Nine times champion National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls is based in Ditcheat, Somserset, where he has around 120 horses at his yard.
Grand Nationalwinner Neptune Collonges with jockey Daryl Jacobs and trainer Paul Nicholls
Before turning his hand to training in 1991 Paul was a successful jump jockey, winning the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury twice — with Broadheath in 1986 and Playschool the following year. In total he won 119 races as a rider.
He was assistant trainer for David Baron for two years before setting up on his own. Paul started out with eight horses at Manor Farm Stables, and now has around 80 there, with a further 40 at his Highbridge yard.
As a trainer he’s won over 2,400 races including more than 100 Grade Ones. He’s also won four Cheltenham Gold Cups and the Grand National.
His most famous horses include record breaker Kauto Star, Gold Cup winner Denman, Grand National winner Neptune Collonges, Gold Cup winner See More Business, Champion Chaser Master Minded and four-time World Hurdle winner Big Buck’s.
In 2008 he trained the one-two-three in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Denman coming home ahead of Kauto Star and Neptune Collonges. “Nothing compares to being in the winner’s enclosure that day,” he says.
The record-breaking hurdler will be ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies on his comeback later this month, but his trainer says there's nothing controversial about passing over stable jockey Daryl Jacob
Trainer Paul Nicholls collected his 8th King George VI Chase win at Kempton Park
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Steve Collings requested the design after winning money on the legendary chaser, who he has been backing Kauto for the past seven years
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The champion trainer Paul Nicholls wins his first John Smith's Grand National in a photo-finish
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Paul Nicholls trains his first Champion Hurdle winner on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival
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