At present we employ racehorse trainers in Newmarket, the Vale Of Glamorgan, Lambourn and Kingsclere. Our trainers are widely recognised and respected in the industry as some of the best.
Stuart Williams
11 horses in training
"A conjurer of a trainer. One who can transform an apparently moderate animal into a frequent winner." – Timeform
Stuart Williams
'A conjurer of a trainer. One who can transform an apparently moderate animal into a frequent winner.' – Timeform
Stuart Williams has recorded well over 900 winners since becoming a licensed racehorse trainer in 1994. He is widely respected as a shrewd trainer within the racing industry and also received the highest recognition from his peers when he was voted President of the National Trainers Federation with his inauguration in February 2011.
Stuart recorded his best ever year in 2019, having a record number of 74 winners from only 65 horses in training and a record prize money haul (£950,000+). Throughout the years he has enjoyed success at some of racing’s biggest fixtures – including Glorious Goodwood, Ascot, Derby Day, Cambridgeshire meeting, Ebor meeting and Eclipse day – establishing himself an outstanding reputation for success from inexpensive horses.
Evan Williams
1 horse in training
Evan is a multiple Grade 1 winning trainer, has had 1000+ winners and his prize money in the last 5 seasons total over £3.7 million.
Evan Williams
Based in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan countryside, Evan Williams has achieved the astonishing feat of saddling horses to finish placed in five consecutive Grand Nationals between 2009 and 2013 with horses State of Play and Cappa Bleu. He has earned over £3.7 million in prize money during the past five seasons and won a number of top races throughout his career, with the Coral Gold Cup Chase (Hennessy), Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle, Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase to name a few.
Evan was heavily involved in training and riding point-to-pointers before developing into a multiple Grade 1-winning trainer with 1000+ winners. He buys the majority of his horses himself - something that has proved very effective - and had his first Grade 1 victory in 2003 with Sunray, a runner he purchased himself for only £700. Evan runs the yard with the help of his family and is not one to delegate much, overseeing the horses in training in the morning and educating the future generations in the afternoon.
Roger Varian
11 horses in training
Roger Varian is a Classic-winning racehorse trainer with international success.
Roger Varian
Roger Varian is a Classic-winning racehorse trainer with international success. Ranked in the top five of the Flat Trainers Championship, Roger had yet another incredible season in 2022, headlined by Royal Ascot hero and St Leger Champion ELDAR ELDAROV and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner BAYSIDE BOY.
Roger has saddled more than 150 stakes winners in his career, earned over £12 million in prize money and reached 21 career Group 1 victories across six countries. He has trained the winners of ten races at Royal Ascot, recording his best ever year at the meeting in 2020 with four winners and five placed horses during the week.
He made an immediate impact on the profession claiming Group 1 success in his first season when Nahrain won the Prix de l'Opera in 2011. Since then he has shown remarkable consistency amassing over 1000 winners and has registered Group 1 victories every season he has trained bar two.
Roger is probably best known for the success of his globe-trotting superstar Postponed who recorded three Group 1 victories during a memorable campaign, which saw him crowned Timeform Champion Older Horse in 2016 and finish his career on an official rating of 124.
Dr Richard Newland
1 horse in training
Dr. Richard Newland is best known for his handling of the 2014 Grand National winner Pineau De Re.
Dr Richard Newland
Dr. Richard Newland is best known for his handling of the 2014 Grand National winner Pineau De Re, but it has been the shrewd placing of his string and an uncanny ability to improve horses that has seen his training career soar to new heights.
In addition to the Grand National, Dr Newland has several remarkable wins under his belt, including the Grade 2 Rising Stars Chase with Captain Tom Cat, the Imperial Cup won by Ebony Express and the Cheltenham Festival's Coral Cup with Burntoakboy. He enjoyed a career-best of 66 winners during the 2021/22 jumps season, earning almost £700,000 in prize money that year, and recently celebrated his 550th overall winner.
He is particularly well-known for his ability to transform the form of horses, and has had huge success with 12-time winner Vosne Romanee, as well as Beau Bay, whose BHA rating rose from 102 to 142 under his care.
George Boughey
5 horses in training
George is currently Newmarket’s most exciting up and coming young trainer.
George Boughey
Located in the heart of Newmarket, Suffolk, George is currently Newmarket’s most exciting up and coming young trainer. He took out his licence in July 2019 after six seasons with Hugo Palmer as assistant trainer. Prior to this he worked with some of the best bloodstock agents in the business, Tom Goff and Luke Lillingston, before spending a year with Champion Trainer Gai Waterhouse in Australia.
He had quite the phenomenal year in 2022, by far the best of his short career, with 121 wins during the Flat season which earned him over £1,800,000 in prize money. He has proved that he can compete at the very top level, training Group winners the likes of Oscula, Cachet and Hoo Ya Mal, and has already won a much coveted Classic in only his third year of training.
Currently number 14 in the BHA Flat Trainers Championship, George is making a rapid rise through the training ranks and looks sure to build on such a great start to his training career. He is also a first-class communicator and a most welcome host on stable visits.
Ed Walker
4 horses in training
Ed has trained over 400 winners and has had a Stakes winner every year since taking out his licence.
Ed Walker
Ed has trained over 400 winners and has had a stakes winner every year since taking out his licence. The quality of his string has gradually improved over the years and he finally got that elusive Group 1 winner when Starman won the July Cup in 2021. In 2022 Dreamloper landed the Group 1 Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp, followed by the Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, becoming Ed's first dual Group 1 winner. Ed loves to travel his horses and has trained stakes winners in France, Germany and Australia as well as gaining some important black type with fillies in North America.
Ed is an experienced horseman with a hands on approach to training. He prides himself on communication and getting to know his horses, staff and owners. Not from a racing back ground but brought up riding, he caught the bug early on thanks to his parent's passion for horses and racing. Educated at Radley College, Ed knew from an early age that training racehorses was what he wanted to do. His apprenticeship started at Watership Down Stud and took him to Australia and France before coming home to work for Roger Charlton followed by Luca Cumani whom he was assistant to for four years. Like both Roger and Luca, Ed has an individual approach to training and prides himself on placing his horses in the right races.
Andrew Balding
6 horses in training
Andrew is based at the highly admired Kingsclere Stables near Newbury.
Andrew Balding
Andrew is based at the highly admired Kingsclere Stables near Newbury. He first took out his licence in 2003 after taking over from his father, lan. Andrew got his training career off to the perfect start with Casual Look winning the Oaks (Group 1) in his first year. He has since proven to be a skilled campaigner of horses internationally, winning races at Group level in France, Germany, Dubai, Hong Kong, Canada, Turkey and Australia.
Since then Andrew has had multiple top flight success, earning over £17 million in prize money during his career. Andrew's credentials were highlighted even more in 2020 with Kameko winning the Group 1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, one of the five Classics run in a flat season. He has trained well over 1,200 winners and his knowledge and experience as a racehorse trainer is priceless.
Paul & Oliver Cole
2 horses in training
Paul and Oliver Cole made history by becoming the first to register a victory with a dual license, and were the first to be jointly credited with a winner at Royal Ascot. They also won the Cambridgeshire, traditionally one of the most competitive handicaps of the year.
Paul & Oliver Cole
Paul and Oliver Cole made history by becoming the first to register a victory with a dual license, and were the first to be jointly credited with a winner at Royal Ascot. They also won the Cambridgeshire, traditionally one of the most competitive handicaps of the year.
The father and son combination train at Whatcombe, a private racing estate located in picturesque Oxfordshire countryside. It has for many years offered a bespoke training facility for VIP racehorse owners and has achieved fantastic results.
Champion trainer, Paul Cole is one of Britain’s most successful trainers, winning the highest calibre races. He has sent out 5 Derby winners globally, including the English Derby, Irish Derby, King George, Irish Oaks, St Leger and Ascot Gold Cup. He has flown horses around the world to compete (and win significant prizes); in Dubai, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Istanbul, America, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia, Australia and Japan. Paul has also been Champion European Trainer four times. He trained Snurge, the first horse ever to win more than £1,000,000 in prize money.
Recognised for his many Classic winners, Paul has a reputation for the number and quality of his two year old runners. Paul's many successes include Generous, a horse who won the English Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. His Timeform rating is one of the highest ever achieved by any racehorse worldwide.
Royal Ascot is one of Whatcombe's best loved meetings; Paul has saddled 21 Royal Ascot winners and was leading trainer at the fixture in 1992. He is one of the most revered trainers at this meeting; recognition of his success is noted by his place on the Royal Ascot Roll of Honour for the most winners.
Oliver Cole has travelled the world in his career, forging relations in the bloodstock industry and working with top trainers and owners in Europe, Australia, Asia and the USA. He is now one of the first trainers to pioneer the use of the BHA's new co-licensing system and together with his wife Lucy, their two daughters, a loyal team of staff and valued owners, Oliver is busy making history of his own.
Michael Bell
1 horse in training
Michael Bell has been training in the historic yard of Fitzroy House in Newmarket for 32 years.
Michael Bell
Michael Bell has been training in the historic yard of Fitzroy House in Newmarket for 32 years, enjoying success at every level at home and internationally.
During this time he has trained over 1500 winners and won more than £26 million in prize money. These include two Classic winners: Motivator (winner of the Derby and successful stallion) and Sariska (triumphant in the Oaks and now a prized broodmare). With 45 Group wins to his name, he has made his mark in racing history, training some of the top racehorses in the UK. Some of his biggest wins include the Golden Jubilee Stakes, the Nunthorpe Stakes and the Lockinge Stakes.
Fitzroy House was built in the late 19th century, it has been home to two champion trainers, Marcus Marsh and Frank Butters, either side of the Second World War. Since those early days, the yard has been expanded and now has a capacity for 91 horses. Situated in the heart of the town, it is ideally placed to make use of the extensive gallops available to Newmarket trainers. There are literally miles of all weather gallops and hundreds of acres of grass gallops.
George Scott
1 horse in training
In a remarkably short time since obtaining his training licence in 2015, George has already had multiple Group victories along with international wins.
George Scott
In a remarkably short time since obtaining his training licence in 2015, George has already had multiple Group victories along with international wins, and we are delighted to have him within our training ranks for 2023.
Before setting up on his own at Eve Stables in Newmarket, George gained an excellent grounding in the industry while working under the likes of Michael Bell, Paul Nicholls and Lady Cecil. He also did a stint at Belmont Park with trainer Eddie Kenneally, cementing his knowledge of the international racing programme.
He has already produced a stallion in James Garfield, who won the Mill Reef Stakes, the Greenham Stakes and took second in the Maurice de Gheest. George had his best year yet in 2022, doubling his wins from the previous year and achieving an excellent strike rate of 18%.