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TRAINERS IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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YARD ON THE MAP
Forty-two trainers. One valley
ALL YARDS
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Nick Scholfield
Felstead Court Stables
Dual Purpose
Toby Bulgin
New Barn Farm
Dual Purpose
Archie Watson
Saxon Gate
Dual Purpose
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Saxon Gate
Flat
Tom Dascombe
Frenchmans Lodge Stables
Dual Purpose
Harry Derham
Upper Farm Stables
Dual Purpose
Owen Burrows
Kingwood House Stables
Flat
Roger Teal
Windsor House Stables
Dual Purpose
Tom Ward
Whitehouse Stables
Dual Purpose
Oliver Signy
The Croft Stables
National Hunt
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Linkslade
Flat
Warren Greatrex
Rhonehurst
Dual Purpose
Stan Moore
Berkeley House Stables
Dual Purpose
Richard Hughes
Weathercock House
Flat
Nicky Henderson
Seven Barrows
Dual Purpose
Mark Usher
Rowdown Stables
Flat
Jonathan Portman
Whitcoombe House Stables
Dual Purpose
Jamie Snowden
Folly House
Dual Purpose
Jamie Osborne
The Old Malthouse
Dual Purpose
Henry Candy
Kingston Warren
Flat
Ed Walker
Kingsdown Stables
Flat
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Highview Stables
Dual Purpose
Daniel & Claire Kübler
Sarsen Farm
Flat
Clive Cox
Beechdown Farm Stables
Flat
Charles Hills
Wetherdown House
Flat
BY THE NUMBERS
The formbook, this season.
Flat Table
| Trainer | Flat Wins | Flat Runs | Flat Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Walker | 58 | 326 | 17.8% |
| Richard Hughes | 42 | 323 | 13% |
| Archie Watson | 35 | 294 | 11.9% |
| Clive Cox | 31 | 203 | 15.3% |
| Jamie Osborne | 21 | 181 | 11.6% |
Jumps Table
| Trainer | Jumps Wins | Jumps Runs | Jumps Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Snowden | 17 | 62 | 27.4% |
| Harry Derham | 7 | 14 | 50% |
| Nick Scholfield | 7 | 57 | 12.3% |
| Dominic Ffrench Davis | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| Nicky Henderson | 1 | 26 | 3.8% |
THE VALLEY READER
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Horse whisperer Monty Roberts dies aged 91
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Jim Crowley announces retirement from riding and reveals plan to start training
Jim Crowley, whose decision to abandon a successful jumping career was rewarded with the crown of champion Flat jockey and victories in some of the world’s most coveted races on a host of outstanding horses, has announced his retirement from the saddle. Eleven months after sustaining severe pelvic and leg fractures in a shocking York sprint-race fall, Crowley has ended his efforts to return from injury and instead revealed plans to begin training this winter.
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The training ground for generations of champions.
From the Mandown gallops at dawn to the floodlit all-weather strip at Faringdon Place. Two hundred years of horsemanship written into the chalk of the Berkshire Downs.
30+
Licensed yards
Across Lambourn, Upper Lambourn & East Garston.
1,500+
Thoroughbreds in training
68
Group / Grade 1 wins
7
Champion Hurdle winners
1840s
First yards established
1932
Mandown gallops formed
1986
LTA
founded
2018
All-weather
strip
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