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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 | 76 | 476 | 16% |
| Richard Hughes | 56 | 436 | 12.8% |
| Clive Cox | 47 | 291 | 16.2% |
| Archie Watson | 43 | 363 | 11.8% |
| Charles Hills | 31 | 235 | 13.2% |
Jumps Table
| Trainer | Jumps Wins | Jumps Runs | Jumps Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Snowden | 19 | 81 | 23.5% |
| Nick Scholfield | 13 | 92 | 14.1% |
| Harry Derham | 9 | 23 | 39.1% |
| Nicky Henderson | 2 | 29 | 6.9% |
| Toby Bulgin | 2 | 8 | 25% |
THE VALLEY READER
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Former ‘Cock O’ The North’ jockey John Lowe dies in Australia aged 75
Former ‘Cock O’ The North’ jockey John Lowe died in hospital in Perth, Western Australia on Monday after suffering a stroke. He was 75. Lowe emigrated to Australia with his wife Gale two years ago after retiring from riding out at Roger Varian’s Newmarket stable to be close to his daughter Verity and grandsons Isaac and Gabriel.
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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
2026
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