THROUGH your racing life you get attached to trainers for different reasons – many of them are simple. The quality of their horses, longevity, enthusiasm for the sport, the entertainment value of their interviews. David Elsworth ticked all the boxes.

As trainer of Desert Orchid, he will always have a special place in our racing history. But Dessie aside, there are a multitude of fantastic memories. Is it a co-incidence that one trainer had so many horses that so many people remember with affection?