03. Harry Teal

Role:  

Assistant Trainer

Son of Roger and Sue, Harry has always been around horses. Harry started riding at a very young age and was always keen to get on, he progressed through the pony club representing them in the show jumping, eventing, tetrathlon and mounted games, as he grew older he favoured the show jumping and went on to compete at a high level under the rules of the BSJA, while continuing to ride out for his father when he could. On leaving school aged 16 Harry went to a professional show jumping yard but within 5 months of being there decided that racing is where his heart lays. Being a tall lad and still loving his jumping he decided he wanted to go to a jumps trainer and give being a jump jockey a go, so he moved to Alan Kings where he gained a lot of valuable experience. Harry rode as an amateur gaining his first success under rules on the flat for father Roger aboard Miss Lillie at Lingfield that was shortly followed by his first success over hurdles at Newbury aboard Howaboutnever who was also Trained by Roger as well as being part owner. Harry turned conditional in March 2016 and rode plenty of winners for an array of yards. Harry now joins his parents as assistant trainer and takes the first step in what will be an exciting career out of the weighing room.

01. Roger Teal

Roger was introduced to racing by his mother, when he was growing up she trained point to pointers then started to train under a permit licence. in 1984 aged just 16 Roger moved to John Jenkins in Horsham, When John moved to Epsom Roger went with him and rode as an amateur, then when John moved from Epsom to Royston Roger decided it wasn’t for him and joined Phillip Mitchell and continued to ride successfully as an amateur on the flat and jumps. Roger then became Phillips assistant trainer and travelled the world with stable star Running Stag who proved very successful in the states winning a number of group races. Roger was then given the opportunity to start training in his own right in 2007 and spent a further 9 seasons training in Epsom where he gained much success and a few of his own stable stars. the likes of Steele Tango who won the group 3 Darley stakes and also success over seas in Dubai gaining 2 wins, some other were Cochabamba, Surrey Star, and Tigers Tale of which won the London mile final in 2014. Towards the end of 2015 circumstances changed and Roger and wife Sue relocated to Great Shefford where in 2016 they enjoyed their best season numerically to date with 20 winners under both codes in a calendar year from an average of 16 horses and now a move to Windsor House stables in the heart of Lambourn brings a new chapter. Windsor house has all the top facilities including an equine swimming pool, horse-walker, trotting ring and ease of access to the first class gallops of Lambourn.