How did you get into ownership?

From a young age in Swadlincote, south Derbyshire, I had always dreamed of being in the parade ring when my horse was running. I never expected it to happen and even now have to pinch myself. Kim, my wife, knows that I can over-analyse things so was quite happy to let me “go and talk to a few trainers about buying a horse” – no doubt thinking, “this will take five years and he will lose interest”. She didn’t bank on me choosing the first trainer I met and that Peter (Fahey) would buy Bay Of Freedom three weeks later. It was just as well that, 16 months later and with Kim in attendance, he ran third in his first race and showed he had, at least, some ability.