#Richard Hannon Snr

There was once a time when the Richard Hannon yard was famed for early season two-year-olds. When Richard Hannon snr was in charge at East Everleigh, the yard regularly bettered a 20 per cent strike-rate with juveniles before the month of July and did so ten times from 2000 to 2013, when Hannon snr passed on the licence to Richard Hannon jnr. The…

Mark Johnston with his son Charlie: together the pair have trained 176 winners in Britain Charlie Johnston is set to have runners in his own name from next week with his father Mark, the winningmost trainer in the history of British racing, relinquishing his role in the joint training partnership. Mark Johnston, 63, became the first, and only,…

The Weatherbys Super Sprint was devised by Richard Hannon Snr and Lord Carnarvon as a lucrative prize for two-year-olds who hadn't cost a fortune at the sales. Accordingly, it has been the source of numerous wonderful rags-to-riches stories in its 30-year history. But just because the popular five-furlong dash staged at Newbury each July caters for…

Classic glory, hard-luck stories and one of the most controversial defeats in modern times - the career of Sky Lantern pretty much had it all. The strong-travelling filly with a potent turn of foot produced some memorising performances over a two-year period to become an all-time favourite at the powerful Hannon stable in Wiltshire. Ridden…

Charyn followed up a debut win at Haydock with a close second at Newmarket when conceding 7lb to the winner but it's no surprise that David Egan has chosen stablemate SAKHEER. The progressive Haydock winner has an entry in the Middle Park and plenty of untapped potential. Rousing Encore has faced some stiff tasks since completing a double at…

The Brocklesby kicks off the new Flat turf season in Britain at Doncaster The Brocklesby is not only the traditional opener for the Flat season, it also gives pedigree enthusiasts a chance to gauge some of the first-season sires with runners on show too. Those first-season sires with runners here are Expert Eye (I Still Have Faith), Havana Grey…