I would like to welcome my existing owners and anyone who has the time to log on, or has an interest in racehorses to our website.

This year (2008) will be my seventh year as a trainer. I see this as a year where we continue to build on the strong base that we have been establishing over the last six. 

The dust may have only just settled on 2007 but this gives me an opportunity to reflect on another successful season.  At the start of the year having just beaten our previous winners total I mentioned on this page that I felt we had the ammunition to maybe break the 30 winners total for the year.  

Well, we not only reached the 30 winners but pushed that total on to 33 for the year, additionally 115 of our runners made it into the winners enclosure compared with the previous years record of 113. This was the sixth successive season that both our winning and placed totals were up on the previous season.  For a third year in a row 17 different horses experienced a win during the year.  As with every season there were some hard luck stories and quite a few of the second and third places may with a little more luck have added to our final winning total (although there were times during the year where we also had winners that won races by small margins or where others had problems in running, so I guess it evens itself out over the year). 

The introduction of the Kempton all-weather surface in 2006 gave our horses a few more opportunities during the season as the tracks began to harden, although I'm sure you will agree that the prize money at all these all-weather tracks could be improved as these races are very competitive and are regularly run with full fields.  Our horses certainly appreciated the all-weather tracks this year as we hit a new high of 23 all-weather winners for a year.

Throughout any year there will be off the track distractions and 2007 was no exception and this where a strong team comes to the fore and I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the great team work and resolve that we have here.  So team, thank you for your support and hard work in archiving and passing our target of 30 winners and here's to building on this whilst remaining to keep our feet firmly on the ground. 

Following on from that, you can have a great hard working team but without horses and the support of your owners you can't achieve the results that you know you're capable of.  So thank you to all our owners for your support and for entrusting us with your horses and not least friendship. 

Hopefully 2008 will see us build on last years records and that we reach new heights on the turf tracks. We believe that we have the ammunition this season and with a bit of luck in running and of course placing horses in races that suit, it's very much possible. The team are up to the challenge and we all hope that the horses are as well.  We would like to invite those of you who are considering having a horse in our yard to contact us to have a look around and join us.     

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my current owners as well as those who have had horses with us over the last six seasons for their support and I'm sure that you will agree that we endeavour to keep you informed and try to make your racing experience fun and ideally a successful one. 

The nature of racehorse ownership has changed over the years with more and more people getting involved with syndicates, so we have set up "Radlett Racing". These syndicates cater for those wanting to get involved in racehorse ownership within a group, they are also popular with some of our existing owners.  

Every season brings with it new challenges and I am looking forward to what this year will bring.  My prime concern as always will be the well-being of all the horses placed in my care. 

For those visiting the site for the first time, and for those you who have not yet met me...

To tell you a little about myself I will start by saying that I have been involved with horses for most of my life. My Grandfather kept brood mares which is really where it all started and he encouraged this interest through the very close relationship that we shared. 

As a child I had my own ponies and took part in local competitions.

In my teens I helped ride out and school my fathers' horses, this I did with a great deal of enthusiasm.

Horses have been my "first love" from a very early age and I have always been involved behind the scenes assisting and learning from my father whilst he was training.

In 2004 there were major changes in my personal life when I married Lesley and then in September of that year she gave birth to our son William Dean. Hopefully William will follow in his fathers & grandfathers footsteps... only time will tell.

As an owner prior to taking my trainers license, I had experienced success and disappointments over many years, but despite the ups-and-downs, there was nothing better to get the adrenalin going than owning a racehorse.

I like to think that I am a fair person and approachable by my owners and team. In spite of having a very busy schedule, I will endeavour to spend time with my owners either when they visit the yard or at the races. Relationships with owners are important to me because as an owner, I learnt that this personal liaison makes so much difference.

We have a small, friendly yard, which has enjoyed a great deal of success over the years training sprinters. This will not change, but I am delighted to say that the mile plus all weather gallop will enable me to train more distance horses over the coming years. 

I also feel it is very important that horses are not confined to their stables every day, they will be turned out regularly for a pick of grass in our numerous paddocks and ménages which are available for this purpose.

All horses in my care are treated as individuals and their needs are catered for by myself and my team of staff who are conscientious and dedicated.

Chris Scally is my assistant and has been with us for many years. His knowledge and expertise is second to none.

Jean Wallace has been in the post for about twenty-one years and what she does not know about horses is not worth knowing. She is head girl and an absolute diamond.

Graham Mash, our travelling head lad has been here for the same amount of time and is an enormous asset to my team, and I trust him implicitly with all the horses whilst in his care.

The remainder of the team are equally as dedicated and each have their own special qualities. 

I'm looking forward to further success in 2008, and I'm sure this will be realised because we all work together as a team and we love what we are doing.