Lindsay Charnock has died aged 60

Former jockey Lindsay Charnock, a top lightweight on the northern scene, has died at the age of 60.

Apprenticed first to Ron Barnes and later Denys Smith, Charnock's first winner came at Lanark in 1971. He retired in 2000 after a career tally of around 600 winners.

He had a successful association with North Yorkshire trainer Tim Easterby, for whom his victories included the Windsor Castle and Weatherbys Super Sprint on Flanders in 1998 and the Lowther Stakes at York on Jemima the following year.

Charnock also played a key role in the early career of Group One-winning sprinter Pipalong. He steered the filly home in the Redcar 2-Y-O Trophy in 1998 and the Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon and the Listed Wentworth Stakes at Doncaster in 1999.

Among his other notable triumphs were the 1987 Northumberland Plate on the Jimmy Fitzgerald-trained Treasure Hunter and the Ayr Gold Cup on Last Tango for Epsom trainer John Sutcliffe in 1976.

"It's very sad. He was a cracking jockey, good work rider, a good judge and he rode Flanders for me among others," said Easterby.

"He rode Jemima and won on Pipalong a few times when she was a two-year-old.

"He was a really good jockey and a nice guy. We'll all miss him."

Charnock's former colleague Kevin Darley said: "I've known Lindsay a long time. It's a shock.

"He was associated with Denys Smith years ago and he was one of the lightweights everybody would call upon, especially for a big handicap."

Charnock had his right leg amputated below the knee nine years ago which was thought to have been caused by a succession of falls.

He was married to Gloria and they had two daughters, Kelly and Selina.