Family
His ex-wife, the former Carolyn Jane Mercer, is the daughter of flat jockey Manny Mercer, niece of jockey Joe Mercer and granddaughter of jockey Harry Wragg. Carolyn and Pat Eddery have two children, a son and a daughter.
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