Background History
- Top Amateur for more than 20 years.
- Rode over 70 winners including Silver Buck, Bregawn and Badsworth Boy.
- Married to Hazel, sister of Michael Dickinson.
- Permit to train since 1969 and public License to train since 1989.
- Started as a specialist trainer of steeplechasers and in recent years moved to train Flat horses.
Our Famous Horses - Top Races Won
| Date | Horse | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Prince of Johanne | The Royal Hunt Cup Heritage H’cap at Royal Ascot |
| 2011 | Prince of Johanne | The Cambridgeshire Heritage H’cap at Newmarket |
| 2011 | Kings Gambit | Gordon Richards Stakes Group 3 at Sandown Park |
| 2010 | Distant Memories | Winter Hill Stakes Group 3 at Windsor |
| 2009 | Suits Me | Mill Wood Winter Open Stakes Listed Race at Lingfield |
| 2008 | Honest John | The John Smiths Champion National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree Grade 2 |
| 2006 | Welsh Emperor | The Sportsman News Paper Hungerford Stakes at Newbury Group 2 |
| 2005 | Welsh Emperor | Spring Trophy Stakes at Haydock - Listed |
| 2005 | Another Bottle | Ladbroke Heritage Handicap at Newbury |
| 2005 | Welsh Emperor | Bentinck Group 3 at Newmarket |
| 2002 | Welsh Emperor | Prix Contesina at Maisons Laffitte - Listed |
| 2001 | Aghawadda Gold | Red Run Chase at Aintree - Grade 2 |
| 1998 | Leviticus | Hennessy Cognac Special Series Final |
| 1998 | Ask Tom | Game Spirit Chase at Newbury - Grade 1 |
| 1997 | Ask Tom | Victor Chandler Chase at Kempton - Grade 2 |
| 1997 | Ask Tom | Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown - Grade 1 |
| 1996 | Lo Stregone | Greenalls Grand national Trial at Haydock - Grade 3 |
| 1996 | Lo Stregone | 3rd in Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury |
| 1996 | Ask Tom | Maghull Novice Chase at Aintree - Grade 1 |
| 1995 | Lo Strgone | Mandarin Chase at Newbury |
| 1994 | Lo Strgone | Ladbroke Gold Cup at Newbury |
| 1992 | Peanuts Pet | Ekbalco Hurdle at Newcastle |
 2012 Prince of Johanne – The Royal Hunt Cup Heritage H’cap at Royal Ascot |
 2011 Price of Johanna - The Cambridgeshire at Newmarket |
 2011 Kings Gambit – Gordon Richards Stakes Group 3 at Sandown Park |
 2010 - Distant Memories - Winter Hill Stakes Group 3 at Windsor |
 2009
- Suits Me - Mill Wood Winter Open Stakes Listed Race at
Lingfield |
 2008
- Honest John - The John Smiths Champion National Hunt Flat
Race at Aintree Grade 2 |
 2006 - Welsh Emperor - The Sportsman News Paper Hungerford Stakes at Newbury
Group 2 |
 2005
- Welsh Emperor - Bentinck Group 3 at Newmarket |
 2005
- Another Bottle - Ladbroke Heritage Handicap at Newbury |
 2005
- Welsh Emperor - Spring Trophy Stakes - Listed |
 2002
- Welsh Emperor - Prix Contesina at Maisons Laffitte - Listed |
 2001 - Aghawadda Gold - Red Run Chase at Aintree - Grade 2 |
 1998
- Ask Tom - Game Spirit Chase at Newbury - Grade 1 |
 1997 - Ask Tom - Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown
- Grade 1 |
 1997
- Ask Tom - Victor Chandler Chase at Kempton - Grade 2 |
 1996
- Ask Tom - Maghull Novice Chase at Aintree - Grade 1 |
Castle Farm Stables, Hazlewood, Tadcaster, N.Yorks, LS24 9NJ