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Ralph Beckett Fordingbridge, Hampshire The Club's newest trainer, Ralph Beckett is based at Whitsbury Manor Stables. In keeping with the history of this famous yard, Ralph's team are proving a force to be reckoned with in Flat racing, with highlights including Look Here's Oaks win in 2008 and success at the prestigious Breeders' Cup meeting with Muhannak. |
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Jim Boyle Epsom, Surrey. An up-and-coming trainer on the Flat, Jim is also a qualified vet and has quickly established his Epsom yard at the forefront of all-weather racing. He made a bright start to his career as a Club trainer when astutely placing Harlech Castle to record a sequence of three wins. |
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Julie Camacho Malton, North Yorkshire. A long-standing Club trainer, Julie has the distinction of having trained our first-ever homebred winner and also the prolific Dancing Bay during his early Flat career. Based on the outskirts of Malton, Julie's yard is also home to some of the Club's breeding stock, including Kalinka, the dam of Soviet Song and Penzance. |
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Henry Cecil Newmarket, Suffolk. Based at the world-famous Warren Place stables, Henry, a ten-time champion trainer, has skilfully handled numerous top-class winners over the years, including Oh So Sharp, Bosra Sham and many more. Since saddling his first winner in 1969, Henry has also added the winners of 24 British Classics and over 350 Group races to his tally, plus a memorable first victory at the Breeders' Cup meeting in 2009. |
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Roger Charlton Marlborough, Wiltshire. A long-time assistant to the late Jeremy Tree, Roger took over the reins at Beckhampton stables and won the Derby and French equivalent in his first season, with Sanglamore and Quest For Fame. Roger has also notably handled the Group 1-winning sprinters Avonbridge, Patavellian, Tante Rose and Tamarisk, and in 2009 added Border Patrol to the list of the Club's Group-race winners. |
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Henry Daly Ludlow, Shropshire. A former assistant to the late Tim Forster, Henry has trained plenty of big race winners since taking out his licence in 1998, with notable stars including Behrajan, Hand Inn Hand and Mighty Man. |
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James Fanshawe Newmarket, Suffolk. The Club's five-time Group 1 winner Soviet Song is the most successful horse to have been trained by James but he has saddled plenty of other big-race winners, including the Classic-winning Arctic Owl. Based at Pegasus Stables, James has also trained winners at the highest level over jumps, twice winning the Champion Hurdle among several successes at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals. |
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James Given Willoughton, Lincolnshire. A qualified vet who began his racing career as an assistant trainer to Mark Johnston, James took out his own licence in 1998. His greatest wins to date include the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes, the Ebor and the Cambridgeshire, and also top-class success with the Group 1 and Classic-placed Summitville. |
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Nicky Henderson Lambourn, Berkshire. Nicky is firmly established as one of the top National Hunt trainers in the country and has enjoyed countless big race triumphs over the years, with greats like See You Then, Remittance Man, Punjabi and Binocular. |
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Alan King Wroughton, Wiltshire. One of the leading jumps trainers, Alan was assistant to the late David Nicholson before taking out his own licence and going on to win the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle with the Club's homebred Penzance. Alan's other high-profile successes include the Champion Chase, the World Hurdle, the Arkle twice and the Champion Hurdle. |
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Emma Lavelle Andover, Hampshire. Emma enjoyed early success with the classy hurdler Self Defense and the profile of her yard has really been raised in recent seasons by wins at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals with Crack Away Jack, Pause And Clause and Bouggler. With her results improving with each season, Emma looks set to maintain her rise into the upper echelons of the training ranks. |
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