Key Staff

A previous editor of Raceform and Racing & Football Outlook, Michael’s experience ensures our horses are placed to best effect. Michael and Richard have worked together since the company was set up.  Michael feeds the horses daily as well as being responsible for analysing the heart-monitor data among many other duties.

Jo has worked for Phillips Racing since 2001. An integral part of Adlestrop Stables,  Jo runs everything in the office and is a firm favourite with all our owners.  After being short-listed on several occasions, Jo was the winner of the ‘Dedication’ Award at the industry’s annual ‘Stud and Stable Staff Awards’ in 2021. In her spare time, Jo is also a hypnotherapist and practices from a clinic in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Barry is an experienced horseman who joined the team as assistant trainer in October 2022.

Born in Downpatrick, he came to England twenty years ago to work in racing and has a wealth of experience in flat and jumping yards, including spending time in Australia as a track rider.  He has also ridden thirty-six point-to-point winners during his career.

In his spare time, Barry enjoys playing football and going metal detecting.

Vicki joined the team in August 2022 and has ridden all of her life.  She is a qualifed riding teacher to grass roots level and she particularly enjoys teaching – whether it be people or educating young horses.

She has worked in racing for four years and is valuable asset to our team.  In her spare time she enjoys walking her two dogs, Lucy Dog and Belle followed by a social drink in the pub.

Hannah joined Team Adlestrop in July 2021.  She was born into a racing family and has been involved with thoroughbreds her whole life.  She spent a few years gaining valuable experience at thoroughbred studs, dealing with mares, foals and prepping yearlings.  She then spent the 2020/21 season working for Henry de Bromhead doing flat work on many of his string during his ‘golden season’.  She  joined us at Adlestrop Stables to gain experience working in a smaller yard.  In her spare time she loves swimming, cooking and being with her beloved fox red lab – Goose.

Evie joined us in in January 2023.  She has ridden since she was about eight years old and before she got into racing, she did show jumping to discovery level.

Evie loves horses and her ambition is to improve in all aspects of her career path.  Evie has great enthusiasm and a natural caring instinct and is an enormous asset to the yard.

In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym and socialising with friends.

Ed joined the team in December 2022 having completed the foundation course and also obtaining his amateur licence at the British Racing School in the previous September.

He is now working towards his Level 2 Equine Groom Apprenticeship and is an accomplished rider, having ridden for many years including in pony races.

Delphi works mornings for us and is an experienced rider having ridden all of her life.

As well as experience in racing, she has also worked with dressage horses, evented and successfully backed and produced many young horses.

Dawn has ridden since a young age and has experience in eventing as well working with thoroughbreds.

She works mornings for us and does an excellent job doing flat work as well as riding work on the gallops.

In her spare time, Dawn enjoys spending time with her daughter Iris who has her own pony and loves to compete in small shows.

Maggie is a highly sought after equine physiotherapist and visits the yard on a regular basis to treat the horses.

Vastly experienced having worked for some of racing’s top trainers over many decades, Maggie is an important part of our team.

Our yard vet is Tom Campbell who is a hugely experienced and practical racing vet.  He is based in the next village and is always on hand when needed.

Jim is our yard farrier, having joined the team at Adlestrop Stables in the summer of 2008. Jim visits Adlestrop Stables daily and is a valuable asset to the yard. He has been trained to the highest standard and is both highly qualified and experienced with expertise in corrective shoeing.  Jim is also very skilled at making household items out of horseshoes such as wine racks!