Owner who spent 16 months in hospital 'cries eyes out' after seeing horse win
A racehorse owner who has spent the last 16 months in hospital with a serious illness shed tears of joy after having a winner.
Trevor Jacobs, a former bricklayer who now owns a number of construction businesses in Portsmouth, fell ill after a golfing trip to Bruges in Belgium in 2022. He was then diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, an auto-immune disease.
After being admitted to Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital, his arms and legs became paralysed and, when the disease reached his lungs, he was put on a ventilator. He spent a month in an induced coma when his heart stopped twice.
Jacobs has owned racehorses for many years, the best of which has been Editeur Du Gite, who beat Edwardstone in the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase in January. The Gary Moore-trained Soigneux Bell, running for the second time over jumps, recorded an 11 length win under Caoilin Quinn in a juvenile hurdle at Fontwell on Tuesday.
Despite the pouring rain, Jacobs, covered up in a wheelchair, went to the winners’ enclosure to greet his horse. He told Sky Sports Racing: “I’ve been crying my eyes out.
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“I’ve had lots of horses but being in hospital 16 months laying in bed, I bought this fella and I’ve just seen him. He’s not had two good runs but he’s run fantastic.”
He went on: “It’s great to be here. It is an achievement. My family and that are here. I just wish I could bring the nurses that looked after me all this time. The QA has been like a second home for that long.”
Sky Sports Racing presenter John Hunt said: “It may be absolutely pouring down but one of the happiest seasons you’ll see all season long.”
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