This page has been set up in the memory of Nigel Latham.

Nigel sadly passed away peacefully at home in Adelaide Australia, on May 3rd, 2021, aged 58, following a short illness.

His story was shared globally when ambulance officers fulfilled his wish to stop trackside at the Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide on his way from hospital for palliative care at home. Racing Post Racing.com The Sun

A service was held in Adelaide on Friday 14th May 2021. Nigel’s final wish was to come home where his final resting place will be under the shadow of the Malvern Hills. Internment of ashes will in Great Malvern at a later date when COVID travel restrictions allow.

Nigel’s family‘s chosen charity in the UK is The Bob Champion Cancer Trust

How it all began:

After Bob Champion and Aldaniti won the 1981 Grand National, "racing's greatest fairytale" led to the foundation in 1983 of The Bob Champion Cancer Trust.

The Bob Champion Cancer Trust supports and raises funds for the Bob Champion Cancer Research Laboratory, which forms part of the largest male dedicated research facility in Europe: The Bob Champion Trust

We thank you for your support.