# The Jockey — Lavengro character guide

> The Jockey in Lavengro by George Borrow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** jockey

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A horse-racing enthusiast who interacts with Lavengro at the inn.

## In the story

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Sits with the narrator and the foreigner, smokes a pipe, and expresses surprise at the narrator's language skills.

### [The Toast to the Romany Rye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xl)

Recognizes Lavengro as the Romany Rye; smashes champagne bottles in his honor; explains his acquaintance with gypsies through old Fulcher.

### [The Jockey's Tale of Crime and Kinship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xli)

Tells his life story, detailing his grandfather's coin-shortening, his father's forgery, and his own involvement in the gang.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xlii)

Angered by the interruption but eventually satisfied; narrates his past adventures, imprisonment, and friendship with Jack.

### [Subject of Gentility Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/v-subject-of-gentility-continued)

Mentioned as an honest jockey at Horncastle who offers a fair price for a horse, contrasted with a scoundrel lord who attempts to cheat.

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