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How Trainers Work & What Makes Them Tick. The retired racehorse trainer and bestselling author, Henrietta Knight, reveals the secrets of thirty top National Hunt trainers in England and Ireland.
About the author
Henrietta Knight has lived all her life in the beautiful Berkshire village of West Lockinge, where she also trained the great racehourse, Best Mate with her late husband Terry Biddlecome. She is the author of three bestselling books,
Best Mate: Chasing Gold,
Best Mate: Triple Gold and
Not Enough Time - a memoir of her time with Terry.
Summary
As the woman who trained the great Best Mate to win three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups, no one could be better qualified than Henrietta Knight to discover what makes today's top jumps trainers succeed.
From eccentric, outspoken Yorkshireman Mick Easterby, to elegant, aristocratic Venetia Williams, from Irish wizard, Willie Mullins, to perfectionist champion trainer, Paul Nicholls and young pretender, Dan Skelton, here is a dazzling cast of extraordinary characters, all with their quirks and foibles, but with one single-minded ambition – finding first-class horses and training them to win big races.
Henrietta shares their dramatic journeys, methods and secrets of working in a tough, competitive industry. For the trainers, every win reignites the thrill of the sport and a craving for success that never dies. Their stories are fascinating, each one illustrated with unique photographs from private albums.
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If you're looking for some recommended summertime reading, I'm currently enjoying The Jumping Game by Henrietta Knight ... Twenty-seven handlers are featured in the book, across 27 in-depth chapters' Echo (Cork).
