Equestrian Training for the future
Assistant Clerk of the Course, Rachel Griffiths, is on the BHA’s post graduate training scheme, after completing a degree in accountancy. She has worked alongside Keith at Hereford, and will soon be assisting him at Bath too.
“I’m a racing enthusiast and have ridden out for trainers, so I was pleased to earn a place on the BHA
Keith and Rachel discuss repairs with fencing man Craig Jones
observation tends to be more accurate. However, it does provide useful back up to what is increasingly important information,” comments Keith. This season, the lack of ‘good’ ground has meant that National Hunt trainers have been increasingly prepared to run their horses in softer conditions, simply to ensure that they have a preparation run before an important race. The Welsh National is, in any case, favoured by the heavy ground specialists, and part of its appeal is that it tests the game sloggers that will gallop and jump through the mud. Incredibly, just three days after the
Welsh National meeting, Chepstow raced again, at what should have been its first scheduled January meeting. It took sixty additional treaders to repair the divots from Saturday’s pummelling, whilst Adam and his assistant, Kai Williams, were flat out moving rails to offer the best ground possible, and fencing man, Craig Jones, repaired the holes made by the less careful jumpers. With this level of
dedication and attention to detail, it is no wonder trainers are voting with their feet and heading west to Chepstow.
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