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Senior Head Lad (Herridge)
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 1990
Favourite Horse(s): Canford Cliffs Sky Lantern Shalford Cill Dara Corrib Chieftain
Best Racing Memory: 5 great days when Canford Cliffs won his Group 1’s 5 great days when Sky Lantern won her Group 1’s, especially the 1000 Guineas King Of Change winning the QEII
Alternative Career: Personal taster for Arthur Guinness
Senior Head Girl (Everleigh)
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 1997
Favourite Horse: Canford Cliffs Paco Boy Tupi
Best Racing Memory: Canford Cliffs beating Goldikova
Alternative Career: A kept woman!
Assistant Trainer/Senior Head Lad (Everleigh)
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: November 2022
Favourite Horse: Happy Romance & Dawn Of Liberation
Best Racing Memory: When Dalakhani won the Arc in 2003
Alternative Career: I would probably be a gaucho in the middle of nowhere in Argentina
When Did You start at Richard Hannon Racing: 1983
Favourite Horse: Lyric Fantasy
Best Racing Memory: Don’t Forget Me winning the 2000 Guineas
Alternative Career: Vet
Transport Manager/Senior Head Girl (Herridge)
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2005
Favourite Horse: Canford Cliffs
Best Racing Memory: When Canford Cliffs beat Goldikova
Alternative Career: Interior Designer
Head Lad (Herridge)
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2016
Favourite Horse: King Of Change
Best Racing Remory: Cockney Rebel winning the 2000 Guineas
Alternative Career: Professional Golfer
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: March 2020
Favourite Horse: Persian Force
Best Racing Memory: Heredia winning the Sandringham at Royal Ascot
Alternative Career: Taxi driver
Senior Travelling Head Lad
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2017
Favourite Horse: Cavvies Clown or Black Mocassin
Best Racing Memory: Coming in with Cole Harden after winning the World Hurdle
Alternative Career: An international rugby player
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing In 1993, then again in 1996 and third time around 2021
Favourite Horse: Unsigned - I rode him everyday at Bob Bucklers. He came to us skin and bone but we got him to win on the flat and over jumps, he was a gladiator
Best Racing Memory: Sergeyev winning the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot - the best horse I have looked after and Richard Hughes' first group winner in Britain. Unforgettable day!
Alternative Career: Astronaut
Travelling Head Lad
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2020 Favourite Horse: Mojo Star, Ventura Tormenta & Optiva Star Best Racing Memory: Mojo Star coming second in the Derby Alternative Career: I would probably be a cook or a pilot
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: I started working for Richard in 2010 Favourite Horse: The best horse I have looked after was King Of Change Best Racing Memory: When King Of Change won the QEII Alternative Career: If I wasn't in racing I would be a mechanic
Racing Secretary
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2011
Favourite Horse: Dramatist Chief Singer
Best Racing Memory: Toronado winning The Sussex Stakes 2013 – getting our own back after Ascot!
Alternative Career: Racing and form advisor
Assistant Racing Secretary
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 2013
Favourite Horse: Olympic Glory / Snow Lantern
Best Racing Memory: Sky Lantern winning the 1000 Guineas just after I joined the company
Alternative Career: Criminal Psychologist
Accountant
Favourite Horse: Kingston Town (Aus), Iris De Balme and Olympic Glory
Best racing Memory: Owning a share in Iris De Balme when he won the 2008 Scottish Grand National by 14 lengths and 26 pounds wrong!
Alternative Career: Sports Correspondent or Sports Commentator.
Vet
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: In a professional capacity since 2010, although I’ve been coming to the yard on the lead rein of my predecessor and father Michael since I was a 6 year old in short trousers
Favourite Horse: Spoilt for choice here, although I’ve always had a soft spot for Don’t Forget Me. He had a well published turbulent lead up to his victory in the 1987 2000 Guineas which I remember watching on the TV. My father returned from Newmarket expecting a hero’s welcome home, but only to receive a serious handbagging after being spotted smoking on television when he had told my mother he had given up!
Best Racing Memory: Probably listening to Sky Lantern win the 1000 Guineas on the radio while being a vet on duty at Badminton Horse trials walking the cross country course. I looked up to see a couple of dozen spectators and a member of the St John’s Ambulance service looking at me with some concern at my frantic seizuring!
Alternative Career: I don’t think there is anything that I would rather be doing, although I quite fancy the look of being a WAG!
Senior Farrier
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: I started at Richard Hannon's in 2011
Favourite Horse: Toronado, he was a cheeky chap and a lovely looking horse. He looked the part and also delivered the goods. I looked after his feet for the whole time he was here and he was the first Group 1 horse I plated
Best Racing Memory: Toronado beating Dawn Approach at Goodwood
Alternative Career: I used to ride and compete back in the day and always wanted to be a jockey, but I decided I like food too much and would never make weight, so here I am
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 1982
Favourite Horse: Compton Place
Best Racing Memory: Rhyme ‘n’ Reason Grand National win.
Alternative Career: Ice cream man in Barbados
Stable Jockey
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: 1998
Favourite Horse: Hurricane Alan
Best racing Memory: Derby Day 2015 – Two winners. My first Group 1 winner on Pether’s Moon
Alternative Career: Golfer
What Is Your Ambition? To win an English Classic & Dubai World Cup
Favourite Horse: Toronado
Best Racing Memory: Riding four winners in one day for Richard and being told I should have won the fifth race!
Alternative Career: Without racing I would be lost, so I would probably have to get a job plucking chickens!
What Is Your Ambition? To ride lots & lots of winners!
Apprentice Jockey
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: November 2021 Favourite Horse: Rattling and Pure Bubbles Best Racing Memory: Having my first winner for us at Newbury on Hoof It Hoof It Alternative Career: Professional chess player or Bodybuilder What Is Your Ambition? To win a Group 1 for Richard Hannon
When Did You Start At Richard Hannon Racing: I went full-time in February 2021, but prior to that I was riding out during my school holidays in 2020 Favourite Horse: Classic & Heredia Best Racing Memory: Watching Heredia win the Sandringham at Royal Ascot and having my first ride as an apprentice for Mr Hannon Alternative Career: Bloodstock Agent What Is Your Ambition? To win a Classic