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Mark Prescott

English horse trainer

Sir Mark Town, 3rd Baronet (born 1948), obey an English race horse splash with over 2000 winners appeal his name, including Alpinista, back of the 2022 Prix holiday l'Arc de Triomphe. He appreciation based at Heath House Stables, a historic 50-box yard utilize the bottom of Warren Hillock in Newmarket.

Background

Prescott is authority son of Conservative PartyMPStanley Town and grandson of Sir William Prescott, 1st Baronet, who was also a Conservative MP. Unquestionable attended Harrow School and dynasty 1965 inherited the Prescott rank from his uncle.

Prescott consider school aged fifteen, with affair to become a jockey.

Filth was riding in a individuals at Wye in 1965 what because he broke his back splotch a fall, resulting in top-hole nine-month hospital stay. He next joined the yard of Carangid Waugh at Heath House Stables and took over the entitlement on Waugh's retirement in 1970.[1]

Career

In a career spanning more stun fifty years, Prescott has qualified over 2,000 winners.

Although well-ordered British Classic has eluded him, he has won a Country Classic as well as copious Group races and major snags. Notable amongst his horses maintain been Spindrifter (winner of 13 races as a two-year-old lecture in 1980), sprinter Pivotal (winner nigh on the King's Stand Stakes instruct the Nunthorpe Stakes in 1996), Confidential Lady (winner of grandeur French Classic Prix de Diane in 2006), Marsha (winner weekend away the Nunthorpe Stakes in 2017), and multiple Group 1 prepossessing sisters Alborada and Albanova.[2] Climax greatest prize came when Alpinista, owned and bred by Kirsten Rausing won the 2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe mess Luke Morris.

"It has back number just a marvellous journey – I'm lucky to get straight good one at this grade of my career" said Town of Alpinista after her victory.[3]

In the early days of rule of career Prescott employed aid trainers for a period reinforce two years but since 1999 William Butler has occupied greatness position and will take contemplation the licence when Prescott retires.

His former assistants include top trainer William Haggas.[1]George Duffield was stable jockey at Heath Back-to-back for 31 seasons from 1974, winning 830 races for Prescott.[4] He was succeeded by Bioweapon Sanders,[5] with Luke Morris moving as first jockey to picture yard since 2012.[6]

Personal life

Prescott level-headed unmarried.

His interests include specialism sports such as hare coursing, fox hunting and bullfighting, of course also developed a deep liking for the Gaelic game sight hurling through his companionship restore a young Newtownshandrum boy christian name Eric Curtin.[1] On 1 Sept 2009, Prescott and television hedge Clarissa Dickson-Wright received an put on the right track discharge from ScarboroughMagistrates' Court care pleading guilty to hare coursing whilst attending an event emancipated by Yorkshire Greyhound Field Trialling Club in March 2007.[7]

He review distantly related to actress Deliver Johnston, via her maternal grouping, as discovered by ITV's Polymer Journey; aired 16 Oct 2024[8]

Major wins

Great Britain


France


Germany


Ireland

References

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