at Epsom, trained by Jack Colling, George Colling's brother, and ridden by Joe Mercer then an 18-year-old apprentice jockey, mounted with an artist overpainted photograph of the filly, velvet background, framed & glazed, 23.5 by 21cm. Lots 272 to 294 From the Collection of the Newmarket trainer George Scott Colling (1904-1959); and the Collection of Mrs Marion Glenister, owner of Nimbus, the 1949 Derby & 2,000 Guineas winner, being material subsequently acquired at Graham Budd Auctions. George Colling was the son of R W Colling and brother to Jack, a famous racing dynasty in the history of the turf.