Featured staff profiles

Members of our team will be interviewed throughout the season and the transcripts recorded below. To view older profiles, scroll down.

Name:	VINOD PARDESHI
Nickname:	'VINNIE'
Job role:	YARDMAN
Joined:	August 2007

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"My elder brother is a jockey in India and my younger brother is a farrier, so I have been keenly interested and working in racing for the past nine to ten years."
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"Jonny Mudball [pictured]."
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Ryan Moore!"
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"Since I came to the UK at Manor House Stables, I saw that things are very different here compared to India. The ground changes all the time; good one minute, soft the next!! Medically, things are more advanced. I've learned many things at Manor House Stables and I am always trying my best to improve how I work. Being at my work place is my best racing experience."
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"Watching and playing cricket."
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"Rhythm Of Light."

Archived staff profiles

Name:	JACOB MOORE
Job role:	STABLE LAD
Joined:	September 2009

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"As a young lad, I worked for a small national hunt yard and it just went from there."
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"Of the colts, it's gotta be Julius Geezer and Red Presence. I also like the filly Adele Blanc Sec."
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Well, at the yard, I'm going to have to say Carrie Ford! Outside the yard, what about Venetia Williams?!"
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"That would be leading up my first winner as well as getting best turned out with Valmina. Apart from that, I think there will be more good racing experiences to look forward to..."
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"Playing football on Monday evenings with the lads. Normally I go snowboarding in the winter months and in the summer I go fishing. I like anything that gives me an adrenaline rush basically!"
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"Red Presence."

Name:

LUCY MOGAN

Lucy

Job role:

STABLE LAD

Joined:

Tom in August 2008

MHS in November 2009

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"I started having riding lessons at a local riding school when I was 8, and then started working there on weekends when I was 13. I've always watched racing on TV. I went to the Northern Racing College in May 2006 until August that year before joining Ferdy Murphy. I've also worked for Simon West and Kate Milligan before coming to Tom's."
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"Prince Of Dance first of all, but also Brouhaha, who won five times when I was looking after him."
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Andrew Flintoff."
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"It's yet to come. I just got my amateur licence so I'm waiting for a winner!"
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"Socialising, going racing, going to the gym, swimming and watching Glee!"
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"Un-named One Cool Cat colt, I can't believe he's unsold!!! I also like the filly Water Ice."

Name:

BEN WILLIAMS

Ben

Job role:

STABLE LAD

Joined:

Started work experience for 2 weeks in July 2008.

Worked Saturdays whilst at racing school, before starting full time in September 2009.

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"My auntie and uncle had show ponies which I competed on at county level when I was 11 years old. If it wasn't for my auntie I wouldn't be where I am now."
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"Paddy Partridge, he's so cool!"
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Easy - Chloe Black."
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"I've only ever been twice and they were both great experiences. The first was with Major Monty at Wolverhampton and the second was more recently when Nubar Boy ran 4th at Lingfield."
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"Gymnastics, which I did for 10 years and competed in the Welsh National squad. I also enjoy trampolining, fishing and play 5-a-side football on Monday nights with the other lads from the yard."
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"Transvaal Sky."

Name:	ANDY JACKSON
Job role:	HEAD LAD
Joined:	Joined Tom Dascombe at ONEWAY in August 2008
		Andy Jackson riding work on Blackleyf (right)

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"I was brought up with horses as a kid as I grew up on a farm. My love of horses led to me being involved at 17 years old on an apprentice exchange in France at Jonathan Pease's yard in Chantilly.When I was 20 I had my first ride for Captain Tim Forster in a Novice Chase on a horse that had never completed over hurdles. I will leave you to guess what happened with that one!"
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"The next winner. Oh, and Classic Colori - I dream about him in my sleep!"
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Frankie Pickard"
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"Working for Tom, looking towards the future and being up with the best. I also really enjoyed working for Captain Tim Forster. I rode work on Dublin Flyer & Pegwell Bay."
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"PUB SPORTS & being involved in racing 'cos it beats working."
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"Of the fillies; Adele Blanc Sec, and of the colts; Classic Colori and Wisecraic."

Name:	COLIN GORMAN
Nickname:	'CAGEY'
Job role:	ASSISTANT TRAINER
Joined:	1 August 2009

Q:	"How did you get involved in racing?"
A:	"Just family involvement at a young age. It's a bug that is hard to brush off, but I work hard and play hard so I love it really!"
Q:	"Which is your favourite horse at Manor House Stables?"
A:	"Simple, the last winner."
Q:	"Who's your most fanciable racing personality?"
A:	"Well, obviously I don't fancy anybody else anymore since my new wife, she won't let me! On the other hand, I'd love to show Louise Redknapp around Manor House Stables!"
Q:	"What's your best racing experience?"
A:	"Probably Manor House Stables' first winner for Tom Dascombe, Mondovi in September of last year."
Q:	"What are your hobbies?"
A:	"The two G's; golf and guinness. Aside from winding up Michael Owen about his latest hair style of course!"
Q:	"What's your dark horse to watch out for at Manor House Stables in 2010?"
A:	"There's so many to choose from, but I'll give you one colt and one filly; Jonny Mudball and Transvaal Sky."